SpinetiX Announces New Cloud-Based Remote Monitoring Service for Digital Signage Players

SpinetiX, the Swiss manufacturer of digital signage products, will launch at Integrated Systems Europe 2015 its new cloud-based service called Cockpit. Cockpit enables dealers to set up, monitor and control customers’ digital signage players from anywhere, proactively performing maintenance and addressing problems before they reach critical status.

Market research has shown that the quality of on-site service and support is one of the top three challenges for digital signage projects. Up to 30% of the budget is reserved for integration and support services, in particular when digital signage networks are mission critical to end-customers. Yet, providing quality maintenance and on-site support can be a challenge for dealers. Without professional remote monitoring tools, these missions can be unpredictable, risky and expensive, with labor costs adding up quickly. With SpinetiX Cockpit, dealers can proactively react and prevent players reaching critical status. Maintenance and support can be done remotely from anywhere, dramatically reducing labor costs.
SpinetiX has always been known for its unique product reliability and industry leading support. Digital signage networks however not only involve media players but also content, displays, network devices and environmental factors (such as temperature, screen status etc.). “Monitoring all aspects which may impact the correct behavior of the digital signage network is the right way to maximize the reliability of the solution”, says Francesco Ziliani, SpinetiX CEO. “Cockpit benefits from the reliability and advanced technology of our players to keep an eye on all elements. The new Cockpit service allows our dealers to prevent issues – till now unpredictable – and promptly react to incidents maximizing the up-time of the end customer’s digital signage network. This unique added value service will improve the quality of maintenance and on-site support and will keep our end customers loyal.”
Cockpit is set up as a “Freemium” pricing model and is accessible at http://cockpit.spinetix.com. The free version allows any owner of a SpinetiX player to perform basic monitoring tasks. The premium version is for professionals requiring real-time monitoring, alert notifications, remote firmware updates, reporting and more. Cockpit licenses for the premium version will be available through our established distribution channels. More information on Cockpit is available at spinetix.com/cockpit.
Cockpit will officially be launched and demonstrated at Integrated Systems Europe 2015 in Amsterdam (10 February – 12 February) on SpinetiX stand K205 in Hall 8. Plan your visit to ISE now and use our free invitation code, available at spinetix.com/go/ise.
About SpinetiX
SpinetiX is an award-winning Swiss manufacturer of digital signage products that was founded in 2006 by a team of entrepreneurs committed to engineering excellence. The company now works closely with a structured ecosystem of international partners that deploy digital signage networks worldwide. SpinetiX is the manufacturer of the HMP Hyper Media Player series which include built-in content management, turning any digital display into an autonomous and networked device. Elementi is SpinetiX’s fully featured digital signage design tool for the PC. More information is available at spinetix.com.