Digital Signage

Scope of this project includes the need for digital signage software and hardware that can help display various announcements and information around the district. Aurora Public Schools is requiring that this system allow the capability to create, edit and review content through a content web management portal. The web management portal must have the ability to communicate approved content to a local content cache. The Web management system must have the capability to: push content to a single location, multiple location or all Aurora Public Schools locations; distribute content according to a pre-programmed schedule developed by an Aurora Public Schools determined editor; and, must have the capability to override the predetermined schedule in the event of an emergency or other urgent need. The following criteria must be met to achieve a successful project: 1. The System must distribute content over an IP Network 2. The System must be user friendly for an individual with basic computer skills. 3. The System must be robust enough to expand with the schools growing district needs; capable of accommodating several displays, at a minimum. 4. The Web Management Portal should maintain optimum performance time and speed when simultaneous users are online. 5. The System must have a central point of administration for users along with the ability to grant site permissions to each school/department asneeded in one console. 6. The Software should allow for Web Management and provide a secure interface for modifying, arranging and scheduling content. 7. The Web management tool must allow for different users to fully manage content on each display per their business unit requirements independent of the content from other business units. 8. The Software should support multilingual content. 9. Contractor must provide updated documentation with the releases of any Software updates or upgrades. 10. Provide updated documentation for System administration and general user help and assistance when updates and upgrades occur 11. Contractor must provide access to tech support/website if offered. 12. Proposer must offer a minimum of 30 hours of on location user and administrative training during the implementation of the digital signage solution. 13. Offer consulting services to aid in implementation, signage design, troubleshooting, etc. 14. Proposer must create and design with APS all initial content for screens. Technical Software Requirements 1. Software must be capable of displaying on typical large-format flat screen TVs and displays (both analog and HDTV). Both landscape and portrait oriented displays 2. Solution must allow for displays capable of using wired and wireless connectivity. 3. Software must have no restrictions on proprietary hardware to run digital signage Software. 4. Software should allow the customer to use any variety of hardware (flat screen displays, TVs) size and make. 5. System should allow administrators to view each display remotely. 6. Solution should allow remote control of the display screens including the capability to turn them ON/OFF based on ad-hoc or pre-defined schedules. Such schedules shall be input into the System management tool by the user and then be executed automatically. 7. Solution should provide real time or near real time updates when content is pushed out to a display. System latency shall be less than one second.

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Specialties, Signage.