SVC_Digital Signage Update_: Commercial Versus Consumer Grade: Pay Close Attention to Display Specs

April 28, 2009 | A Penton Media Publication |

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Commercial Versus Consumer Grade: Pay Close Attention to Display Specs
By John DeWitt

Growth forecasts for the digital signage marketplace remain bullish, according to analyst Chris Connery, vice president for PC and large-format commercial displays at DisplaySearch. "Our forecasts are revised down a little bit, but we still see 2009 as a good year, with year-over-year growth, which most areas of information technology cannot say," Connery said in a recent interview with Digital Signage Update. "Digital signage is still a bright spot in the overall IT and AV marketplace." more>>

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