New York City — (January 15, 2007) — Reflect Systems Inc., a leading provider of software for retail digital signage network operators, today announced its participation in Microsoft’s Virtual Hard Disk (VHD) Test Drive Program. Reflect’s participation in the VHD Program will help simplify the evaluation and deployment processes of Reflect Systems’ technologies on the Microsoft technology platform, including ReflectView Digital Signage Software for retail digital signage network management and monitoring on Microsoft Server 2003 R2, Virtual Server 2005 R2 and SQL Server 2005. Reflect Systems’ participation in the program also signifies the company’s ongoing commitment to developing interoperable software technologies and providing customers with greater flexibility and better use of hardware resources during software evaluations through virtualization practices.
Through the VHD Program, Reflect can distribute its enterprise software and applications within a virtual machine, allowing IT professionals to confidently and quickly evaluate Reflect Systems’ Windows Server-based software while minimizing unnecessary hardware resource allocation and management.
“Because VHDs are pre-built and configured to specifications supporting ReflectView Digital Signage software, Reflect can quickly deploy and assist clients and prospects in evaluating our software solutions,” said Matt Schmitt, Chief Technology Officer of Reflect Systems. “The use of virtualization allows near instant deployments with properly configured software for evaluation periods, effectively providing no hassle installs for IT and data center employees. This process helps reduce IT departments’ cost and complexity in assisting retail merchandising and marketing departments with the evaluation and deployment of digital signage solutions.”
About ReflectView Digital Signage Software
Built on a core platform of Microsoft technology, the ReflectView Retail Digital Signage software suite provides retailers and digital signage network operators with the functionality necessary to reliably scale the management, distribution and monitoring of audio/video content to thousands of remote displays and hardware devices. The software suite takes advantage of advanced features of both Microsoft Server 2003 R2 operating system and SQL Server 2005 and provides customers with an enterprise solution for scalability and management of sophisticated digital signage networks.
“We are excited when vendors like Reflect Systems make the evaluation process for their software solutions easier for retail customers through Microsoft’s virtualization technology,” said David Gruehn, industry solutions director for Microsoft’s U.S. Retail and Hospitality Industry Group. “This gives retailers the ability to evaluate compelling solutions like ReflectView while also demonstrating the benefits of Microsoft technologies, including Windows 2003 Server R2 and SQL Server 2005.”
Now Available
ReflectView is being demonstrated during Retail’s Big Show 2007 from the Microsoft exhibit at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City. For more information, visit www.reflectsystems.com.
About Reflect Systems:
Reflect Systems provides digital signage software and services for large retailers and other enterprises wishing to reach customers with high impact visual imagery at the point of sale or in public gathering areas. From the strategic planning and deployment of signage networks to video programming strategies and tactics, Reflect’s combination of service and software provides a complete approach to maximizing return on investment for digital signage customers. Reflect Systems, based in Dallas TX, is privately held. For more, visit www.reflectsystems.com.