Signagelive manages the digital signage project of the University of Turin

The content management platform of Signagelive supports the 71 media players deployed in the University of Turin (Italy), as part of its digital signage project called Iscreen.

Considered one of the top five universities in Italy, the University of Turin (Università degli Studi di Torino – Unito) It is popularly known as "the city within a city"), covering 120 Buildings located throughout the Piedmont region. The enormous size of this century-old educational institution has posed significant communication challenges., so the need for digitization was essential.

With the deployment of a Digital Signage Network powered by Signagelive, many of the faculties and departments, separated by kilometers of land along twenty-six venues, are now connected, united by an advanced and integrated communications system.

In addition to supporting generic university-wide notifications, the network powered by Signagelive, in charge of feeding a network of 71 Players AOpen Chromebox Mini, Now you can also deliver targeted information exactly when and where it's needed on this great campus.

Through the free application of integrated web pages of Signagelive Marketplace, the University of Turin can share relevant information it offers in its application University Planner (UP). For ease of reference, Pages show up-to-date exam schedules, with the distribution of classes in the exact place of the faculty through the network of screens.

The result of this system has not only contributed to improving the student experience, but to enhance and improve learning outcomes in this institution.

In addition, the network powered by Signagelive has quickly become a key element of campus life. how Multimedia Communications Center, is promoting "an inclusive university culture, that allows to show throughout the educational campus the latest news and initiatives, as well as all the most recent events", They point out from the University.

On the other hand, Application integration Seenspire Encourage participation, bringing Unito's social media channels to the fore, that are displayed on the network of screens along with other university news and events using a Multi-zone content template by Signagelive. The result is "a more engaged student community that makes greater use of all of the university's digital media."

Fast and convenient content management

By bringing together all communications from the various departments and faculties of the University of Turin, Signagelive also facilitates and streamlines the daily management of Unito content workflows.

Thanks to features such as the Playlists, All or some of the contents of university-wide playlists can be included in faculty-specific notifications to ensure consistent and uniform display of messages.

Optimized for use with Unito's ChromeOS device network, the platform Chrome Enterprise Recommended Delivers fluid graphics for all types of content, from high-definition videos and web pages to image files and RSS feeds.

All of Signagelive's enterprise-grade functionality also operates on Unito's ChromeOS devices., so that the content offered by the university can be scheduled instantly or for a pre-established time and date, either remotely or in situ.

Other functions, such as proactive monitoring, has proven to be equally useful for network maintenance, as it automatically sends emails to network administrators in case some content does not reach the screens.

As they point out from Unito, Signagelive has been essential to the overall success of your installation Iscreen digital signage project, "We have been able to achieve everything we set out to do and managed to simplify what would otherwise have been a complex project., given the scope and scale of our network".

The platform's proven compatibility with Unito's hardware and the ease with which it can now and extend content" have contributed to transforming our communications system.. It has brought together students and professors from different faculties, Offering a shared college experience. Integrated with a wide range of services and applications, The platform has provided us with everything we need to create a state-of-the-art media center.".

This is also pointed out. Jason Cremins, CEO of Signagelive: "We are excited to be part of such an important project and for one of the oldest and most renowned universities in Europe.. The benefits of digital transformation for schools have been proven for some time, but with Iscreen you can see that, even for the most historic institutions, Digitization is now quick and easy to achieve".

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