Data Collection and Interactive Forms on Kiosk Terminals

When it comes to self-service terminals, sooner or later there will be a need to capture user input (with forms). Whether it is customer satisfaction surveys, reservations/bookings, or business process data collection (repair orders, purchase orders, etc.), there is always an input mask provided on the terminal that the user must complete on the device.

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New Improved Version of RSS Newsboard Plugin

The standard functionality of FrontFace can be easily extended by plugins. The “Newsboard” plugin was one of the first plugins made available for FrontFace and is one of the most popular. It allows you to display any RSS news feed as an eye catching news board on your screen.

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Digitalization Made Easy: A Digital Blackboard!

Digitalization can be time-consuming, as it often goes hand in hand with major adjustments to the processes involved. On the one hand, this is of course an opportunity to optimize and improve business processes, but on the other hand, it also creates a high degree of complexity, so that it is not uncommon for a lot of time to pass before you can see presentable results!

One process that can be digitalized very easily, quickly and without much effort is the traditional blackboard, which is found in almost every organization: with a digital blackboard, a digital screen replaces the classic bulletin board. It can be a conventional (non-interactive) screen that is used to communicate information to employees, customers or visitors, or an interactive touch screen that allows users to access the information they need.

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Date/Time, World Time Clock, Countdown or Timer for Your Digital Signage Content

With the “Date/Time” media object of FrontFace digital signage and kiosk software, you can integrate the current date and/or time into your screen content.

In addition to displaying the current date or time as a digital or analog clock, this media object can also display a countdown or ‘egg timer’. You can also use the Date/Time media object to create a world time clock!

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Digital Signage with Android or Windows: Which is better?

Digital signage software is available for various operating systems. Broadly speaking, there are two types of systems used for digital signage: PC-based and SOC (System on a Chip). While PC-based systems use classic PC hardware, usually based on x86 or x64 processors, SOC hardware has the entire system on a chip and is usually integrated directly into the screen. However, there are also external SOC media players and sticks that connect to the display via HDMI or Display Port like PCs.

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Media Library in the FrontFace Assistant

A Media Library is now available as a new feature in the FrontFace Assistant (starting with version 4.7.0). This allows you to easily manage your media such as images, videos, PDFs, XPS files, and audio files throughout the entire project.

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Power BI Plugin for FrontFace

Microsoft’s Power BI business intelligence software is used by many companies today. It can be used to compile business figures and data from a wide range of data sources in the company into reports and analyses, which can then be displayed in a web browser.

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Remote Control Plugin for FrontFace

With the new Remote Control Plugin for FrontFace, FrontFace players can be easily “remote controlled” via a smartphone/tablet app. Similar to a TV remote control, playlists can be started, paused or stopped ad hoc, placeholder text in playlists can be filled, and playlist pages can be browsed interactively.

The Remote Control App for remote control via smartphone, tablet or PC is available for Windows, Android (as sideload or via Google Play) and for iOS.

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