Content
Media formats
kompas supports most popular media formats, all of which can be combined on one screen simultaneously.
- Images (JPG / GIF / BMP / PNG)
- Video
- Flash
- Full HTML support for template design
Dynamic content
kompas can integrate any given external data source into your spots via DDC (Dynamic Data Channels). DDCs accept standard sources as well as specific interfaces tailored to your needs. Playback of data can also be time controlled.
- RSS Feeds
- News, Weather etc.
- Database access
- Project specific data
- ERP and CRM compatible
- Play certain spots at certain times
- Turn kompas on and off in accordance to business hours
Network
Transmission
kompas offers versatile and highly optimised network connectivity. Network transmissions use minimal overhead; highly efficient compression algorithms further reduce the amount of traffic. Interrupted transmissions resume at the exact same byte.
- Ethernet or mobile 3G radio
- Sophisticated keep alive technology
- Automatic content and software updates
- Selective transfers to definable client groups
- Peer to peer transmissions, exceptionally fast even in very large networks
Security
kompas is entirely based on Linux for both server and clients. Together with heavy network encryption, this guarantees maximum security and stability.
- Web access via HTTPS
- SSL encrypted VPN connections
- OpenPGP signed system files
Management
Rollout
kompas is optimised for large scale rollouts with minimum logistics effort. Thousands of clients can be deployed in short periods of time.
- Preconfigured, off the shelf clients
- On site activation using barcode scanners
- Automatic setup and individualisation process
- Automatic hardware inventory during installation
Surveillance
kompas offers powerful tools for remote surveillance and maintenance of clients. These tools are at your fingertips through the web interface.
- Live system logs for each client
- Configurable alerts for system events
- System wide overview of all clients in a network
- Powerful filter and search options
- Real time display of client content (screenshot capability)
- Full remote control of clients
- SSH access to each client
Statistics
kompas keeps tabs on everything that happens on its clients. Hardware status as well as playback statistics are reported to the server on a regular basis, in some cases even in real time.
- Automatic collection of spot and event logs for all clients
- Precise to the day reporting for played spots
- Graphical dependability reports of client and network status
- Downloadable statistics as CSV
Interface
Browser Support
The kompas interface is entirely browser-based and works with any modern browser (Firefox 3 recommended) and operating system. No additional software required!
Booking spots
The kompas interface is designed for easy and intuitive interaction while still offering you comprehensive and precise control over your spots and playlists.
- Timeline overview of all displays or display groups
- Drag & Drop scheduling
- Book playlists to the day
- Control spots precisely to the minute
- Define the order of spots within a playlist
Displays
kompas clients are designed to display only their scheduled content and nothing else. We take pride in the fact that with kompas, your customers will never have the misfortune to witness faulty content, error messages or blank screens.
- Uninterrupted playback of content at all times
- Playback continues during update and even offline phases
- Network connection only necessary for data transmissions and maintenance
- Clean fluid transistions between spots
- No fadeouts or black screens
- Remote and time control of displays and other attached devices
- Detection of broken content and out of date dynamic content
- Automatic exclusion from playback
- Automatic server notification
- Logging of error messages for further analysis
