Black Box Network Services

Article posted on Oct 20, 2011

 PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, October 20, 2011 — Black Box Corporation (NASDAQ:BBOX), a leading communications system integrator dedicated to designing, sourcing, implementing, and maintaining today’s complex communications solutions, announced today that its iCOMPEL™ platform for digital signage has won TMC’s 2010 Communications Solutions Product of the Year Award.

It was the third straight year that Black Box has received the award for iCOMPEL, a comprehensive line of browser-based, networked appliances and players for delivering dynamic content to digital signage in SMB organizations.

“Black Box was chosen to receive a 2010 Product of the Year Award for creating exceptional advancements in data and video communications,” said Rich Tehrani, CEO, TMC. “iCOMPEL has shown benefits for its customers and provides ROI for the companies that use it. Congratulations to the entire team at Black Box. I look forward to more innovative solutions from them in the coming year.”

“Black Box is honored to be recognized with this award,” said Brian Kutchma, Black Box VP of Sales and Marketing. “We’re pleased that TMC, like others, has recognized the iCOMPEL digital signage platform to be among the best solutions the industry. A growing number of companies and institutions, as well as integrators and resellers, have found it to be an ideal communications solution for simple, affordable deployment of attention-getting digital signage.”

“Because iCOMPEL is an integrated hardware/software solution with free updates and no ongoing fees, customers can get their signage up and running fast and expect a much lower cost of ownership than similar products on the market,” Kutchma explained.

In addition to the award-winning platform, Black Box provides a full range of support services, including free, 24/7 live support, free product training, and free, objective advice on how to best integrate signage into your existing IT network. “When you purchase iCOMPEL, you get industry-best signage technology plus the expertise of a 35-year-old company—one with a track record of implementing complete communications solutions,” said Kutchma.

The iCOMPEL digital signage content management system also features support for interactive touchscreens as well as 802.11n wireless connections to iCOMPEL players fitted with optional Wi-Fi modules and antennas. Adding Wi-Fi connectivity enables users to put signage in rooms where wired connections aren’t possible or to establish redundant network links to screens