Remember earlier this year when The Gores Group acquired ELO Touch Solutions for $380 million?

Now The Gores Group will buy the Broadcast Communications of Harris Corporation for $225 million. The price includes $160 million in cash at closing, a $15 million subordinated promissory note and an earn-out of up to $50 million based on future performance. The transaction, expected to be completed in early calendar year 2013, is subject to customary regulatory review (and closing conditions).

"The sale of Broadcast Communications reflects our strategy to optimize our business portfolio and focus on our core businesses," says William M. Brown, president and CEO of Harris.

The Broadcast Communications group of Harris holds far more than Digital Signage, but Harris is a significant DOOH player helping companies like 7-Eleven TV across 4344 stores.

The Harris Broadcast division will retain the Harris name for another three years while it transitions to a new brand. No products or product lines are being targeted for discontinuation. In broadcasting, the latest Versio release—introduced at IBC—is on track to ship this month. A major product announcement in the workflow, infrastructure and networking space, or WIN, is in the works.

Globally renowned cyber-illusionist Marco Tempest will present the Keynote Address on the eve of ISE 2013.

From standing ovations at TED Global to top level corporate gigs at Cisco, Symantec, Qualcomm and others, his talent has been recognized with a number of prestigious international awards including the prestigious New York World Cup of Magic.

Marco Tempest has been featured in his own theatrical shows and as part of numerous TV specials enjoying well in excess of 500 million cumulative viewings across the world. Marco’s award winning television series The Virtual Magician is currently airing in 48+ countries.

Titled Inventing The Impossible, Tempest’s presentation at ISE 2013 will address the use of illusion as a creative tool and how it can be used to bring seemingly impossible scenarios to life. Using examples of the magical illusion work Tempest has designed in collaboration with engineers, animators and programmers, the Keynote will focus on the envisaging of future technologies, the value of open-source projects and how illusion can provide an inviting gateway to social-media interactivity.

“Marco Tempest has a worldwide reputation as an inspirational speaker whose use of computer-based imagery, augmented reality and other visual technologies is as original as it is breathtaking,” comments Mike Blackman, Managing Director, Integrated Systems Events.

Meet the very first Skype Station. Demand for free video calls continues to grow globally, so AdTech wants companies and venues to delight their visitors by installing a Skype Station.

Skype Station can do much more than video calls – it’s another form of digital signage. Skype Station can display ads while idle, it can be integrated with your internet shop or used as registration system at a conference.

Whether it is a shopping mall, train station or night club, Skype Station can attract people and then hosts can present sales offers. AdTech can also design various software solutions depending on your needs.

Fresh from testing at Estonia’s Tallinn Airport, the makers insist Skype Station is much more than a simple computer dressed up in a futuristic outfit.

For example, Skype Station features a unique automatic log out system, hidden in the floor. Just step out of the booth and it logs you out of your Skype account.

Tridelity presents glasses-free 3D video walls with up to 5760 x 3240 pixels in 3x3 (165") and 2x2 (110") with slim bezel. Alternative models such as 7x1, 3x2 or 3x4 walls are available upon request.

While you can get glasses-free 3D in dimensions of up to 14 feet screen-size and with up to 80 square feet screen surface, Tridelity can also deliver the walls already pre-configured with the hardware needed for 24/7 operation.

Viewing distances of 50 feet or more with custom distances available. Each screen is a Full HD 55” model – already the 2x2 model runs on QUAD-HD resolution

Tridelity offers a bezel of just 0.2” per screen thanks to “ultra narrow bezel” technology.

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