Digital Signage In Action

Digital signage systems are everywhere, once you start noticing them. Since joining Tightrope Media Systems and working on a digital signage system, I’ve noticed them at airports, hotels, restaurants and more. When I see the systems in action, I like to think about the features the system offers and how it is meeting the needs [...]
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Announcing Cablecast 4.9

Tightrope Media Systems announces the latest and greatest in broadcast automation! “Cablecast 4.9 is an exciting release, “ says Andrew Starks, the company’s Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer. “We’ve added some very exciting capabilities that really open the platform up to social media tools, such as Drupal, Open Media and CMDN. As PEG centers seek [...]
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Announcing Carousel 6.0.3 and FrontDoor 5.3.4

We are excited to announce the release of Carousel 6.0.3 and FrontDoor 5.3.4.
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InfoComm 2010

The formula for success in digital signage is on display all over InfoComm this year. With Carousel winning systems integrators awards and hundreds of projects large and small across the country, it's easy to see why InfoComm choose to highlight Carousel in the Application Showcase. Also, Cybertouch, Marshall, Hall Research, Forbes AV, ZeeVee and Toner Cable have decided to use our system in their booths to demonstrate and advertise their products.
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Announcing Cablecast 4.8.5

Today, we are announcing a maintenance release for Cablecast 4.8.5. See what's new!
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Part IV: Starting Your Own Business In Less Than 3600 Words

In last week’s post, we covered pressure, partners and niches. This week, we’ll wrap things up with some observations and final thoughts… Observation 1: The World Is Infinitely Large We are more connected than ever, which often leads us all to think about a shrinking planet. The planet is not shrinking. In fact, it’s expanding. [...]
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Part III: Starting Your Own Business In Less Than 3600 Words

In last week’s post, we covered the depressing topics of failure and venture capitalists. We continue this series by talking about pressure, partners and niches. Step 4: Along with Failure, Get to Know Pressure As we illustrated in parts of Step 3, you need pressure. Having a wife and kids is no excuse to not [...]
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Part II: Starting Your Own Business In Less Than 3600 Words

Last week I started this four part series on starting your business. I talked about the importance of being unemployable and becoming an unreasonable person. Hmm…. This week, we’ll continue the happy thoughts with… Step 3: Get to Know and Love Failure The only lessons that you ever truly learn come from failure. Since you’ve [...]
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Part I: Starting Your Own Business In Less Than 3600 Words

A friend of mine asked about starting his own business. All he really wanted to know was how to register a business name, which I thought as odd. Our approach to starting a business was: Sell the product Make the product Deliver the product, fixing it as you try to get it running. Make up [...]
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TRMS Website Relaunch!

If you’re reading this, you’ve probably noticed that the Tightrope website has been relaunched with a brand new design. This project has been in the works for a long time, and we’re incredibly excited to finally flip the switch and reveal it to the world! So. What’s new? New features It’s much easier to find [...]
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