Generative Video Wall Art Reveals Paintings Brushstroke By Brushstroke

May 20, 2022 by Dave Haynes

Industry veteran Jim Nista sold his content and coding company Insteo to Almo a few years ago, and after spending some time working within …

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Big Disty Almo Acquires Longtime Content Partner Insteo

July 17, 2018 by Dave Haynes

Philly-based pro AV distributor Almo Professional A/V has acquired “certain assets” of Insteo, the Long Beach, CA content and creative shop. Almo has been tight with …

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Report From ISA: Little Sign Of Digital Signage At Sign Industry’s Big Show, But Hints Of An Uptick

March 23, 2018 by Jim Nista

Guest Post: Jim Nista, Insteo Sign Expo, the International Sign Association’s (ISA) big annual trade show, is underway in Orlando. The ISA show focuses …

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SignExpo Impressions: Print Crowd Is Starting To “Get” Digital Signage

April 21, 2017 by Jim Nista

Guest Post: Jim Nista, Insteo Just back from another few days in Vegas, this time for the printed signs show ISA, aka SignExpo. The …

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Sixteen:Nine Podcasts: Jim Nista, Insteo

August 31, 2016 by Dave Haynes

Jim Nista and I have had lotsa long, interesting talks over trade show cocktails in Las Vegas or Orlando about the state of the …

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Board The Queen Mary For A Digital Signage Tour, Aug. 10th

July 20, 2016 by Dave Haynes

Digital Signage Expo is planning an informal tour and mixer on the Queen Mary cruise liner, which has been a part of the Long Beach, …

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Packaging Up Content For The Market

June 3, 2016 by Dave Haynes

I’m not sold on the idea of digital signage marketplaces when it comes to selling software and gear, but where I do think it …

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Digital Signage Talks Drawing SRO Crowds At Print Industry’s Sign Expo

April 20, 2016 by Dave Haynes

Jim Nista of Insteo sent me a note saying he wondered if perhaps the traditional sign industry might finally be catching on that digital …

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Insteo Opens HTML5-Focused Digital Signage Content Store

February 25, 2016 by Dave Haynes

Many signage software companies have for years offered up design templates and modest app stores to make content creation cheaper and easier for customers, …

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Why I’m Going To InfoComm: Jim Nista, Insteo

May 29, 2015 by Dave Haynes

Here’s Insteo founder Jim Nista writing about why he’s getting on a long, and I bet not direct, flight from Long Beach to Orlando …

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Projects: Smart Signage End Caps In Loop C-Stores

June 16, 2013 by Dave Haynes

Here’s a small pilot in Silicon Valley that’s interesting for several reasons. It’s using HTML5 as the content platform. It’s a digital signage deal …

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Insteo Launches Free US Election Social Gadgets

September 11, 2012 by Dave Haynes

The folks at Insteo, down in Long Beach, CA, have put together a nice promotion that provides US network operators with a great free …

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