Beaver Group
51°48′25″N 0°01′27″W / 51.806963°N 0.024065°W
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Digital Signage, Web Design & Graphic Design |
| Founded | 1978 & 1998 |
| Headquarters | , |
| Products | Autograph, Global Media Manager |
Beaver Group is an organization whose focus is the delivery of digital signage, graphic design and web design. Beaver Group is made up of two companies, Beaver Design (founded 1978)[1] and Beaver Solutions (founded 1998)[2].
Beaver Group clients are spread between local (Hertfordshire, UK) and international markets, including the BBC, Ericsson, the UK Home Office, IKEA[3][4] and P&O Cruises.
In October 2008, Beaver Solutions was awarded 'Digital Signage Project of the Year' by the AV Interactive Magazine for their deployment of digital signage for the Showcase Cinemas de Lux brand in the UK.[5]
History
Graphic designer Alan Critchley worked as a freelance graphic designer for Nabisco (now Cereal Partners - Nestlé cereals) and Rank Xerox, at which time he met Dave Suter. In 1978 Alan and Dave partnered together to start Beaver Design.
Their first office was based above a small glassware shop in Knebworth, Hertfordshire. In the early-eighties Beaver Design moved to Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire and then again in 1991 to Hertford. In the late 1990’s, Beaver Design started offering web design as well as graphic design.
In 2001 Beaver Design came together with Managed Information Technologies (which trades as Beaver Solutions) to form the 'Beaver Group'. Beaver Solutions is a technology company which specialises in digital signage, primarily with Scala software.[6] Beaver Group has continued to grow, becoming one of Scala’s major UK integrators.[7]
Signature Digital Menus
In late 2008, Beaver Solutions partnered together with industry leaders in digital signage to create a specific company for digital menu boards - Signature Digital Menus Ltd. Along with Sanyo, Scala, Vogels and Matrox, Beaver Solutions is a partner of Signature Digital Menus Ltd with their purpose to provide all the elements for digital menu boards from one company.[8]
Signature Digital Menus was formally launched on 23 September 2008. By Beaver Solutions’ Peter Critchley and Barry Thurston, along with QSR industry specialist Tony Ingles.[9]
Products
Although they primarily provide design and installation services, Beaver Group has also developed two tools for digital signage:
Autograph
Autograph is a web-based tool for managing the content on a digital signage network. It has a front-end interface and communicates via open-APIs to the digital signage software, allowing users to change content without needing to understand a complete digital signage system. It's principle deployment is in the use of digital menu boards, where restaurant managers want to alter prices and add new items to their menus.[10]
Global Media Manager
Global Media Manager (GMM) is a tool to allow live feeds to go directly into a digital signage network.[11] GMM has been used by companies such as the BBC and NEC, with the digital signage software Scala5 to show automatically updated information on the screens.[12]
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See also
References
- ^ "Digital Signage Solution Providers". Digital Signage Universe. Retrieved 2009-02-19.
- ^ "Full member profile". aka.tv. Retrieved 2009-04-24.
- ^ "IKEA debuts digital signage network in UK". Broadcast Engineering. 2007-05-24.
- ^ "IKEA". DigitalSignageExpo.net. Retrieved 2007-04-23.
- ^ "Digital Signage Project of the Year" (PDF). AV Interactive. 2008-10-28.
- ^ "Beaver Solutions develops screen content". Digital Signage Universe. Retrieved 2009-02-24.
- ^ "The Screen Forum Event Review". aka.tv. 2008-11-06.
- ^ "Beaver Group Launches Special Vehical For Digital Menu Boards". aka.tv. 2009-01-06.
- ^ "Sign of the times for company". Hertfordshire Mercury. 2008-10-09.
- ^ "Simple Interface To Menu Board Systems". DailyDOOH. 2009-01-20.
- ^ "GMM". Beaver Group. Retrieved 2009-02-15.
- ^ "NEC gets signage". AV Interactive. 2006-10-17.