AOpen America and MMD Bundle Forces

Feb. 28, 2011 - PRLog -- Press Release: AOpen and MMD Bundle Forces

Leading Hardware Vendors Announce a Bundled Digital Signage Solution

AOpen America, Inc. and MMD, the company behind Philips branded public signage solutions, announce the upcoming release of an AOpen Digital Engine® alongside one of Philips Public Signage displays equipped with the space saving Smart Insert. Both companies are leading hardware manufacturers in their respective fields and have commenced a close relationship together as preferred partners. The exciting hardware combination offers customers a complete tested and certified digital signage platform, providing customers with a reliable and open hardware solution.  


According to Wilfred De Man, Director Sales & Marketing EMEA, “We are proud to announce our partnership with AOpen with these bundled packages. This is another sign that the Smart Insert solution offers ultimate flexibility for system integrators and solution providers, as opposed to all-in-one digital signage devices.”


In early 2010 AOpen and MMD announced the Philips Smart Insert for a perfect mounting solution to attach the media player to the display. This means that if one of the products needs a replacement, the customer only needs to replace one item, thus lowering the total cost of ownership. Other key benefits include: providing an optimal fit on the wall, maximum flexibility, easy upgrades, tidy cable management, green solution, hardware operability tested and certified.

The MMD will be featured at this year’s Digital Signage Expo show in Las Vegas, Nevada.  “We are pleased to be working with MMD in this joint contribution to the ever growing digital signage industry.  MMD along with AOpen will provide an innovative bundled package solution that will aid our end customers in installing a digital signage hardware platform with ease while allowing them to achieve low cost benefits.” said Dale Tsai, President of AOpen America. “It is also an additive advantage for us to be able to display this solution at the 2011 DSE as we like to show how versatile this product is with the many different type of market it can go into.”    


About MMD
MMD is a wholly owned company of TPV established in 2009 through a brand license agreement with Philips. MMD exclusively markets and sells Philips branded LCD displays worldwide. By combining the Philips brand promise with TPV’s manufacturing expertise in displays, MMD uses a fast and focused approach to bringing innovative products to market. Through its network of local sales agents MMD works with all major European IT distributors and resellers. The company’s design and development centers are located in Taiwan and Amsterdam.

About AOpen
As the pioneers of ultra small form factor (uSFF) components and customizable platforms, AOpen America, Inc. (http://usa.aopen.com) remains in the wheelhouse with its strategic alliances, setting the standard for vertical market solutions via Mini-ITX platforms that provide open architecture versatility, next-generation technology and unmatched value through huge energy cost savings and readiness compliance with ENERGY STAR and EPEAT. While remaining as the true leader in uSFF components and platforms, AOpen also provides a complete array of digital signage technologies for streamlined, end-to-end solutions in consumer-grade environments and provides scalable technologies ranging from cost-efficient nettop media players to their Digital Engine and XC Mini flagship lines. AOpen continues to drive Innovation Economy Technology (I-ET) in socially responsible, green IT solutions for offices, homes and mission-critical applications.
For more information, availability and press inquiries, please contact AOpen or MMD.

Contact information
AOpen America
Angela Tang
Phone: 1(408) 586-1279
http://usa.aopen.com/

MMD Monitors & Displays
Mr. Tom Ringhs, Marketing Manager EMEA
Phone: +31 (0)205046900
www.philips.com/publicsignagesolutions

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As the pioneers of ultra small form factor (uSFF) components and customizable platforms, AOpen America, Inc. (http://usa.aopen.com) remains in the wheelhouse with its strategic alliances, setting the standard for vertical market solutions via Mini-ITX platforms that provide open architecture versatility, next-generation technology and unmatched value through huge energy cost savings and readiness compliance with ENERGY STAR and EPEAT. While remaining as the true leader in uSFF components and platforms, AOpen also provides a complete array of digital signage technologies for streamlined, end-to-end solutions in consumer-grade environments and provides scalable technologies ranging from cost-efficient nettop media players to their Digital Engine and XC Mini flagship lines. AOpen continues to drive Innovation Economy Technology (I-ET) in socially responsible, green IT solutions for offices, homes and mission-critical applications.