Corporate • Education • Financial • Government • Healthcare • Hospitality
Entertainment • Manufacturing • Retail • Transportation
Digital Signage Software Solutions That Allow You To:
Welcome visitors to your premises
Inform clients of latest news, events and changing schedules
Advertise new products and services
Communicate with employees and customers
Provide clear and accessible directions
BTX offers these solutions in a software only configuration or pre-loaded
on tested and approved computer hardware as a value-added service.
Enterprise Communications
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Public Communication
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Hours of Operation
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Emergency
Evacuation
Advertising
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Wayfinding
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Queue and Line Management
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Visitor Information
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External Information
Real Time Display
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Interactivity
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Timetable Information
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Results Display
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Product Information
Statistics
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Paging
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Menus
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Data
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Pricing
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Net Display Systems is a global manufacturer of flexible digital signage solutions. Because this software
is not tied to any specific media player, it can be properly paired with “just-right” hardware to meet the
demands of a wide variety of applications, from PowerPoint
®presentations to full 1080p video with text
crawls. BTX offers a variety of media player solutions that we’ve custom configured to specifically
run different levels of content intensity in an environment with Net Display Systems PADS software.
The Net Display Systems solutions are incredibly easy to integrate with back-end databases, work great
with Flash
®content and can operate in a stand-alone environment or be managed with unlimited
scalability. There are three main solutions outlined in this brochure and they include PADS Professional,
Standalone and Express.
The PADS PROFESSIONAL System consists of five (5) fully integrated software applications that together provide the most flexible and technically advanced system for digital signage currently available. The five applications include a Designer, Manager, Server, Viewer and Agent. A typical configuration consists of a central PC on which the Designer, Manager, Server and Agent software are installed. In addition, every display has a PC behind it on which the viewer software is installed.
This product is also ideal for ENTERPRISE COMMUNICATIONS. An inexpensive optional Desktop Viewer application allows signage content to appear on every desktop throughout a company. This is ideal for emergencies and other urgent notifications, management messages and general corporate communications.
The PADS PROFESSIONAL Designer software is a powerful and flexible design tool that allows you to design visually attractive digital signage content in a WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) environment. It allows the use of content ranging from text only to content with fully integrated video, TV, Internet, RSS feeds and data from any database.
Features:
Design of signage with almost any possible content.
Large collection of page elements, including text, picture, line, shape, video/sound, webpage, formatted text, scrolling text, tables, presentation-in-page, TV and plug-ins.
Support of industry standard picture and video file formats, Microsoft PowerPoint®, Adobe Shockwave®,
Adobe Flash®, streaming video and TV.
Built-in master pages for consistent page design.
Unequaled database connectivity features to display real-time data.
Powerful dynamic rules for conditional display of content.
Support for interactive presentations.
Preview function for an instant look at how your presentation will run.
Zone viewer element allows a complete presentation to be added to another presentation and can be managed as a separate viewer.
PADS 3.1 PROFESSIONAL System
The PADS Professional System Ordering Information:
Part Number Description Requirement
NDS-PADSPKEY31 Hardware Key 1 per server
NDS-PADSPDGR31 PADS PROFESSIONAL Designer License 1 per content designer NDS-PMGR31 PADS PROFESSIONAL Manager License 1 per manager* NDS-PSVR31 PADS PROFESSIONAL Server 1 per server NDS-PADSPVWR31 Viewer 1 per display*
NDS-PADSPDVR31 Desktop Viewer 1 per computer monitor (optional)* NDS-PADSPAGT31 PADS PROFESSIONAL Agent 1 per system administrator (optional)* NDS-PADSSUPUPGR PADS Software Contract Optional
*Quantity break discounts are available. Call your salesperson for details.
kind of information to any display location at any time. Content can be scheduled for individual displays or for groups of viewer displays.
Features:
Comprehensive recurrence features to schedule on a minute, hourly, daily, weekly, monthly or yearly basis.
Unlimited creation of groups of displays.
Definition of priority levels for content.
Simple schedule editing via a drag and drop environment.
Easy content editing with integrated PADS Designer application.
Easy scheduling of content via scheduler wizard.
The PADS PROFESSIONAL Server software handles the process of collecting and distributing scheduled content and files as well as the delivery of real-time data to the displays.
Features:
Communication over TCP/IP via .NET remoting.
Communication possible over LAN, WAN, Intranet or the Internet.
Full support of wireless communication.
Optimized to minimize network traffic.
Secured communication via data encryption.
Automatic distribution of content to displays.
Automatic collection and distribution of real-time data to displays.
Complete synchronization of content files between PADS Professional Server and displays.
3
The PADS PROFESSIONAL Viewer is the software application responsible for displaying scheduled content on a display device. This software communicates with the PADS Professional Server software for the retrieval of content, related files and real-time data. A separate Desktop Viewer cable installed on each computer on a network allowing the same content to be inexpensively displayed throughout an organization.
Features:
Displays content on any type of display.
Supports any screen resolution.
Can work in combination with multiple displays or even an entire video wall.
Support of kiosks, whether or not in combination with touch screens.
Page synchronization between multiple displays.
Local caching of schedules, content and files to work offline in the case of a network failure.
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The PADS PROFESSIONAL Agent is an optional software application which allows easy monitoring and analysis of a PADS Professional system installation and perform remote management.
Features:
Comprehensive set of remote PADS Professional Server and Viewer functions.
Automatic notification of network failures.
Keeps screen capture information, statistics and a logbook with a complete record of display processes.
Schedules tasks for performing operations, including the installation of new software or automatic computer reboots.
Remote retrieval of system information, process information, fonts and log files.
Remote adjustment of program setting.
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The STANDALONE System is ideal for an application requiring a single digital sign. It could be located by the front door of a retail shop announcing the specials or sales of the day. This system requires just one PC, which contains the PADS 3.1 Standalone Designer software and the Viewer software.
The Standalone Designer software is a powerful and flexible design tool that allows you to design visually attractive digital signage content ranging from text only to content with fully integrated video, TV, Internet, RSS feeds and data from any database. It allows you to take information from an unlimited number of sources and combine it into a visually appealing and dynamic presentation.
Features:
Design digital signage with almost any content type.
Supports industry standard picture and video file formats, Microsoft PowerPoint®, Adobe Shockwave®,
Adobe Flash®, streaming video and TV.
Unequaled database connectivity features for display of real-time information.
Unique playback capability to help with archiving and retrieval of content.
Optional behind-the-scene content management.
Integrated preview facility offers instant feedback on how content will run before being displayed.
The Standalone Viewer is the software application that displays the designed presentations on a standalone display.
Features:
Works with any type of display (LCD, LED, Plasma), video walls and supports any screen resolution.
Directly integrates with PADS Standalone Designer for easy content editing.
Playlist editor for simple scheduling of content.
Built-in support for Kiosks either with or without touchscreens.
PADS 3.1 STANDALONE System
The Standalone System Ordering Information:
Part Number Description Requirement
NDS-PADSSKEY31 Hardware Key 1 per standalone display NDS-PADSSDGR31 Designer 1 per standalone display* NDS-PADSSVWR31 Viewer 1 per standalone display NDS-PADSSUPUPGR PADS Software Contract Optional
This software system has all the components of the PADS PROFESSIONAL system including the Desktop Viewer for company-wide communication, but with a subset of features. Please review the feature comparison chart on the following pages for a full understanding of the differences.
A signage application involving a PowerPoint presentation requires a far different piece of hardware compared to a true multi-media filled content presentation. The NDS software can be paired up with any Windows based multi-media player. BTX, working with some of the most sophisticated hardware engineers in the USA, has designed specific media players for simple content and media-intensive content. Choose one of these for your application, or contact our engineers to help design the “just-right” player for you. Our players come complete with a Windows operating system and your specific NDS software installed. Please note that when considering which media player to choose, customer requirements may change over time and the more powerful media player is always a “safer” choice.
PADSXPRESS System
Media Player Hardware Options
The PADSXPRESS System Ordering Information:Part Number Description Requirement
NDS-PADSXSKEY31 Hardware Key 1 per server
NDS-PADSXSPDGR31 PADSXPRESS Designer License 1 per content designer NDS-PADSXSMGR31 PADSXPRESS Manager License 1 per manager* NDS-PADSXSVR31 PADSXPRESS Server 1 per server NDS-PADSXSVWR31 Viewer 1 per display*
NDS-PADSXSDVR31 Desktop Viewer 1 per computer monitor (optional)* NDS-PADSXSAGT31 PADSXPRESS Agent 1 per system administrator (optional)* NDS-PADSSUPUPGR PADS Software Contract Optional
Part Number Description
BTX-MP101 Simple Content Media Player (SCMP) BTX-MP101PADSP SCMP with PADS Professional BTX-MP101PADSS SCMP with PADS Standalone BTX-MP101PADSXS SCMP with PADSXPRESS
*Quantity break discounts are available. Call your salesperson for details.
Simple Content Media Player:
This low-cost player is optimized for content with simple PowerPoint content, rotating pictures, 720p video and static text. This product is VESA compatible.
Multimedia Intensive Content Media Player: This player is optimized for all
the content of the Simple Content Media Player, but can also handle Flash®, 1080p video,
scrolling text and more. This product is VESA compatible.
Part Number Description
BTX-MP301 Intensive Content Media Player (ICMP) BTX-MP301PADSP ICMP with PADS Professional
BTX-MP301PADSS ICMP with PADS Standalone BTX-MP301PADSXS ICMP with PADSXPRESS
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PADS Products Comparison
PADS
Standalone
XPRESS
PADS
Professional
PADS
General
Premise-based software YES YES YES
Standalone DS solution YES YES YES
Network DS solution - YES YES
PADS Designer - Design
Designing presentations YES YES YES
Possible content Any Subset Any
Database connectivity YES Limited YES
Master pages YES YES YES
Presentation preview YES YES YES
Interactivity YES YES YES
PADS Manager - Schedule
Simple scheduling Limited YES YES
Priority scheduling - YES YES
Destination grouping - YES YES
Recurring scheduling - - YES
User permissions - - YES
PADS Server - Distribution
Distribution of schedules YES YES YES
Content distribution - YES YES
Distribution real-time data - YES
PADS Viewer - Playback
Standard Viewer YES YES YES
Desktop Viewer - YES YES
Staff Viewer - - YES
Cluster Viewer - - YES
PADS Agent - Monitoring
Monitoring - YES YES
Remote Management - YES YES
PADS Products Comparison
PADS
Standalone
XPRESS
PADS
Professional
PADS
Content Elements
Text YES YES YES
Picture YES YES YES
Line YES YES YES
Shape YES YES YES
Video YES YES YES
Formatted Text YES YES YES
Flash YES YES YES
Web Page YES YES YES
Scrolling Text YES YES YES
Chart YES - YES
Table YES - YES
Presentation in Page YES - YES
Digital TV YES - YES
Analog TV YES - YES
Plug-in YES - YES
PDF YES - YES
Advanced TV YES - YES
Progress Bar YES - YES
RS232 YES - YES
Zone Viewer YES - YES
DVD YES - YES
Interactive Filter YES - YES
Streaming Video YES - YES
PowerPoint YES - YES
Custom Add-Ons YES - YES
Database Connectivity
PADS CMS connectivity YES YES YES
XML data sources / RSS feeds YES YES YES
Static tables YES YES YES
Microsoft Access YES - YES
Microsoft SQL Server YES - YES
OLE DB data sources YES - YES
ODBC data sources YES - YES
Sorting YES YES YES
Filtering YES YES YES
Backup data provider YES - YES
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