Author Archives: John Reilly

Carousel 5.2: Bulletin Impression Tracking

We’ve been hard at work on the next version of Carousel, and I’d like to give a short sneak peak at what’s coming up. This post will focus on what we’re calling Bulletin Impression Tracking. Here’s the scenario: You’re in charge of running the digital signage for your organization, and someone comes to you with [...]
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Make no little plans

Saw this today on 37signals‘ blog: Make no little plans. They have no magic to stir men’s blood and probably themselves will not be realized. Make big plans; aim high in hope and work, remembering that a noble, logical diagram once recorded will never die, but long after we are gone will be a living [...]
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Tradeshow Schedule

Looking to meet up with Tightrope one-on-one?  Come visit us at a tradeshow! Here’s our tradeshow schedule for the coming months. Association of College Unions International (ACUI)New OrleansMarch 16th-19th, 2008 National Association of Broadcasters (NAB)Las VegasApril 11th-17th 2008 InfoCommLas VegasJune 18th-20th, 2008 Alliance for Community MediaWashington, DCJuly 9th-12th Dean Evans & Associates EMS User’s Conference [...]
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Cablecast 4.7.4 Released!

Today, Tightrope Media Systems is pleased to announce the release of Cablecast 4.7.4.* Notable improvements include: Bug 2867 – Automatic Maintenance on SX Servers. Bug 2891 – SX servers play shows late. Bug 2963 – SX Configuration issues on SX4 servers. 14 additional issues resolved. For a complete list of release notes, please visit our [...]
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New Release: Carousel 5.1

We’re very pleased to announce the release of Carousel 5.1. This release represents a large effort to improve the scalability and reliability of Carousel, and we can’t wait to start building on this new foundation. Here’s a quick overview of what’s new: Enhanced housekeeping features allow you to purge old bulletins in bulk by type, [...]
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Tightrope Training Session on March 7th in Easton, MA

On March 7th, there’s a FREE All-day Tightrope Media Systems Cablecast User (and prospective user) Training Session that will be held during the annual Camera Company Show! We’ll try to cover all of the little tricks, nooks and crannies of Cablecast and Carousel. A short list of topics includes: Drag and drop, saved searches and [...]
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Cablecast 4.7.2 Released

Tightrope Media Systems is pleased to announce the release of Cablecast 4.7.2. This update includes several bug fixes that improve the stability and reliability of video server operations, and therefore is a must-have for anyone who owns a Cablecast SX series video server. Most notable improvements include: Bug 2710: SX servers continue to record when [...]
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WIFI Now Available for Carousel Solo and Player 210s

We are pleased to announce the WIFI option for the Carousel Solo and Player 210. The Carousel Solo 210 is a small digital signage appliance suitable for single channel applications. The Player 210 shares the same form factor as the Solo, but is utilized with a Carousel Server in multi-channel digital signage systems. With the [...]
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New Monitor Control Application for Carousel

We are pleased to announce the release of a new product in the digital signage lineup: The Carousel Monitor Control application! Most digital signage systems include several flat panel displays installed throughout the facility. Getting the most out of those units is critical, not only because they are expensive, but the job of servicing them [...]
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Integrating Cablecast and Drupal

Does your community use Drupal for their website?  Looking to get Cablecast’s schedule into Drupal?  One of our forum members has created a PHP script that connects to Cablecast’s web service and publishes your schedule directly into a Drupal block.  For the full discussion, check out the forum thread. Are you using Cablecast’s web service [...]
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