EnQii voted number 1 global digital signage software provider second year in a row

EnQii was today voted the top global digital signage supplier for the second year in a row by the influential DailyDOOH digital signage publication.

“We are very pleased to receive this vote of confidence in out software two years running,” said EnQii CEO Ajay Chowdhury. “As we roll out our new EnGage platform we will ensure that our software remains state of the art and we can provide the best possible service to our customers at the lowest cost.”

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EnQii hires James Bremner, and launches into the Global Beauty market.

New York – James Bremner has joined EnQii as a Global Business Director - Beauty, and in doing so launches EnQii digital signage solutions into the global beauty industry.

Covering hair and beauty salons, day-spas, nail salons, cosmetic retail outlets and the full range of beauty and cosmetology establishments, EnQii is targeting significant market share as part of their overall digital signage growth plans.

“James brings immediate market advantage to EnQii through demonstrating how to drive additional salon revenue through the use of digital signage networks. He has enormous energy as well as substantial sales and marketing expertise.” says Stuart Armstrong, President, EnQii Americas. “With over 10 years’ experience in tech consultancy to the hair and beauty industries, James understands how to use technology and media best practices that are unique to this market.”

Bremner will also work with James Abdool, President, EnQii EMEA, and Joe Rossi, President, EnQii APAC, on building the EnQii value proposition within Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific.

Most recently, Bremner was VP Business Development for i-vu USA Inc., where he managed some of the largest accounts in the global beauty industry. He also oversaw the relationship between the largest salon owner in America and their suppliers around the rollout of the i-vu digital screen network. Previously, he was the European Marketing Manager for Shortcuts, the leading supplier of computer systems to the beauty industry.  

 

About EnQii

EnQii is a global leader in the digital signage and out-of-home media market with offices in New York, Toronto, London, Hong Kong and Shanghai. As one of the world’s truly global digital out-of-home companies, EnQii currently services thousands of locations across more than 14 countries. EnQii couples a deep understanding of customer behavior with its powerful media technologies to provide clients with fully managed solutions that enables them to advance their overall customer communication strategy for many years to come. EnQii won the 2008 DIGI Award for outstanding technology in the healthcare category for the WHEN Network.

Amadeus and Wellington back global digital out-of-home media company, EnQii

• $18 million funding enables EnQii to accelerate global growth
• Digital signage and out-of-home media markets growing rapidly

London, September 30^th, 2008. Amadeus Capital Partners and Wellington Partners have invested $18 million in a Series B round financing in EnQii Holdings Ltd, a global leader in the management of digital out-of-home (DOOH) advertising and merchandising networks. Roy Merritt, Partner at Amadeus, and Wellington General Partner, Frank Boehnke, will join the board of the company. The investors will join Ithmaar Bank, Kingdom of Bahrain, EnQii’s original investor. Carolyn Prowse, Managing Director, from Ithmaar Bank will also join the board.

EnQii works in partnership with advertising networks and retailers, providing a full managed service of design, installation, technology and operation of web-enabled digital displays. The company has over 100 customers in 14 countries around the world, who typically operate substantial estates of screens ranging from large LED or digital billboards to smaller shelf-located screens in retail environments. The new financing will be used to accelerate the company’s growth.

Advertising spend on out-of-home sites is currently some $1.7 billion globally, with the digital segment, which is proven to drive sales faster than traditional advertising, growing at some 40% per annum.

EnQii CEO, Ajay Chowdhury, says: “We see fantastic growth opportunities in digital out-of-home advertising and are very happy to see this significant commitment from two of Europe’s leading VCs that will help us take full advantage of these opportunities. While we have had very strong organic growth over the last year, this level of investment and the quality of the investors gives us the additional capacity to be more agressive in both opportunity development and in serving our customers’ needs. The roll-out of digital screens at places of interest has just begun, and EnQii has the capability, from our offices in New York, Toronto, London, Hong Kong and Shanghai, to manage this.”

Roy Merritt of Amadeus adds: “EnQii’s business model is to combine its leading-edge technology platform with a real understanding of customer needs, helping its clients to maximise their revenues and building deep and long-lasting relationships. We believe that EnQii’s outstanding management team is well-placed to build on its already strong global market position, and are delighted to support them in doing that.”

Frank Boehnke from Wellington Partners stresses the market opportunity: “Digital merchandising at the point-of-sale is a highly efficient way of communicating with customers for advertisers and retailers. Therefore, the installed base of DOOH screens wills more than triple in the next three years. I am sure that EnQii will benefit hugely from such tremendous market growth.”

Carolyn Prowse from Ithmaar Bank says: “We invested in EnQii last year and are very pleased to see its growth since the investment. With Amadeus and Wellington joining us as shareholders we remain confident that EnQii will have a very strong future.”

The Amadeus team on this investment was Roy Merritt and Jason Pinto. The Wellington team was Frank Boehnke and Ernst Mannheimer. The Ithmaar Bank team was Carolyn Prowse and Scott Cresswell. Advisers to the investors were: Taylor Wessing and Trowers & Hamlins (Legal) and Baker Tilly (Accounting); and to EnQii: Heller Ehrman (Legal) and PriceWaterhouseCoopers (Tax).

 

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For further information, please contact:

Roy Merritt or Jason Pinto, Amadeus Capital Partners +44 (0)20 7024 6900

Chantal Ligertwood, PR for Amadeus: +44 (0)7976 229 210

Frank Boehnke, Wellington Partners, +44 203 00 61535

Stefan Schwartz, PR for Wellington, +49 (0) 175 52 27 111

 Carolyn Prowse, Ithmmar Bank +973 17584005

Taimour Raouf, PR for Ithmaar Bank +973 17 584 038

 Ajay Chowdhury, EnQii, +44(0)7803172103

Urmalena Gomes, EnQii, +1(212) 675-7820 x 2217

 

NOTES TO EDITORS

 

About Wellington Partners (www.wellington-partners.com)

Wellington Partners is one the most successful pan-European venture capital firms. With € 800 million under management and offices in London, Munich, Palo Alto and Zurich, the firm invests into companies throughout Europe that have the potential to become global leaders, in the areas of Information Technology, Media Convergence, Cleantech and Life Science. Since 1998, Wellington Partners has invested in more than 100 companies in Europe, including now publicly traded Actelion, SAF and XING and successful privately held companies like Alando (acquired by eBay), Ciao (acquired by Microsoft) and ImmobilienScout24 (acquired by Deutsche Telekom).

About Amadeus (www.amadeuscapital.com)

Amadeus is one of Europe’s leading technology investors. Since its inception in 1997, the firm has backed over 60 companies covering computer hardware and software, mobile and fixed communications technologies, medical technologies and clean technologies. Investments include CSR, producing single chip bluetooth radios for short range connections and floated on the London Stock Exchange in 2004, Optos, a manufacturer of laser retinal scanners which had a successful IPO on the London Stock Exchange in 2006, PacketFront, a Swedish company providing systems to manage end-to-end delivery of multiple broadband services, Valista, an electronic payments company and Solexa, the developer of next generation genetic analysis systems, merged with Illumina Inc.

Amadeus Capital Partners Ltd is authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority.
Registered office: Mount Pleasant House, 2 Mount Pleasant, Cambridge CB3 0RN, UK. Registered in England no: 3392685.

About Ithmaar Bank, Kingdom of Bahrain (www.ithmaarbank.com)

The Ithmaar banking group consists of: Ithmaar Bank, Shamil Bank, Solidarity (an Islamic insurance company), Faisal Private Bank (Switzerland), Faysal Bank Limited (Pakistan), First Leasing Bank and Ithmaar Development Company. The group’s services, including investment, private, retail, and commercial banking, private equity, mergers & acquisition advice, takaful, leasing, and real estate development, form a 360 degrees value chain that embraces the entire spectrum of banking and financial services.

EnQii Extends Global Reach With Bahrain-based MoFakro Group

Partnerships Creates Involvement in a New Ad-based Network

 

London — EnQii, a leader in the digital signage out-of-home market, extends its global reach by partnering with Bahrain-based MoFakro Group.

“This is a fantastic opportunity to be involved with a leading digital signage company in the Middle East and to be part of their new ad-based network,” said James Abdool, President of EnQii EMEA, which was chosen by MoFakro out of eight potential suppliers.

Backed by EnQii’s media players and its proprietary Remote Transfer software, MoFakro screens have already been installed in aisles and check-out counters in Jawad supermarkets.

“After thoroughly testing the most popular digital signage solutions in the market, MoFakro chose EnQii,” said Jaideep Narindra, CEO of the Core Activities Group of MoFakro. “EnQii is the most reliable solutions provider, with easy accessibility from their RemoteTransfer web browser and robust monitoring and reporting. We also discovered a highly-dedicated support team and knew that EnQii was the right partner for us.”

EnQii currently services thousands of locations across more than 14 countries; their partnership with MoFakro further extends their network in the Middle East.

 

About EnQii

EnQii is a global leader in the digital out-of-home media market with offices in New York, Toronto, London, Dubai, Hong Kong and Shanghai. As one of the world’s truly global digital out-of-home companies, EnQii currently services thousands of locations across more than 14 countries. EnQii couples a deep understanding of customer behavior with its powerful media technologies to provide clients with fully managed solutions that enables them to advance their overall customer communication strategy for many years to come. EnQii won the 2008 DIGI Award for outstanding technology in the healthcare category for the WHEN Network. For more information, please visit www.enqii.com.

 

About MoFakro

MoFakro Group is a holding company with assets across various market sectors. The company was established in 2005 to hold the assets of its owner, Mohammed Adel Fakhro, in his various companies. MoFakro has developed into a leading entity in the Arabian Gulf that operates in various sectors of business including technology, media, property and construction. For more information, please visit www.mofakro.com

Digital Signage Association elects officers

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Digital Signage Association elects officers, Stu Armstrong of EnQii as first president

LOUISVILLE, Ky., Aug. 25, 2008: The Advisory Board of the Digital Signage Association (DSA) has elected its first Executive Committee, with Stu Armstrong, president of EnQii North America named the first president of the Association.

Along with electing a president, the DSA Advisory Board also elected vice presidents representing various constituencies. Those elected include:

• President – Stu Armstrong, EnQii North America

• Vice President, Vendors – Charles Ansley, Symon Communications and Dick Trask, Scala

• Vice President, Users – Margot Myers, United States Postal Service

• Vice President, Integrators & Pro A/V  – Tom Johnson, Digital AV

• Vice President, Network Operators – Rocky Gunderson, SeeSaw Networks

• Vice President, Agencies/Brands – Jacquelyn Corbett Cyr, Espresso | Brand Infiltration

“The contribution of the Digital Signage Association and its membership is critically important to the growth of the industry,” said Armstrong.  “As the DSA Advisory Board’s first president, I hope to start paving the way for the Association to contribute to the accelerated industry growth and excellence of digital signage deployments worldwide.”

“We’re delighted to have the high caliber of people on our Advisory Board and their enthusiasm for helping the Association and the industry it serves,” said Dick Good, CEO of NetWorld Alliance and DSA chairman.

The Digital Signage Association was formed in October 2007 and now has over 100 members. The Advisory Board will hold its next meeting on September 16 in Philadelphia, in conjunction with the Digital Signage Expo East.

For more information, or to arrange an interview, contact David Drain, executive director, at (502) 241-7545 x252 or davidd@digitalsignageassociation.org.

EnQii joins Out-of-Home Video Advertising Bureau

Investing in Industry Growth with OVAB

New York — EnQii, a global leader in the digital signage out-of-home market, extends its industry leadership and commitment to industry growth by joining the Out-of-Home Video Advertising Bureau. OVAB is the official pro-industry trade association whose mission is to promote the growth and adoption of out-of-home video and digital networks among national and local advertisers.

As an OVAB member, EnQii joins other respected companies in the digital-out-of-home industry including Arbitron, CNN, CBS Outernet and Target Stores.

“Membership in OVAB further enables EnQii to better serve its customers, especially where advertising is a part of their monetization of their network,” says Stuart Armstrong, President of EnQii Americas.  “We also look forward to the high-level of collaboration as we all work to create a healthy and sustainable industry.”

“Companies that offer robust and turn-key solutions for the digital out- of- home market are critical to the growth of the industry,” says Suzanne Alecia, President, OVAB. “OVAB applauds EnQii for their early involvement and participation in the organization.”

EnQii is also an active member of POPAI, the global association for marketing at-retail where they are active in the creation of industry standards.  By participating in the education of the advertising community and by playing a role in setting standards for the out-of-home industry, EnQii stays at the forefront of an ever-evolving media landscape.

About EnQii
EnQii is a global leader in the digital signage and out-of-home media marketwith offices in New York, Toronto, London, Dubai, Hong Kong and Shanghai. As one of the world’s truly global digital out-of-home companies, EnQii currently services thousands of locations across more than 14 countries. EnQii couples a deep understanding of customer behavior with its powerful media technologies to provide clients with fully managed solutions that enables them to advance their overall customer communication strategy for many years to come. EnQii won the 2008 DIGI Award for outstanding technology in the healthcare category for the WHEN Network.

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EnQii Adds Most Powerful Version of Flash

 

The most powerful version of Flash to date delivers

unprecedented content performance and flexibility

New York — EnQii, a global leader and innovator in the digital signage out-of-home market, has incorporated Adobe’s FL3, a powerful tool for animated content creation and playback, for use with its digital signage players.

With the support of FL3, EnQii continues to deliver across the “new media triad” of digital signage, mobile devices and the web, thus enabling its clients to raise the value to their digital out-of-home networks.

Jeffrey Leder, President of the Casino Channel Network and an EnQii customer, says “This offers us significant benefits as we exploit a much broader value proposition for both the casino-hotel owners and our advertisers. It’s now much easier to create content for our digital signage networks and also use it for mobile and web-based platforms in order to support integrated marketing campaigns.”

Michael Willems, EnQii’s Chief Technology Officer, adds that licensing FL3 for use with its digital signage players has many benefits. “Advanced scaling and image optimization technology reduces the memory footprint of Flash files by 50% making it faster, more reliable and is more in tune with digital signage requirements,” said Willems.

Specifically, Willems says that by licensing FL3, EnQii Flash media files flow natively from our RemoteTransfer solution, which enhances performance. He cites the example of content such as animated text is even sharper and animates more smoothly across the screen. As Willems puts it, “this puts RemoteTransfer and our clients ahead of field in this important area.”

In addition, the FL3 capability unlocks EnQii’s partnership with LocaModa, a mobile platform provider that enables consumers to interact with digital signage with their cell phones. “FL3 provides the interface between cell phones and digital signage, opening up a world of interactive opportunities,” Willems said.

 

About EnQii

EnQii is a global leader in the digital out-of-home media market with offices in New York, Toronto, London, Dubai, Hong Kong and Shanghai. As one of the world’s truly global digital out-of-home companies, EnQii currently services thousands of locations across more than 14 countries. EnQii couples a deep understanding of customer behavior with its powerful media technologies to provide clients with fully managed solutions that enable them to advance their overall customer communication strategy for many years to come. EnQii won the 2008 DIGI Award for outstanding technology in the healthcare category for the WHEN Network. For more information, please visit www.enqii.com.

 

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EnQii Advances “New Media Triad” with Mobile Phone Interactivity

Partnerships Signed with PingMobile and LocaModa

New York — EnQii, a global leader in the digital out-of-home market, is taking aim at the future of digital signage networks by partnering with PingMobile, a full-service mobile agency, and LocaModa, a mobile social platform provider. By joining forces with PingMobile and LocaModa, EnQii is optimizing the “new media triad” of digital signage, mobile devices and the web while becoming part of the largest growing network of connected places.

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EnQii Advances “New Media Triad” with Mobile Phone Interactivity

Signs of the times

New technology is creating opportunities for brands to interact with consumers in-store in real time, reports Mark Ludmon.

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