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Cambridge, MA. December 14, 2006. – The largest residence at MIT, Sidney-Pacific Graduate Student Residence (S-P), picked Aerva’s digital signage solution to drive its internal television station SPTV. S-P houses 700 students and uses SPTV to inform residents about announcements, upcoming events and weather conditions, as well as to provide entertainment with student art and videos from past events. The Aerva solution drives a large screen in the lobby, as well as smaller LCD screens outside the elevators on every floor of this nine-story building. Ben Mares, VP of Information of S-P said, “Flexibility and support were the biggest factors in our decision to adopt the Aerva system. Our home-built software served us well, but it became too unwieldy as we attempted things like integration with web content and Flash animation. Aerva supports all these features out-of-the-box. Moreover, the SDK from Aerva allowed us to adapt the functionality to our own needs by integrating with our existing content management infrastructure.”Karthik Balakrishnan, SPTV Co-chair, added, “Due to the modularity of the design, it was easy to extend the platform to suit our needs. We have also been very happy with the support and technical prowess of the Aerva team.” “The technical due diligence from MIT and their ultimate adoption exemplifies the quality of Aerva’s interactive, digital signage solution. We are very happy to see the MIT students use our SDK to extend the functionality to suit their own needs,” said Sanjay Manandhar, President of Aerva. About Aerva Aerva, Inc. founded and led by a team of MIT alumni, operates out of Cambridge, MA. Aerva remains at the cutting edge of digital signage technology for any kind of display, while at the same time providing a stable and robust platform. Aerva provides the simplest-to-use, most powerful and most cost-effective digital signage solution available. Aerva solution can be provided as a complete digital-signage-in-a-box or as an embedded OEM solution through qualified partners. The product and associated interactive applications have been selling in the US and Europe, where it has been deployed into a number of industry verticals, such as sports bars, clubs, hotels/hospitality, health clubs, schools, retail stores, bank branches and outdoor venues. Mara Bartucca EmergePR Phone: (617) 729-3171 Fax: (617) 689-0454 Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it About MIT Sidney Pacific MIT’s Sidney-Pacific Graduate Dormitory (S-P) opened in Fall 2002 and houses 700 graduate students. S-P is the largest and most modern residence at MIT, with large community spaces, a state-of-the-art gym, game room, movie library, and is managed by an active student government with over 50 resident volunteers. SPTV is a centerpiece of information dissemination at Sidney-Pacific. Students and administrators from all over the MIT community work with the SPTV team to reach S-P residents. 70 Pacific Street Cambridge, MA 02139 (617) 452.4753 |