D&H Distributing To Offer Intel RCM Digital Signage Software Solution

A Solutions Lab Webcast on October 7 Will Introduce Resellers to Wide-Ranging Digital Signage Opportunities in Retail, Medical, SMB and Other Markets

Distributing, the leading North American computer products and consumer electronics distributor, announces it is offering the Intel Retail Client Manager (RCM) software, a powerful digital signage solution.To educate resellers on how to profit from this opportunity in a variety of markets, the distributor is offering a new webcast from its Solutions Lab entitled “Simplifying Digital Signage with Intel’s Retail Client Manager” on October 7 at 2:00 p.m. ET.D&H customers can register at dandh.com.There is no cost for the session.

During the webcast, Solutions Specialists Chris Phillips and Matt Allison will demonstrate the Intel RCM software’s functionality, including the Audience Analytics tool, a cloud-based data collection application that recognizes basic customer characteristics and allows users to customize content on their displays based on the type of viewers that are in front of a particular screen.Session registrants are eligible to win one of three Intel NUC small form factor PCs. The webcast will conclude with a live Q&A.

D&H foresees a huge opportunity for VARs selling this solution into the retail sector, as well as considerable potential in healthcare, SMB and restaurant/hospitality. The RCM software offers a streamlined interface and robust tools to create an effective, customizable and easily-managed digital signage system for point-of-sale, kiosk and vending displays. End-users can utilize the intuitive GUI to control multiple screens via any PC-based internet connection.The software includes considerable instructional material, making it simple for first-time digital signage customers to deploy and manage.The RCM product is being sold via D&H’s award-winning licensing desk.

The Audience Analytics application determines general demographic information on viewers as they stand in front of each of each screen (e.g., age and gender). Organizations can leverage that data to customize the content that is displayed on each respective monitor unit. So for instance, when a man is detected in front of a store display, an ad targeting menswear will appear on that display. Data is provided both in an aggregated fashion reflecting an entire organization, and on a screen-by-screen basis. Such technologies create a compelling, proactive, and tailored marketing vehicle to promote the end-user’s business.

Digital signage customers can couple the Intel RCM solution with the Intel NUC small-form PC, which provides desktop-grade performance in a footprint of no more than 4 x 4 x 2.5 inches. This unobtrusive unit can facilitate a multi-display RCM environment while remaining virtually unnoticeable to onlookers.

"Digital signage has been a viable product application for some time. However, the market has been waiting on a practical and easy-to-use platform that empowers companies to manage these displays and turn them into truly persuasive business tools RCM’s analytic component lets users customize content to engage specific viewers and generate sales, which is a breakthrough capability,” said Jeff Davis, senior vice president of sales for D&H Distributing. “Its potential is extensive, since digital signage is already a pervasive presence in both public- and business-based establishments. It could result in a watershed of opportunity.”

About D&H Distributing
As the nation’s leading technology distributor, D&H provides a wealth of resources to empower solution providers and consultants, delivering a broad selection of SMB categories, products and applications. The company’s offerings span server and infrastructure, SOHO and mobile applications, consumer electronics and gaming. D&H’s multimarket expertise, account-dedicated sales teams, sterling service and flexible financing options are unmatched in the industry.

With an impressive 96-year history serving as a trusted advisor to the reseller channel, D&H has been able to consistently reinvent itself based upon changing market conditions. The company prides itself on creating business partnerships with an astute focus on ease-of-doing-business, relationships, value, performance and service.

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