TELentice elevates Inlink media delivery

The digital display screens are installed in elevators of high-rise office buildings in Sydney and Melbourne, with the network soon to be extended to other Australian capital cities. The initial deployment of TELentice was completed early in November and is currently running approximately 25 screens in 3 office towers, with immediate plans to extend the system to a further 50 screens.

The unique nature of the elevator environment required Fujitsu Australia Software Technology engineers to deliver an atypical solution which:

• Broadcasts media on two uniquely scheduled windows, one for news and weather and the other for advertising and messages;
• Broadcasts on screens installed in portrait format; and
• Provide news/weather updates throughout the day via a wireless network.

These requirements and the constant motion of elevators created a challenging environment for the deployment of the TELentice system. The installation was completed rapidly and almost entirely problem free, highlighting the robustness and functionality of TELentice Enterprise.

Inlink is a media company that installs and manages digital information and entertainment screens in elevators of commercial office buildings. Inlink currently has a network of almost 100 screens in 10 buildings and is deploying another 250 screens nationally over the coming 18 months.

Inlink's screens deliver live national and international content including real-time news, sport, entertainment, weather, financial market updates and full-flowing digital advertising, providing building tenants with relevant information while making the elevator journey more enjoyable.

TELentice represents a proven and comprehensive suite of new media solutions allowing organisations to entice consumers with tailored advertising, information and entertainment over large, distributed networks. Irrespective of whether targeted messages need to be distributed to one display device or 5000, at one location or many, a TELentice product is available.

FAST's world leading Digital Signage applications include: TELentice Enterprise, Lite, Player, MultiView, Magic and AdHoc.

TELentice - on-target digital signage

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Gartner Goes Digital with TELentice™

12 November 2002
The recently re-branded TELentice™ suite of multimedia products has been chosen as the application cornerstone to broadcast digital information at the Gartner Symposium/ITxpo2002.

TELentice will be used to schedule and broadcast session content, ads, news, and messages on display devices throughout the Sydney Convention Centre.

To see how TELentice is providing Gartner with on-target digital signage, please visit Gartner Goes Digital.

TELentice™ - a new name for a proven product

Fujitsu Australia Software Technology (FAST) is pleased to announce the re-branding of our suite of award-winning multimedia targeting, scheduling and distribution products. Effective today our products will be known as TELentice™.

TELentice shifts the emphasis towards results rather than technology, a reflection of the market's growing acceptance and confidence in the value of digital signage networks (DSNs).

TELentice represents the next generation of telecommunications. As the telegraph led to the telephone, and television introduced mass media, the convergence of multimedia, display devices and broadband networks leads to TELentice.

TELentice represents a proven and comprehensive suite of new media solutions allowing organisations to entice consumers with tailored advertising, information and entertainment over large, disparate networks. Irrespective of whether targeted messages need to be distributed to one display device or 5000, at one location or many, a TELentice product is available.

FAST's world leading Digital Signage applications includes:
TELentice Enterprise, Lite, Player, MultiView, Magic and AdHoc.

TELentice - on-target digital signage

IMB - Abuzz with TELentice

25 September 2002
The recently announced technology licensing agreement between Abuzz Technologies and Fujitsu Australia Software Technology has quickly borne fruit with the successful deployment of two TELentice powered Abuzz Kiosks at IMB Building Society.

The kiosks, located at the Miranda Shopping Centre branch of IMB, provide Internet banking access to IMB customers as well as a means of communicating corporate messages to all branch customers.

The top screens, managed from a central location are updated regularly with information such as current interest rates and details on IMB insurance and investment products. TELentice allows IMB to schedule different material to play at different times of the day allowing messages to be tailored to the type of customers in the branch. The messages can be in a variety of multimedia formats, including MPEG, Shockwave, Flash, MS PowerPoint and even streaming media. This flexibility makes it easy for IMB to change the content quickly, ensuring the messages are current and relevant.

TELentice and Abuzz, helping IMB get the right information to the right customers at the right time.

Find out more about the TELentice suite of multimedia distribution applications.

FAST announces OEM deal with leading Australian multimedia kiosk manufacturer Abuzz

1 August 2002
~ FAST provides powerful multimedia scheduling and broadcasting functionality for Abuzz's unique dual screen interactive kiosks. ~

Fujitsu Australia Software Technology (FAST), a leading provider of advanced technologies for managing, scheduling and broadcasting of digital content to multiple display devices, today announced a technology licensing agreement with Abuzz Technologies Pty Ltd, a leading provider of interactive touchscreen kiosks that appeal to the eye, the touch and the curiosity of the user.

Abuzz has integrated TELentice, an advanced multimedia broadcasting solution, with its dual screen interactive kiosks. By incorporating TELentice’s powerful scheduling and broadcasting functionality, Abuzz’s kiosk solution delivers enhanced capabilities to deliver dynamic, full motion multimedia messages and advertisements 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

"With the integration of FAST’s
TELentice, we can now provide our customers with the potential to generate advertising revenue through the kiosk’s second TFT screen" said Morgan Drew, Chief Executive Officer Abuzz. "TELentice is a market-proven product that has the robustness and functionality our customers need, and is easily integrated into the latest version of Abuzz's interactive kiosks."

Abuzz Technologies creates dynamic and innovative tools that enable organisations to engage the interest of their market, hands-on. Abuzz is an experienced company that specialises in designing and manufacturing interactive touchscreen kiosks.

Exquisitely designed, Abuzz’s range of kiosks appeal to the eye, the touch and the curiosity of the user. Abuzz uses the latest computer technology, along with user-friendly software, providing organisations with a highly effective touchscreen solution.

Bala Varadarajan, Managing Director of Fujitsu Australia Software Technology was enthusiastic about the benefits for both parties:

"The partnership with Abuzz is ideal for Fujitsu Australia Software Technology primarily due to the natural synergy of our complimentary technologies. The uniqueness of the integration will allow both companies to further gain market share", he said.

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FAST demostrates leading edge media player at CeBIT 2002

26 June 2002
Fujitsu Australia Software Technology introduced the newest addition to the award winning TELentice suite of products, TELentice multiView at CeBIT 2002.

TELentice multiView is specifically designed to permit multiple streams of digital information to be scheduled and broadcast simultaneously on a single plasma screen.


With TELentice multiView, a single plasma can be configured to show a TV signal in one window, a shockwave file in another and a scrolling ticker in along the bottom. With this technology, organisations can enhance the impact of plasmas by simultaneously entertaining as well as informing customers of special offers or deals. TELentice multiView can be used in branch networks such as banks, cinemas, transport hubs, malls or anywhere existing or prospective customers gather.

TELentice multiView is just another way TELentice ensures the right message gets to the right person at the right time.

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TELentice recognised as one of Australia's most innovative multimedia applications

16 January 2002
In a nationwide competition to find Australia's hottest technology innovators, Fujitsu Australia Software Technology's digital distribution system TELentice
was amongst the winners selected in the multimedia category.

The Secrets of Australian IT Innovation competition attracted 217 entries from companies, research organisations and universities and was supported by all State and Territory government, the Federal Government and relevant industry associations. The winners in the various categories were announced on the 21st December 2001 by Senator Richard Alston and Mr Ian Macfarlane.
See the announcement at the Department of Communications, Information Technology and the Arts.

TELentice will be one of thirty-five applications showcased at the IT Business Forum in Adelaide, which is being held in conjunction with the World Congress on IT 2002 (see the press release from IT Business Forum). This will help position TELentice as a world leader in digital signage network application infrastructure and introduce this innovative technology to some of the world's most important venture capitalists, investors and IT solutions providers.

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FAST was established in 1989 by Fujitsu, one of the world's leading e-Services organisation. As the first Fujitsu software development organisation located outside of Japan, we offer a unique combination of flexibility that only mid-size companies offer, with the security that comes with partnering with one of the largest IT & T company in the world.

Being part of the Fujitsu global group of companies, FAST offers our customers access to some of the world's best people, processes, intellectual property and technology.