The CoolSign Product Suite

CoolSign Servers

The core of any CoolSign network.  Available in various sizes to fit the needs of networks from small to large, the CoolSign Server software acts as the main repository for all network data and controls the actions of all other devices on the network.  There is always one and only one CoolSign Server per network.

CoolSign Transfer Servers and Site Controllers are the key to scalability.  As networks scale, it is generally optimal to have the ability to have intermediate servers to act as caching and redistribution nodes for downstream content and schedules and as aggregation points for upstream log and monitoring information.  CoolSign supports n-tier architectures, meaning that these products can be combined as needed to optimize network efficiency.

CoolSign Manager

The user’s primary window into controlling, managing, and monitoring the activities of a CoolSign network. CoolSign Manager’s core functions:

• Import and manage CoolSign content;
• Create channels and playlists to schedule content for playback;
• Configure and manage CoolSign players connected to your network;
• Create and populate dynamic data tables to provide rich data sources for dynamic content;
• Remotely configure and monitor many aspects of your network including status, bandwidth usage, play history, and security settings.

CoolSign Player

Media playback software.  Our player was designed from the ground up to support all key aspects of today’s digital signage deployments:

• Wide media format support – MPEG 2, MPEG 4 (H.264), WMV, AVI, Flash, Stills and more;
• Native dynamic data support – text, images, video, tickers;
• Broadcast quality playback including 1080P and beyond;
• Ability to drive multiple screens from a single PC;
• Multi-player frame synchronization
• Interactive capabilities
• Support Windows XP, Vista, 7 and Embedded

CoolSign Creator

Template creation software.  Want to design you own layouts for RSS feeds, weather, databases of pictures, text, products, etc?   Creator lets you easily assemble multiple media elements in layers and animate them.  Elements include dynamic text and images, static text, still images, videos,and shapes.  In true WYSIWYG fashion, you can see how your dynamic message templates will look in real-time and you can populate sample data right in the Creator.

CoolSign Datawatcher

Connect to outside data sources.  With point and click simplicity, Datawatcher makes it easy to bring in data from almost any source and have it easily flow into your dynamic template content.  By centrally ingesting the data, it can be monitored, secured, and given controlled lifespan.  Data is automatically distributed by your CoolSign network, so no need to punch holes in your firewalls for each player trying to fetch the data itself.  Easily access these data sources and more:

• Files;
• SQL & ODBC;
• RSS;
• HTML;
• Shell Commands

Highlights

Why customers choose CoolSign software:

• It’s easy to learn and use, but very powerful;
• It has the powerful security, monitoring and device controls that IT managers demand;
• Data-integration – from feeds and external systems – is point-and-click easy;
• Our flexible scheduling and rendering engines makes content and venue targeting easy, and dynamic;
• The software supports all types of network transports including LAN, DSL, satellite, multi-casting and cellular;
• We can drive content to one screen or many, including multi-screen and multi-PC synchronization;
• Store and forward architecture assures content is always available for playback;
• Persistent edge connections to Server show operators what is playing remotely … in real time;

CoolSign 4.5 (released Feb. 2010)

CoolSign 4.5 has new features that help our resellers manage the diverse needs of end-users. The release highlights include:

• An Application Programming Interface (API) that lets resellers and end-users write their own GUI and specialty vertical applications;
• Support for multiple languages, starting with German and Spanish, and more to come;
• Total life cycle management of deployed media players, including staging, retired and cloning;
• Multi-tenant support that lets customers manage one network and “rent out” parts of it to other operators;
• Support for scheduling to networked digital picture frames and set-top box-style players;
• Full integration with a professional advertising sales and booking system.

Software as a Service – SaaS

Software as a service is another way by which CoolSign can be acquired.  As opposed to traditional purchase of a perpetual software license upfront, SaaS offers customers the ability to essentially “rent” the software.  As with our other offerings, SaaS is available through select reseller partners who work with end users to make the most suitable, flexible arrangements on how the software is hosted and managed.  As opposed to our competitors, who lock you into both their software AND service, CoolSign is pleased to have multiple partners to choose your SaaS service from.  This gives you the ability to find the choice best suited to you in terms of pricing, support, geography, etc.  As always, we strive to be easy to do business with.