Digital Signage by IMS on YouTube

With our growing capabilities in the areas of video production and editing, we has launched our own Channel on YouTube, highlighting the various Divisions of our organization through short video reels showcasing our work and some of our people.

Currently, we are operating 5 business units: Show Services & Event Staging, System Integration, Service, Digital Signage and Video Content Production. Check out the piece on Digital Signage below and the rest at IMS Audio Visual's YouTube Channel.

Stay tuned for new updates and new video reels highlighting our projects and other successes throughout our company!

IMS Receives 2008 DigiAward

IMS Audio Visual, Inc. announced today that it has been awarded the 2008 DIGI Award for Excellence in Creativity, Healthcare, from The Digital Signage Group. This recognition is for the Digital Signage Design and Integration of a custom system at Plymouth Meeting, PA. based Health Advocate, Inc.

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“It’s a terrific honor to be recognized by our peers for our design and installation at Health Advocate”, said Bob Lobascio, VP of Sales and Marketing for IMS. “It was a fun and interesting project. We have to thank Health Advocate and specifically Marty Rosen, their Chief Marketing Officer, for his vision which allowed our team to take on the challenge of creating their digital environment. Our clients give us the opportunity to work diligently, to stay on top of rapidly changing technologies, and to suggest the very best solutions for their projects. The digital signage industry has grown exponentially in the recent years and to know that our team produced an award winning project, during this growth period for digital signage, is very satisfying.”

IMS completed the successful project that brought together a “Welcome Wall” featuring a 50” 1080P HD display and an ultra large display featuring a floating 130” diagonal HD Nippura Blue Ocean™ rear projection screen driven by a Sanyo PLV-WF10™ LCD projector, in the main Lobby Exhibit Area. Both displays in the Exhibit Area show automated content; each with a networked AGNPRO miniBox™ HMP HD media player. The Exhibit area then opens into the Boardroom which features a Digital Gallery comprised of ten 32” flat panel displays showing automated content through ten networked AGNPRO miniBox™ NMP network media players. In addition, a 106” diagonal HD rear projection system is driven by a Sanyo PVL-80 LCD projector and networked PCs. Health Advocate’s messaging is further communicated throughout the headquarters to their operations departments utilizing six strategically placed 50” 720P HD flat panel displays showing automated content with an AGNPRO oneBox HD™ Digital Signage Appliance. With the exception of the Digital Gallery, the entire display system is controlled via an AMX NI-3100 and Modero 8.5” wireless touch panel, programmed with customized matrix switching.


This Digital Signage system creates a striking multi-media experience that emphasizes the fundamental elements of Health Advocate’s services to visitors, affiliates and vendors; while communicating the company’s core communications and messaging to employees. As a result, interaction and communication has increased among the above mentioned groups due to the systems high impact and easy to use technology. The system is a tool to market more effectively and overall it provides an experience that enhances Health Advocate’s potential for growth.

The Digital Signage Group will be announcing the winners of the fourth annual DIGI Awards during the Digital Signage Expo in Las Vegas, Feb 27-28th. IMS will be participating in a special Digital Signage panel discussion held at the Expo.

About IMS Audio Visual, Inc.
IMS Audio Visual Inc. is a privately held company, based in Aston, Pa. As one of the fastest growing AV companies in the Philadelphia region, IMS operates five business units: Show Services/Event Staging, AV Design/Integration, Service, Pre & Post Video Production and Rental Services. IMS serves clients in the corporate, education and private sector markets, from small organizations to Fortune 100 companies and has been for 14 years strong.

About Health Advocate, Inc.
Health Advocate was founded to help employers and other organizations and their respective employees better navigate the clinical and administrative complexities of the nation’s healthcare and insurance systems. The company currently serves more than 10 million Americans nation-wide through its relationships with 3,000+ employers, unions, third-party administrators and insurers, including some of the nation’s largest companies as well as a wide range of local and regional organizations. Health Advocate offers its clients a broad spectrum of time and money saving solutions including its core advocacy service as well as other adjunct wellness and HR solutions.

About The Digital Signage Group
The Digital Signage Group is a specialty distributor 100% focused on Digital Signage. They co publish the Digital Signage Resource Directory and Digital Signage Magazine. More information is available at www.tdsg.net

For additional information on Digital Signage please contact Bob Lobascio at 610-361-1870 or visit www.ims-av.com

Read the Health Advocate Case Study on IMS-AV.com

IMS Audio Visual Signs Official Digital Signage Partnerships

IMS Audio Visual has reached an agreement with Scala and has gained status as a value-added reseller. IMS, utilizing Scala's™ high-powered and world recognized software, will offer complete, turnkey solutions, software and maintenance. Leveraging 14 years of experience and a 42+ employee team, IMS has the design, engineering, project management, integration and support services to help customers as they develop their short and long range plans for Digital Signage roll outs.

In addition to Scala's Info Channel 5™ software, IMS Audio Visual will enhance the power of Scala by also offering CastNET™. CastNET is a web-browser based compliment solution that works in harmony with Scala to create an even-easier to use digital signage solution. CastNET empowers many users to create and update content easily through any web-browser, from any PC, without the need for any additional installed software. CastNET provides over 700 template combinations that allow multiple users to update content fast, without having any graphics experience. IMS Audio Visual is positioning Scala and CastNET as high-end digital signage solutions for many applications but directed toward corporate, higher education and gaming customers.

IMS Audio Visual Announces New Digital Signage Division

As the demand from customers for digital signage solutions has increased, IMS Audio Visual has responded by announcing a new division to focus on this need. IMS has hired a Manager ofDigital Signage Solutions with 25 years experience in the industry to spearhead this growth and has assembled a team of existing sales, support, engineering and service resources as a foundation for this exciting new division.

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IMS has conducted extensive market research to establish the best possible blend of products and services to help customers seeking communications solutions. Twelve of the most dominate digital signage developers were chosen for analysis and each was required to provide information based on a thirty category comparison grid. The final group was then interviewed and asked to provide demonstrations of the products and four companies emerged as IMS partners for the Digital Signage Solutions Division.



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An east coast firm offering a diverse lineup of digital signage “appliance” products ideal for entry level systems and stand-alone signage projects. All AGN I PRO products offer compact size, plug-and-play ease of use, simple, inexpensive software and no requirement for “high-powered” PCs.

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Headquartered in Exton, Pa with operations in California, the UK, Norway, The Netherlands, China and Japan. Scala is used by some of the largest digital signage engagements and most respectable partners in the industry. InfoChannel 5™ introduces the brand-new InfoChannel Content Manager™ which together with other significant Authoring, Network Management and Playback enhancements ensures that this next generation of digital signage software offers unequaled new features including a new 3D-based rendering engine for improved visual quality and performance and multiple independent output channels per remote Player PC dramatically reducing hardware costs at remote playback locations.

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A web-enabled digital signage solution which was developed to enhance Scala. CastNET works with Scala adding a fully web-enabled feature that allows you to add, update and manage information displayed on any digital display via a simple web browser like Explorer™. An easy 4-step interface empowers many users to share in the content creation and updating process through hundreds of provided templates. Graphics, text and HD quality, full motion video can all be combined in a simple to use, scalable application.

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A Dallas based digital signage company with offices in Oklahoma, the UK and Malaysia provides two distinct levels of digital signage products. Nexus On-Demand is a “software- as-a-service” offering for clients who do not wish to purchase and manage an on site solution. Nexus CS is an online content and network management suite that is utilized to develop and control enterprise media applications and networks. The Nexus solutions are currently used by companies such as CB Richard Ellis, The University of Oklahoma, EDS, and Pioneer Electronics.

IMS Audio Visual has over 10 years experience in the dynamic AV business under the leadership of Jill and John Renninger and is considered one of the fastest expanding AV companies in the region. IMS operates two business units: Show Services/Event Staging and Audio Visual “Design/Build” integration.

For more information contact Jack R. Cary at 610-361-1870 or jcary@ims-av.com