Black Box exhibiting new enterprise iCOMPEL digital signage at InfoComm 2011

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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States of America (Free-Press-Release.com) June 10, 2011 -- PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, June 10, 2011 — Black Box Corporation (NASDAQ:BBOX), an industry-leading provider of voice communications, data infrastructure, and technology products, announced today that it will be exhibiting its new iCOMPEL™ Enterprise Digital Signage (EDS) platform at InfoComm 2011, June 15–17 in Orlando, Florida.

With the introduction of its new iCOMPEL EDS system, Black Box enters the large-scale enterprise signage market, building on the success of the award-winning iCOMPEL, an all-inclusive, integrated hardware/software signage solution for small to medium organizations.

“iCOMPEL EDS allows us to extend our digital signage offering far beyond the small- to medium-sized applications where deployments typically run in the hundreds of displays to be managed,” said Steve Acquista, director of digital signage for Black Box. “With EDS, we can now accommodate digital signage solution requirements where thousands of displays need to be easily managed.”

iCOMPEL EDS Subscribers (EDS-SS10) are small-form-factor, Windows 7 Embedded players that are easy to provide content to with the system’s iCOMPEL EDS Manager. The manager component itself is available in an all-inclusive, preconfigured rackmount appliance running Windows 7 Professional (EDS-MM30) and as a VMware® server application (EDS-M).

The VMware software can be loaded on an existing server or used as a virtualized server in a cloud computing environment. This centrally hosted server application fits into any data center architecture, can be used to manage an unlimited number of remote subscribers, and offers granular content control. Deployed in a hosted enterprise server environment, players located anywhere in the world and within any time zone can be synchronized and managed from a single Web browser point.

Plus the powerful EDS platform incorporates state-of-the-art playlist development and management tools, and advanced editing features. Its intuitive graphical interface offers easy drag-and-drop control and can be accessed and managed from an Internet Explorer® 7 or 8 or Firefox® 3.x or 4.x browser. Users can update content from anywhere to change presentations, customize messaging, and issue alerts. It is also designed to work seamlessly with third-party content providers and advertisers, Acquista said.

Easy to scale as a network expands in size and geographical diversity, the iCOMPEL EDS is ideal not only for the most demanding retail and advertising applications, but also for corporate communications and hotel and quick-service restaurant chains, as well as K–12, university, transit, government agency, and healthcare applications.

To see iCOMPEL EDS, visit InfoComm Booths #5874 and #5878 at the Orange County Convention Center. Or visit: http://www.blackbox.com/go/iCOMPEL-EDS.

Resellers or integrators looking to expand their digital signage business are urged to speak with Black Box about the company’s partner opportunities. “Black Box is truly a full-service, one-stop shop,” Acquista said. “Along with our world- class digital signage platforms and 24/7 live tech support, we provide our partners with an accredited Digital Signage Certification Course, demo discounts, deal registration programs, design services, site surveys, plus distribution hardware, mounts, displays, and more,” he explained.

Acquista said integrators and resellers interested in more information about becoming an authorized iCOMPEL Integrator or Reseller can visit InfoComm Booths #5874 and #5878 or contact him at steve.acquista@blackbox.com. Also see: http://www.blackbox.com/go/iCOMPEL.

About Black Box

Black Box is the world’s largest technical services company dedicated to designing, building, and maintaining today’s complicated data and voice infrastructure systems. Black Box services 175,000 clients in 141 countries with 196 offices throughout the world. To learn more, visit the Black Box Web site at http://www.blackbox.com. Black Box® and the Double Diamond logo are registered trademarks, and iCOMPEL is a trademark, of BB Technologies, Inc. Any third-party trademarks appearing in this press release are acknowledged to be the property of their respective owners

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