
Another Start Up to Stand Out for NextGen…
Kodak Announces Intent to Acquire Workflow Solutions Provider Design2Launch
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Automated Route Planning on a Budget
Relying on your drivers to execute the best plan for the day’s deliveries could be steering your ledger in the wrong direction...
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CBS CORPORATION TO ACQUIRE SIGNSTOREY, A LEADING NATIONWIDE PROVIDER OF IN-STORE PROGRAMMING AND ADVERTISING CONTENT
COMPANY TO BE RENAMED “CBS OUTERNET”
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Fairfield Firm Captures Captive Audience
FAIRFIELD - A provider of digital media networks to the grocery industry has added hundreds of stores to its client roster by purchasing a New Jersey rival.
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New Propane Control Room Technology is a Major Money-Saver
CHS propane customers will soon gain online access to the industry’s leading route planning, scheduling and optimization software through the Propane Control Room.
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SignStorey, Inc. Acquires Captive Audience, LLC
Leading grocery digital media network now reaches 75 million shoppers nationwide
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Kodak and Design2Launch Help Global Marketing and Creative Teams
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United Rentals to Adopt SmartEquip’s Procurement System
SmartEquip last week announced that United Rentals has selected its e-Procurement Enterprise System to manage the company's purchasing transactions.
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Digital Signage Forum Announces Digital Signage Woman and Man of 2006
Virginia Cargill, CEO of SignStorey and David Laird, CEO of Strategy Institute recognized for industry development contributions
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Optimizing Uptime
The October issue of RER (Rental Equipment Register, serving the rental profession) focuses on the use of software to improve efficiency
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Vertrax’ SmartDrops Designed to Drive Profit
Smarter routes mean fewer miles driven, fewer driving hours, and highly efficient delivery selection.
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SignStorey Closes Round of Funding from Golden Gate Capital and New Fortune 1000 Investor
In-Store Media Network Provider Focuses on Grocery Expansion and Growing Advertiser Demand from Nielsen Media Research Results
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Digital Ad Boom Shifting From Online To Out-Of-Home
by Joe Mandese, Editor of MediaPost.
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SignStorey In-Store Media Engages and Influences consumers According to Nielsen Media Research Study
Nearly 22 Million People Actively Look, Watch and Listen to SignStorey Screens; Effectiveness of Dynamic Point-of-Purchase Advertising Medium Confirmed
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Progressive Grocer Article - Marketing: Consumer connections
By: Jenny McTaggart
Marketing strategies are simultaneously becoming more high-tech and customer-focused, which might be the perfect formula to reach 21st century shoppers.
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OEM Off-Highway
Supplying The Right Parts Keep End-Users On The Job.
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CBS & SignStorey
CBS & SignStorey Inc. Announce First Time Premiere Partnership For In-Store Media Network In Grocery Chains
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Global Cosmetic Industry (GCI)
Fast and First To Market - Digital workflow software provides the tools to reduce cycle time for artwork and packaging development.
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Women's Magazines Partner On Content With Retail Network
By Kevin Massy, aka.tv
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal - November 1, 2005 – Meredith Corporation, one of the largest publishers of women’s magazines in the United States, has entered the digital-signage sector through a content partnership with SignStorey
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Meredith Announces Video Content Deals with Comcast, SignStorey
Meredith Corporation Press Release
DES MOINES, Iowa - October 18, 2005 - Meredith Corporation (NYSE: MDP), the largest publisher of magazines aimed at women in the United States, today announced two agreements that leverage its editorial and video expertise across multiple platforms.
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Shopping for customers: Packaged goods makers using new ad stream to reach target audience
Fairfield Business Journal By Bob Rozycki
FAIRFIELD, Conn. - August 1, 2005 - John Stevenson is making a point. "If all roads lead to Rome and you own Rome, you don't care what road they took."
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Qualcomm Announces Strategic Alliance with SmartEquip
Qualcomm Press Release
SAN DIEGO, Cal — June 28, 2005 — QUALCOMM, a leader in providing wireless data solutions, today announced that it has entered into a strategic alliance with SmartEquip
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Sullivan Chooses SmartEquip’s e-CommercePro and e-FleetPro
Joint Press Release
NORWALK, Conn and CLAREMONT, NH — May 31, 2005 — Sullivan-Palatek, a leading manufacturer of direct drive rotary screw air compressors, selects SmartEquip
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Golden Gate Capital and CIC Partners Announce Investment in SignStorey, Inc.
BUSINESS WIRE
FAIRFIELD, Conn., May 2, 2005 - Golden Gate Capital and CIC Partners announced today that they have made a joint investment in SignStorey, Inc., a leading in-store television network for the grocery industry
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Albertsons Launches In-Store Media Network
from Retail Merchandiser
April 27, 2005 — Albertson's is installing a new media system in key shopping areas in its stores to enhance the shopping experience for customers
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Albertsons launches in-store media network
Albertsons, Inc. Press Release
BOISE, Idaho, April 26, 2005 - TV Screens at the Checkout and In-store Will Provide Useful Information and Programming for Customers
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Albertson's Partners With PRN And SignStorey For U.S.-Wide Store Network
By Kevin Massy, aka.tv
April 26, 2005 - Albertson's is one of the world's largest retailers to roll out a digital-signage network
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SmartEquip Announces European Operations
COMPANY PRESS RELEASE
NORWALK, CT, April 22, 2005 — SmartEquip announces the launch of its European operations and names Michel Petitjean as Managing Director
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Another Supermarket Network Win For SignStorey
from aka.tv
March 30, 2005 - Price Chopper Supermarkets is implementing an in-store digital screen network in all 107 of its outlets
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Price Chopper to Launch In-Store Digital Advertising
SCHENECTADY, NY, March 1, 2005 - Price Chopper Supermarket will implement an in-store digital advertising program in all 107 stores with SignStorey
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RER® Magazine: "Maximizing Uptime"
Rental Equipment Register Magazine - Volume 48, Number 2
February 2005 - Alex Schuessler became interested in rental equipment as a young child ...
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SmartEquip CEO recognized among Top Ten Industry Innovators
COMPANY PRESS RELEASE
NORWALK, CT — February 15, 2005 — SmartEquip’s CEO recognized as one of the top ten innovators shaping the future of the equipment rental industry
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Volvo Rents Chooses SmartEquip e-FleetPro Enterprise
NORWALK, CT and ASHEVILLE, NC — February 11, 2005 — Volvo CE Rents contracts SmartEquip to deploy e-FleetPro Enterprise® electronic parts and service support system to all Volvo Rents equipment centers
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MicroLogic and SmartEquip Integrate Fleet management and Product Support Systems
JOINT PRESS RELEASE
WESTBOROUGH, MA and NORWALK, CT — February 8, 2005 — MicroLogic and SmartEquip are integrating their iSite® and e-FleetPro® industry solutions
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Equipro Service Centers, SmartEquip Form Alliance
RER Reports, Feb. 7, 2005 - Equipro has chosen SmartEquip’s e-FleetPro Service electronic parts and service support system for its Equipro service centers
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SignStorey to Use DirecWay for Digital Content Distribution
Hughes Network Systems, Inc. Press Release
GERMANTOWN, Maryland, January 25, 2005 - Hughes Network Systems, Inc. (HNS), the world’s leading provider of satellite broadband solutions, announced today that it has signed a six-year contract, valued at $1.6 million, to provide DIRECWAY® Multimedia Services to SignStorey, a provider of customized digital media networks to grocery retailers.
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SmartEquip e-CommercePro Enterprise system expands product support offering globally for JLG
McCONNELLSBURG, PA and NORWALK, CT, January 10, 2005 — JLG Industries expands its global parts and service support capabilities through the launch of SmartEquip’s e-CommercePro Enterprise™ system
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Northside Tool Rental Launches SmartEquip's e-FleetPro Enterprise
NORALK, CT and ATLANTA, GA, December 18, 2004 — Northside Tool Rental has launched SmartEquip’s e-FleetPro Enterprise™ Parts and Service Manager applications
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SignStorey Rolls Out Instore Network at 131 Pathmark Supermarkets in the Northeastern USA
by Bill Collins, aka.tv
December 13, 2004 - Pathmark Stores is rolling out a digital media network which will be visible in the interior of all of its stores
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Pathmark Stores, Inc. to Install Customized Digital Advertising Program from SignStorey, Inc.
JOINT PRESS RELEASE
CARTERET, NJ and FAIRFIELD, Conn., November 12, 2004 - Pathmark and SignStorey announced today that Pathmark is rolling out an in-store digital advertising program 142 stores
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Design2Launch Executive Addresses the 2004 DigiPak Convention
STAMFORD, Conn., November 2004 - Optimizing Time-to-Market and Adopting Digital Workflows
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Magnum Products Launches SmartEquip's Product Support System
NORWALK, CT & BERLIN, WI, November 1, 2004 - Magnum Products launches e-CommercePro™, SmartEquip's advanced electronic parts ordering and product support system
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Multiquip Launches SmartEquip Enterprise System
Norwalk, CT and Carson, CA, October 26, 2004 - Multiquip expands its parts and service support capabilities through the launch of SmartEquip's e-CommercePro Enterprise system
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Sakai chooses SmartEquip's e-CommercePro for on-line parts and service support and electronic ordering
NORWALK, CT, August 9, 2004 - Sakai America, Inc., the North American arm of the largest producer of ride-on compaction equipment in the world, has contracted with SmartEquip to deploy e-CommercePro, SmartEquip's on-line parts ordering and product support system
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Vertrax Software to be presented at Pinnacle Conference
TAMPA, Florida, June 15, 2004 — Senior VP of Operations for Energy USA, a leading propane marketer in the U.S., is a feature speaker at the 18th annual Pinnacle Conference, presenting the reasons for his company’s decision to purchase SmartDrops and SmartTrax from Vertrax
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Pernod Ricard USA® Installs Innovative Digital Management System
COMPANY PRESS RELEASE
May 12 , 2004 - Design2Launch to Install and Manage Packaging Toolset
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Behind the Smarts
Rental Equipment Register Magazine
May 1, 2004 - An Interview with Alex Schuessler, CEO and Founder of Smart Equip
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New Smarttrax™ Gps Enabled Live Vehicle Location System System.Increases productivity while providing securityand accountibility
NEW HAVEN, Connecticut, April 28, 2004 - A new GPS technology product, SmartTrax™ from Vertrax , is helping delivery and service fleets increase their productivity and reduce delivery and service costs while providing security and peace of mind.
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Vertrax presents product line at the Atlantic Region Energy Expo
ATLANTIC CITY, NJ, April 18, 2004 - Vertrax showcases SmartDrops 2.5 and introduces SmartTrax
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Magnum Poducts enhances parts and service and ordering with SmartEquip's e-CommercePro
NORWALK, CT & BERLIN, WI, April 14, 2004 - Magnum Products contracts with SmartEquip to deploy e-CommercePro, SmartEquip's online parts ordering and product support system
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Estée Lauder: A Master in Package Development
Cosmetic Packing & Design
March/April, 2004 - 'We have more than 1600 ideas in a library and a searchable computer program called Design2Launch System, where the various brand packagers can go to find the information on the ideas'
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JLG Integrates SkyTrak and Lull Parts Ordering with SmartEquip Technology
McCONNELLSBURG, PA, March 24, 2004 - JLG Industries expands its Online Express parts ordering system to include SkyTrak and Lull telehandlers
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Vertrax Announces Latest Marketing Partnership With Air Trak
NEW HAVEN, Conn., March 7, 2004 - Air Trak partnership will provide Vertrax with a Dual Mode Live Vehicle Location GPS Communication
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Texada Software, Inc. announces integration with SmartEquip’s e-FleetPro™
ONTARIO, Canada, February 13, 2004 - Texada Software (TSX Venture: TXS), a premier provider of Rental Management systems to the equipment rental/dealership industries announced today the integration of its TSI Enterprise software with SmartEquip’s e-FleetPro™ technology
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Wacker to participate in SmartEquip e-FleetPro Network to deliver added efficiency to rental cusomers
GERMANTOWN, WI, January 5, 2004 - Wacker Corporation announces that it is participating in SmartEquip's e-FleetPro network
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NationsRent announces rollout of SmartEquip's e-FleetPro parts and service support system
NORWALK, CT & FORT LAUDERDALE, FL, November 25, 2003 - NationsRent Companies, Inc. announced today that it has begun the rollout of e-FleetPro™, SmartEquip’s integrated electronic parts ordering and product support system to certain of its larger stores
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Radia Technologies Launches IIIdm(tm) Security Monitoring Platform
Company Press Release
NEW ORLEANS, LA, September 15, 2003, ASIS International Seminar - Radia IIIdm integrates responders while monitoring and recording the lifecycle of emergency events.
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Esko-Graphics and Design2Launch Partner to Develop Advanced S/W for CPG Industry
Company Press Release
LUDLOW, Mass. and STAMFORD, Conn., September 9, 2003 – Integrated Solution to Shrink Product Development Cycle, Cut Costs and Accelerate Time-to-Market
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Design2Launch Adds RealTimeProof Online Proofing
Electronic Publishing Magazine
NASHUA, New Hampshire, August 12, 2003 - D2L¹s unique software solution enables early-stage product design concepts to be viewed as final, virtual products
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High-tech security boosts Stamford car business
By Peter Gelich, Fairfield County Business Journal
STAMFORD, Conn., June 2, 2003 - Performance Outfitters installs RadiaLink from Radia Technologies, the New Haven-based maker of an advanced "three-dimensional" security monitoring service.
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Facing the test: Young company seeks growth capital at Crossroads Venture Fair
By Glenn J. Kalinoski, Fairfield County Business Journal
STAMFORD, Conn., May 5, 2003 - Scott Corzine, president and chief executive officer of Stamford-based Design2Launch, was about 24 hours away from three of the most important minutes of his life last Monday.
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D2L Software Streamlines Design Process, Wins Award
By Jennifer Kwok, "Business Beat" columnist Cosmetic & Personal Care Packaging Magazine, May/June 2003 Issue
STAMFORD, Conn., May 1, 2003 - New software called Design2Launch (D2L) won the 2003 Connecticut Catalyst Award at TecExpo 2003, the technology trade show held April 10 and produced by the Connecticut Technology Council.
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New Haven Software Company’s Workers Live in Ghana
By Maria Garriga, New Haven Register Staff
NEW HAVEN, Conn., April 13, 2003 - A leather rug woven from many pieces hangs on the wall of a software-development company in New Haven. It’s one of the few signs that the company’s executives come from Ghana.
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Vertrax Announces Key Agreement with QUALCOMM
Company Press Release
NEW HAVEN, Conn., March 24, 2003 - QUALCOMM Provides Satellite Mobile Communications for Vertrax’ Product Suite, SmartDrops™ - Fleet Management Solutions for the Retail Oil & Propane Industry
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Design2Launch Aims to Shorten Brand Graphics to Package Cycle Time
By Kevin O'Marah and Roddy Martin from AMR Research Alert
BOSTON, Mass., February 26, 2003 - Packaging accounts for 60% to 70% of total product cost for Consumer Packaged Goods. CPG companies may be able to take a lesson from the Electronics industry that long ago discovered the value of electronic Engineering Change Orders.
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A Plan of Action for Rental Centers and Manufacturers: Re-engineering the Parts and Repair Process
By John Caskey Jr. From Rental Equipment Register Magazine
February 1, 2003 - The rental industry, like other industries approaching maturity, is forced to continually focus on developing increasingly more efficient methods, or processes, of doing business. Over the past 10 years, advancements in technology have helped redefine almost every process involved with rental management.
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Radia Technologies Unveils Next-Generation Communications Solution for Alarm Verification & Emergency Response coordination
Company Press Release
PHILADELPHIA, Penn., September 10, 2002 - New Collaboration Tool Enhances Effectiveness of Security and Life Safety Systems; Automatically Connects On-site and Remote Personnel via Interactive Video, Voice and Data Network
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White Fuel Installs Leading Edge Technology to Makr Oil Delivery More Efficient & Oil Delivery Trucks More Secure
Company Press Release
PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island, July 18, 2002 - SmartDrops™ Integrated Tracking & Route Mapping Technology Latest Example of Local Company's Successful Strategy of Keeping Ahead of The Curve.
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Kudos for AQSolutions
By Walter Kita, New Haven Register Staff
NEW HAVEN, Conn., May 21, 2002 - AQSolutions, a city-based information technology company that over the last year has raised more then $1 million from investors, was among the big winners at last week’s Crossroads Venture Fair.
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UB students take second in business competition
By Dana Ambrosini, Connecticut Post
NEW HAVEN, Conn., April 7, 2002 - Three students at the University of Bridgeport were among the top winners of a $50,000 statewide business plan competition, preventing a Yale University sweep of the top five in the collegiate category.
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Contest Aims To Encourage Entrepreneurship In State
By Stacy Wong, The Hartford Courant
HARTFORD, Conn., April 5, 2002 - This contest's prize is not money, but opportunity - the opportunity to land investment, add jobs and, most of all, build a successful business.
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Vertrax Raises $2.45M
Company Press Release
NEW HAVEN, Conn., March 18, 2002 - Vertrax System, a developer of computerized shipping systems, has raised $2.45 million in new investment capital from a group of investors including the Connecticut Development Authority, Sachem Ventures, and Next Generation ventures.
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Community Achievement Awards For Technology
STAMFORD, Conn., March 18, 2002 - SiliconSound and the Connecticut Technology Council announce the debut of Connecticut's Community Achievement Awards for Technology.
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Players: Todd H. Becker
Excerpted from CT Business Magazine
ROCKY HILL, Conn., March 2002 - Next Generation Ventures appoints Todd H. Becker as Managing Director, Investments
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Becker appointed to post at Next Generation Ventures
ROCKY HILL, Conn., January 25, 2002 - Next Generation Ventures appoints Todd H. Becker to the position of managing director, investments.
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From Founder to Funder
By Stacy Wong, The Hartford Courant
ROCKY HILL, Conn., August 8, 2001 - Andrew Zaback worked for three companies in three years, experiencing the fun, the satisfaction and the agony of life at the crest of the dot-come wave.
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Contracts and Patents: SignStorey Launched
Reprinted from "New Businesses" in the Hartford Business Journal.
SOUTH WINDSOR, Conn., February 26, 2001 - Gerber Scientific and Next Generation Ventures launch a technology company called SignStorey.
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Delphi Announces Diabetes Management SoftwareDeveloped in Collaboration withthe American Diabetes Association
WINDSOR, CONN., February 22, 2001 — Program created to advance the quality of diabetes care delivered to patients
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