Why do we recommend Docker?
Since the 1.8.0-rc1 release, the project has been advocating the use of Docker containers to ease installation. This article explains the reasoning behind that decision, and gives insights in to the benefits that that affords.
Published on: 2017-10-16
Native v HTML Digital Signage: Which is best?
With two distinct types of Digital Signage player software available, it is often a topic of conversation as to which is best? With industry trends once pointing towards HTML, and with the promise of universal, completely flexible signage, (specifically with the release of HTML5) you may ask why today’s trends lean towards native Digital Signage solutions? Many companies in the world of Digital Signage use HTML based platforms, and it’s understandable why. With no proprietary skills needed, cre
Published on: 2017-10-10
Apache optionsbleed (CVE-2017-9798)
We have today released updated containers with the patches from Debian/Canonical for the Apache `optionsbleed` vulnerability following the Ubuntu release of those security patches a few hours ago.
Published on: 2017-09-20
It's here - a Fresh New Look
Whether you visit us regularly or haven't been for a while, you may notice something a little different around here. The Xibo website has had a fresh new design which we hope presents our solution in a nice, easy to understand package. Everything we had before is still here - we've taken content that was spread out over many places and many designs, given it a thorough refit, and engineered it so it all lives under one roof. A big part of this work is to explain who we are and showcase all of
Published on: 2017-09-18
Xibo for webOS - Request for BETA testers
This beta is now closed. To download a free trial of Xibo for webOS or for licence purchases, please use the following link: https://xibo.org.uk/xibo-for-webos The team at Xibo are very pleased to announce the imminent arrival of Xibo for webOS for Signage; a native “system-on-chip” Xibo player for webOS signage monitors. This is a commercial player built in partnership with Intelligent Media and will require a device licence after the beta period. Xibo for webOS will run on the SM5C and SM5D
Published on: 2017-08-14
Scheduling your content with Dayparts in 1.8
Dayparting – schedules your content to the Right people, Right place, Right time! So what is Dayparting? Just like in broadcast programming Dayparting allows your scheduled content to be shown the to the right people, on the right day at the right time. Create and schedule your content into the Daypart and let Xibo do the rest! You can update Daypart time slots to update all existing future events so no need to amend dates/timings in complex schedules. Does your content differ from the w
Published on: 2017-07-26
Scheduling in 1.8 - Always means Always!
Scheduling Always means just that… Always! You want your displays to show content all the time such as a welcome message in your reception area? Selecting Always in scheduling will do just that! One of the many new and exciting features of 1.8 is **Always Scheduling. **This will ensure that the Campaign or Layout selected will **Always **be scheduled. Content will **Always **be shown on your displays. Gone is the need to specify end dates as **Always **means Always! The Always icon will s
Published on: 2017-04-21
Xibo 1.8.0 is here!
We are pleased to announce that we’ve released the 1.8.0 stable release of Xibo to the community. This release has taken us 18 months to develop, test and bring to you all and contains a whole host of new features. You can find out more on the Xibo Project Announcement [http://xibo.org.uk/2017/03/21/1-8-0-released/]. We didn’t want our Cloud and Xibo for Android customers to be left behind, so we have our platform ready for 1.8.0 from today! Xibo in the Cloud Xibo in the Cloud now fully suppor
Published on: 2017-03-21
Holiday Opening Times 2016/17
Please note that Spring Signage will close on Friday 23rd December at 12:00 noon for the UK Christmas holidays and will re-open at 8am on Wednesday 28th December. We will then be open as usual until Friday 30th December. We are then closed all day on Monday 2nd January 2016 and return to normal hours from Tuesday 3rd January 2016. If you require support during these closures, please contact our service desk and we will be in touch as soon as we are able. The team at Spring Signage wish you all
Published on: 2016-11-14
Xibo 1.8.0-beta available on the Xibo Cloud
We’ve recently released Xibo 1.8.0-beta to the community [http://xibo.org.uk/2016/06/29/1-8-0-beta-released/] which is a major milestone for the project. In conjunction with this release we would like to offer customers 1.8.0-beta demonstration instances on Xibo Cloud so that they can get easy access to the beta test. To get access to one of these exciting demos, select Xibo in the Cloud from our shop [https://springsignage.com/portal/shop] and pick 1.8.0-beta from the version selector. Feed
Published on: 2016-06-30
Holiday Opening Times 2015/16
Please note that Spring Signage will close on Thursday 24th December at 12:00 noon for the UK Christmas holidays and will re-open at 9am on Tuesday 29th December. We will then be open as usual until Thursday 31st December when we will close at 12:00 noon. We are then closed all day on Friday 1st January 2016 and return to normal hours from Monday 4th January 2016. If you require support during those closures, please contact our service desk [https://springsignage.freshdesk.com] and we will be
Published on: 2015-11-27
Launching the Xibo Community!
We are very pleased to announce that we are launching the new Xibo Community today. We have listened to feedback on GitHub, collected ideas and have settled on a new community discussion area right here on community.xibo.org.uk [http://community.xibo.org.uk]. There are categories for general discussion, support, features and FAQ and you can log in using all of your favourite services (Facebook, Twitter, Google, GitHub, etc). We will still be using GitHub for development, but will only be tracki
Published on: 2015-03-10
Moving to Github
The Xibo Project has been hosted on Launchpad since December 2008 and we appreciate the excellent platform that has been provided free of charge over that time. Bazaar is an excellent version control system and the Bug reporting on Launchpad has been perfect for our needs up until now. However, as the project has grown we have very quickly realised we need to do all we can do to encourage contribution to the platform. With only 2 main contributors to date and a handful of occasional helpers, we
Published on: 2015-01-12
Xibo for Ubuntu Alpha Discontinuation Notice
The Xibo Project has been working towards a cross platform Player for Windows and Linux for some time and had hoped that our Xibo for Ubuntu Python Client would meet our goals. Unfortunately the Python Player development has been fraught with problems and limitations which has brought us to the difficult decision to discontinue development and seek another solution. We are working on the roadmap for 1.8, which will include work for a cross platform client to replace both the alpha release of t
Published on: 2014-12-15
Holiday Opening Times
Please note that Spring Signage will close on Wednesday 24th December at 12:00 noon for the UK Christmas holidays and will re-open at 9am on Monday 29th December. We will then be open as usual except for 1st January 2014 when we will close for the UK public holiday. If you require support during those closures, please contact our service desk [https://springsignage.freshdesk.com] and we will be in touch as soon as we are able. The team at Spring Signage wish you all seasons greetings and best
Published on: 2014-12-03
