Written by David Little
Friday, 16 May 2008
James George Collins, a
long-time friend and business associate of Keywest Technology, died this week
in Wichita, KS
Lenexa, KS (Mar.
16, 2008) Long-time friend and business associate with Keywest Technology James
George Collins II (Jim), age 55, died May 19, the victim of a botched armed
robbery in Wichita, KS.
Collins is survived by his wife Jane, son
James and daughter Taylor. Collins was a principal partner in DSX Media in Wichita, a division of
Keywest Technology focused on the production of content for digital signage
display.
Among Collins’ many business successes is
advancing from a middle management position to CEO of an independent oil and
gas exploration company. In that capacity, he built the 75- year-old business
from a small independent to a medium-large independent and sold the company.
Other successful entrepreneurial endeavors include starting, building and
ultimately selling an adventure travel business and an aircraft interior
manufacturing company.
“Jim was a true friend and will be missed
deeply,” said Keywest Technology president Nick Nichols. “On a personal level,
his gift of gab, sense of humor and deep generosity made him a gem in his
community of Wichita.
As a business partner in DSX Media, Jim tenaciously pursued solving the digital
signage content needs of customers.”
Collins took great interest in his daughter’s
and son’s activities as they were growing up. He took up horseback riding to
accompany his daughter on rides as she pursued her equestrian interests. He
also became a dedicated fan of the Wichita
Collegiate High
School football team where his son played
football.
Hundreds of friends and associates visited
the memorial service held for Collins May 15. Memorial contributions may be made to Wichita Montessori School Future
Fund, 8311 E. Douglas, Wichita,
KS 67207,
or to Wichita Collegiate School Football Program, 9115 E. 13th Street, Wichita,
KS 67206.
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Written by David Little
Wednesday, 16 April 2008
Renew your TotalCARE service today, even if your MediaXtreme is
out of warranty.
Keywest Technology offers four convenient ways to
extend TotalCARE coverage beyond the initial year of coverage.
Being a MediaXtreme customer means having access to the best
in factory support. Adding a year of TotalCARE support from Keywest Technology
ensures that you:
- get the latest software,
- get quick access to our support team via telephone,
- have your hardware covered under warranty,
- have access to our remote diagnostic system for the quickest
possible troubleshooting.
With TotalCARE, you'll never feel alone. Whether you're
experiencing a hardware issue, software concern or some sort question about how
to use our digital signage software, help is at hand.
Through TotalCARE, Keywest Technology delivers on its pledge to
make your digital signage or community television experience easy, productive
and satisfying. But don't just take our word for it. Look at what our customers
are saying:
"I just wanted to let you know how wonderful your
[TotalCARE] technician has been to me...providing invaluable technical assistance
when I have run into difficulties. I just want to let you know that he provides
great service to customers." --- Joel High, Alegent Health Lakeside
Hospital
and
"I wanted to thank you for the excellent [TotalCARE] support
we received... Based on this experience, I have decided to standardize any
installation I have on your MediaXtreme product - for someone starting a new
venture like me, support makes all the difference." --- Wilber Williams, Ad
Optics Marketing
You may extend your TotalCARE coverage
now for only $1,095 for an entire year! Simply call Lisa at 800-331-2019 or
As always, if we can be of any help with any of your digital
signage needs, just ask!
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Written by David Little
Tuesday, 15 April 2008
PRESS RELEASE
Keywest Technology retires Big VooDoo line of television products
The company will focus its efforts on serving the manifold needs of the evolving digital signage market.
Keywest Technology will continue to develop its comprehensive MediaXtreme Digital Signage and MediaXtreme Broadcast product lines as well as the LogoSTAR line of logo and text inserters.
Keywest Technology announced this week that it is discontinuing its Big VooDoo line of television products, which includes time base correctors/frame synchronizers, picture-in-picture devices, STAR-8 crawl and text inserter as well as the Keywest Technology 440 Quad Channel picture-in-picture inserter.
Retiring the product line tracks the evolution of the broadcast market as it transitions from analog to digital and will let Keywest Technology focus its resources on the growing, ever-changing requirements of the digital signage market.
"Now is the right time to retire the Big VooDoo product lineup," said company president Nick Nichols. "With the ongoing explosive growth in the digital signage market, discontinuing our legacy analog Big VooDoo products will permit us to devote our internal resources to meeting the demanding requirements of digital signage."
Keywest Technology will continue to sell Big VooDoo, STAR-8 and the 440 Quad Channel PiP until its inventory of the items is exhausted. The company also will continue to honor its warranty on Big VooDoo, STAR-8 and Keywest Technology 440.
"We built a tradition of superior performance, ease of use and customer satisfaction with our Big VooDoo, STAR-8 and 440," said Nichols. "We have carried those qualities over to our digital signage products, which our digital signage customers appreciate and have come to expect."
Keywest Technology will remove discontinued items from its Web site as inventories of those items are depleted.
As always, if we can be of any assistance with a video or digital signage need, simply email us or click on the Ask an Expert button to the right or call 800-331-2019. We'll be happy to help.
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Written by David Little
Friday, 11 April 2008
Keywest Technology Press Release
The new turnkey digital signage solution includes a
factory-configured hardware and software system that's ready for use out of the
box.
Lenexa,
KS (Apr. 11, 2008) Keywest Technology has announced the immediate availability
of MediaXtreme MediaZone , a new turnkey digital signage solution that provides
all of the hardware and software needed to produce and schedule playback of
professional digital signage channels.
MediaZone
eliminates the hassle of sourcing third-party hardware and loading digital
signage software tools by providing a tightly integrated hardware and software
solution that comes ready to use right of the box.
"MediaZone
is a direct response to that segment of the market needing a digital signage
system that can be plugged in, turned on and ready for immediate use," said
Keywest Technology president Nick Nichols. "This factory-integrated solution
delivers all of the software and computer hardware needed to create
professional digital signage results without the headache of loading your own
software."
Keywest
Technology makes MediaZone available with four hardware configurations, each
matching the specific requirements of different types of digital signage users.
Each is loaded with powerful, yet easy-to-use MediaZone software that makes
building, scheduling and managing professional digital signage pages fast and
easy.
MediaZone
software functions include:
- MediaZone editor,
which blends common PC media, graphics and audio files in real time in up
to four "media zones" plus a background zone.
- Template-based
media management.
- Broadcast-quality
24-bit graphics character generation with support for all standard PC
graphic extensions and TruType fonts.
- Built-in logo,
crawl and scroll functionality
An
optional RF tuner adds ATSC, NTSC, PAL and cable reception to MediaZone for
integration of picture-in-picture television channels into digital signage
pages.
About Keywest Technology
Lenexa, KS, -based Keywest
Technology develops and markets a wide variety of digital signage products,
including hardware, software and content development services, designed to
produce professional communications results. The company is also a pioneer in
interactive digital signage, which couples the appeal of digital signs with the
interactivity associated with interactive kiosks.
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Written by David Little
Tuesday, 19 February 2008
Flexibility, choice drive Keywest
Technology's new MediaXtreme direction
The Lenexa, KS, -based company has split the
MediaXtreme media server into two separate product lines intended to give
digital signage network managers and broadcasters the flexibility they require
for their distinct endeavors.
LENEXA, KS (Feb. 19) --On the heels of Keywest Technology's historic
reorganization of its MediaXtreme products into two distinct lines -namely,
MediaXtreme Signage and MediaXtreme Broadcast- the company has announced the
reason for the move is to deliver unprecedented flexibility to two separate,
distinct types of users.
"Keywest
Technology's new MediaXtreme Signage lineup is all about flexibility," said
company president Nick Nichols. "It delivers a wide variety of products and
services geared toward giving customers the flexibility to select the
components, software and service options they need to meet their specific
needs."
Specifically,
that flexibility means MediaXtreme Signage customers have the ability to
choose:
--Software-only
digital signage solutions
--Software
enhancements specifically designed for digital signage application
--Turnkey digital
signage systems
--Server control
options
--Support variations
to meet a range of requirements
MediaXtreme
Signage gives customers a la carte selection of the hardware, software and
support options they need to meet their specific requirements.
MediaXtreme
Broadcast is the other newly announced MediaXtreme line. As a totally turnkey
automated playout server for the CATV, IPTV, and PEG markets, MediaXtreme
Broadcast offers all of the functionality and features needed to program,
playout and manage audio, video, graphics, text and logos in support of channel
playback. MediaXtreme Broadcast support options are tailored to the needs of
the broadcast market.
MediaXtreme
Broadcast offers flexibility in I/O configurations to meet specific user
requirements and works with a wide variety of add-ons to meet the need of local-origination
channel control.
About
Keywest Technology
Keywest Technology is a leading manufacturer of software, turnkey systems, and custom products that are
solutions for interactive digital signs, digital signage and related narrowcast
video markets. Based in Lenexa, Kan.,
the company is dedicated to delivering content technically as easy as a day at
the beach. www.keywesttechnology.com
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Written by David Little
Wednesday, 06 February 2008
The company charts a new direction with the
introduction of a professional, software-only digital signage solution while
maintaining its commitment to offering turnkey systems for customers requiring
a complete digital signage solution.
Lenexa,
KS (Feb. 6, 2008) Keywest Technology today has introduced MediaZone , a new,
digital signage software-only editor that delivers all of the content blending
and multimedia playlist development and management tools required for
professional applications.
MediaZone is a user-configurable
template-based digital signage editor that runs on low-cost Microsoft® Windows®
2000, XP/Pro or VistaTM -based personal computers. With MediaZone, users build
and schedule digital signage media in easy-to-use templates with built-in
"media zones" where elements, such as video, graphics, animation and text, are
blended. Media elements are accessed from a browser directory, dragged and
dropped into place in template zones.
"MediaZone is the result of more than two years of development to build a
rock-solid digital signage software solution that offers our customers the
chance to source their own PC hardware while maintaining all of the features
and functions they need to blend media and manage content playback on their
digital signage networks," said company president Nick Nichols.
"While
we recognize certain customers demand the best turnkey digital signage systems
and will continue to support them with our MediaXtreme media server, MediaZone
gives the vast number of customers who have told us they want a software-only
digital signage editor a powerful, affordable software application that
delivers professional results."
MediaZone
supports common PC and Apple multimedia files, which can be added to media
zones, where content ranging from graphics and text to HTML, XML and RSS feeds
are aggregated in real time from various sources and managed for play out on
the network. MediaZone is resolution-independent and can blend graphic and
video elements from standard video to HD.
The
new software-only digital signage solution also provides all of the tools to
easily schedule and manage content playback. Multiple sets of media can be
scheduled to playback from minutes to months in advance. MediaZone also makes
it easy for users to set up playback for various dayparts to deliver
appropriate content as digital signage network audiences change throughout the
day.
MediaZone
also comes bundled with Keywest Technology's MediaCreator professional
character generator to provide all of the tools needed to create graphic pages
advanced color box zone layouts, text crawls, logos and CG text.
Keywest
Technology's new MediaZone digital signage editor application runs on
cost-effective Windows® 2000, XP, or VistaTM PC platforms. Full preview of media
sets can be viewed on PCs equipped with ATI® Radeon or equivalent graphic cards
that have 256MB of video memory.
About
Keywest Technology
Keywest Technology is a leading manufacturer of turnkey and
custom products that are solutions for interactive digital signs, digital
signage and related narrowcast video markets.
Based in Lenexa, Kan., the company is dedicated to delivering
content technically as easy as a day at the beach. www.keywesttechnology.com
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Written by David Little
Wednesday, 22 August 2007
PRESS RELEASE
PRESS RELEASE PRESS
RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
For More Information Contact:
David
Little
800-331-2019 or 913-492-4666
LENEXA, KS, and RICHARDSON,
TX, (August 22, 2007)-- Keywest Technology today
announced that Richardson, TX, -based Preferred Technology Solutions
has been named a value-added reseller of its full-line of digital signage
hardware and software solutions.
As
a value-added reseller, Preferred Technology Solutions will play a consultative
role in helping clients identify their specific digital signage requirements
and recommending and designing systems to meet those needs based on Keywest
Technology's extensive digital signage product lineup.
"Preferred
Technology Solutions is perfectly oriented to take advantage of the direction
the digital signage market is headed," said Keywest Technology president Nick
Nichols. "With its strong IT orientation and market presence, Preferred
Technology Solutions is well positioned to help businesses extend their
repertoire of digital communications into the digital signage realm. We look
forward to assisting Preferred Technology Solutions in meeting the digital
signage requirements of its customers."
Founded
in January 1994, Preferred Technology Solutions is nationally recognized as a
leading technology solutions provider with solid reputation for partnering with
its clients to help them achieve their goals. The company has extensive
knowledge of computer networking, Microsoft Windows software and HP computer
solutions.
"Every
bank lobby, every school hall, every clinic and hospital lobby, there is an
opportunity for businesses to market their services within the confines of
their own four walls using digital signage technology," said Preferred
Technology Solutions president Neil Nedwed.
"We
were particularly drawn to Keywest Technology's digital signage solutions
because they can combine live composite video feeds with computer-based digital
files," he said. "The market is hungry for that combination."
Preferred
Technology Solutions' new value-added reseller status is effective immediately.
About
Preferred Technology Solutions
Since 1994, Preferred
Technology Solutions has served the diverse technology needs of businesses and
institutions throughout Texas
with technology and service ranging from basic computer needs to advanced
networking, converged technology (VoIP), Wireless, Storage, Security and Mobile
Computing.
About
Keywest Technology
Keywest Technology is a leading manufacturer of turnkey and
custom products that are solutions for interactive digital signs, digital
signage and related narrowcast video markets.
Based in Lenexa, Kan., the company is dedicated to delivering
content technically as easy as a day at the beach. www.keywesttechnology.com
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Written by David Little
Wednesday, 25 July 2007
PRESS RELEASE
PRESS RELEASE PRESS
RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
For More Information Contact:
David
Little
800-331-2019 or 913-492-4666
The
move means customers in virtually every time zone worldwide have a window
during their day to reach live technical support.
(LENEXA, KS)
July 26, 2007 - Keywest Technology today announced it has extended its
TotalCARE technical support hours so customers in nearly all time zones
worldwide can reach live technical support during their work day.
Live
TotalCARE support hours now run from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. (Central DST) Monday
through Friday. The extension means the company's U.S. customers now have a 15-hour
window for live technical support. Globally, extending the TotalCARE technical
support hours will let customers have a window during their work day to reach
live support.
"TotalCARE
represents our very real commitment to delivering the utmost in service and
technical support to our customers," said company president Nick Nichols. "By
extending our live technical support hours, we deepen that commitment."
TotalCARE
is Keywest Technology's revolutionary FREE no-worry warranty that covers parts,
labor and technical support for one full year after the purchase of the
company's MediaXtreme media server or Media POD point of decision player. Technical
support is available to customers via the company's toll-free telephone number,
interactive Web support and training, online messaging, live chat and email.
Keywest
Technology also offers packages to extend the TotalCARE warranty beyond its
initial year.
About
Keywest Technology
Keywest Technology is a leading manufacturer of turnkey and custom products that are solutions
for interactive digital signs, digital signage and related narrowcast video
markets. Based in Lenexa, Kan.,
the company is dedicated to delivering content technically as easy as a day at
the beach. www.keywesttechnology.com
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Written by David Little
Friday, 15 June 2007
PRESS RELEASE
PRESS RELEASE PRESS
RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
For More Information Contact:
David
Little
800-331-2019 or 913-492-4666
The
Keywest Technology has announced its next-generation MediaCreator II digital signage page creation and character generator
software application with support of HDTV and aspect ratio flexibility.
ANAHIEM,
CA, (June 15, 2007)-- Keywest Technology today announced at InfoComm
International 2007 MediaCreator II, the latest release of its popular character
generator/digital signage page creation software application.
The
new MediaCreator II adds a host of new features, including text effects, aspect
ratio flexibility and page templates, in addition to support for high
definition television to the core application.
"MediaCreator
II picks up where our MediaCreator left off, offering digital signage content
creators the tools they need to most effectively communicate with their
audiences at a time when HD displays are becoming more commonplace," said
company president Nick Nichols.
"We
have always said that content creators can use our original MediaCreator to build
digital signage pages that are as good as anything viewers see on network
newscasts. MediaCreator II extends that promise to encompass whatever they see
on HD newscasts, as well."
Since
its introduction in 2002, MediaCreator has set the standard as the premiere
digital signage page creation and professional character generator application.
Thousands of digital signs worldwide playback pages created with the
application every day.
Keywest
Technology's new MediaCreator II supports:
- HD support at
1080i, 1080p and 720p
- Text rotation and
animation
- Page template
creation
- Aspect ratio
flexibility, including landscape 4:3 and 16:9 as well as portrait 3:4 and
9:16 modes
- Project Folder
support to simplify content and folder management
MediaCreator
II runs under the Microsoft Windows XP Professional operating system. It will
be available in Q3 2007 as an upgrade for existing MediaCreator user at $995
and as a standalone application for new users at $1,995.
About
Keywest Technology
Keywest Technology is a leading manufacturer of turnkey and
custom products that are solutions for interactive digital signs, digital
signage and related narrowcast video markets.
Based in Lenexa, Kan., the company is dedicated to delivering
content technically as easy as a day at the beach. www.keywesttechnology.com
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Written by David Little
Friday, 15 June 2007
PRESS RELEASE
PRESS RELEASE PRESS
RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
For More Information Contact:
David
Little
800-331-2019 or 913-492-4666
The
Keywest Technology MediaXtreme-HDMI brings the same power and flexibility of the
company's highly successful digital signage media server to customers wishing
to use HDMI connections.
ANAHIEM,
CA, (June 15, 2007)-- Keywest Technology today at InfoComm International 2007 introduced
the MediaXtreme-HDMI digital signage media server offering HDMI output to
support the burgeoning number of HDMI displays and sources.
Supporting
up to 1080p resolution, the new MediaXtreme-HDMI comes with easy-to-use
software to create, schedule and manage digital signage playback as well as the
power to layer multiple on-screen events, like graphics, Flash animation,
MPEG-1, -2, -4 and -4 AVC video and text.
The
addition of an HDMI-only output version of MediaXtreme positions the digital
signage media server to serve the needs of a growing segment of communicators.
While HDMI originally emerged as the high definition connection of choice on
consumer HDTVs, it more recently has entered the computer domain. For instance,
HDMI Licensing LLC recently reported that more than 50 PC products are
available with HDMI connectors.
"HDMI
offers users a number of benefits and is quickly becoming a de facto standard
on many of today's plasma and LCD flat panel displays," said Keywest Technology
president Nick Nichols. "Adding support for HDMI to our line of MediaXtreme
media servers is a natural evolution of the product that serves as an example
of our unwavering commitment to keeping pace with the needs of our customers."
The
MediaXtreme-HDMI comes with Keywest Technology's Editor and MediaCreator II
software. Editor, an advanced digital signage sequencer and management tool, allows
users to blend content and develop playlists by dragging multimedia clips and
files onto one of six timelines.
Keywest
Technology's MediaCreator II software puts the same tools a professional
broadcaster uses to create on-air titles in the hands of digital signage
content creators. With MediaCreator, users can create and display high-def
fonts, create text and text crawl overlays and build video-in-graphic and wide-screen
video displays.
The
MediaXtreme-HDMI comes with Keywest Technology's industry-leading TotalCARE
warranty, which includes complete customer support, including one-on-one
response to technical, operational and software questions, for the one-year
period of the product's hardware and software warranty.
About
Keywest Technology
Keywest Technology is a leading manufacturer of turnkey and custom products that are solutions
for interactive digital signs, digital signage and related narrowcast video
markets. Based in Lenexa, Kan.,
the company is dedicated to delivering content technically as easy as a day at
the beach. www.keywesttechnology.com
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