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Cheshire West & Chester gives Canditv 10 out of 10 for 2010

The Directors of Data Driven Logistics Limited based in Stoke on Trent, are delighted to announce the decision by Cheshire West and Chester Council to implement their award winning interactive service for residents and visitors at 10 locations during 2010.

The system was selected following several presentations to service directors and senior managers who were impressed by the costs effectiveness of the solution and the ability to extend services around the clock for a fraction of the price of traditional technologies.

Yorkshire Leeds the Way with Canditv for Tourism

The Directors of Data Driven Logistics Limited based in Stoke on Trent, are delighted to announce the implementation of Canditv by Visit Leeds at their Visitor Information Centre (VIC) located at Leeds Railway station.

The system was switched on this week for the first time at the VIC and is already capturing the attention of visitors and passers by who are interacting to find out useful information including night life, shopping and dining in addition to accommodation and attractions.

Canditv sign up to be part of the Screen Media Expo and DooH Expo – 5-6 May 2010, Earls Court, London.

As the Screen Media Expo returns for its fifth anniversary year with new dates and a new venue, it promises to be the most discussion led, thought provoking programme yet; and Canditv will be there. Taking place on the 5th and 6th May 2010 at Earls Court, London, Screen Media Expo and the partnering DooH Expo will be the focal point in the European and International Digital Signage and DooH media calendar. Canditv will be working in partnership with the show organisers, exhibitors and key partners to bring added value to show attendees and delegates through use of their innovative mobile to screen interactive applications. Information on both events and online registration is available via http://www.screenevents.co.uk/screenexpo2010 and http://www.screenevents.co.uk/DOOH-EXPO

If anyone is interested on working with us an anything to do with the event, please get in contact. We look forward to seeing you there.

One of the world’s most famous golf destinations selects Canditv…

World famous golf resort The Belfry selected Canditv to provide exclusive screen interaction at this years NEC Golf Show. Canditv were delighted to provide a fully interactive golf game experience where visitors to the stand were invited to compete to win course time and discounts for the world famous championship Brabazon course.

CandiTV vs Otis! The Gadget Show - Monday 16th November 2009 Channel 5, 20:00

Our very own Russell 'Fonzy' Downing will be appearing on the Gadget Show along with his friend Otis in the very near future. Russ uses all his skill and speed against the presenter racing on a bike equipped with all the latest technology. We're not allowed to reveal the result so you'll just have to watch the show that will be aired on the 16th November. Photograph courtesy of Yellow Limited.

Life is sweet for the CandiTV boys!

Cyclevox - the media & sponsorship consultancy has announced the airing times of it's latest documentary following CandiTV/Marshalls RT throughout 2009. The film will be shown on British Eurosport 1 & 2 on the 21st November & repeated over the following days. The full press release can be viewed here.

CandiTV breathes life into giant screens at The Millennium Stadium

To further enhance its image as a world class venue, The Millennium Stadium seized the opportunity to offer unique interactive services via its giant outdoor screens enabling supporter participation with a variety of applications. Traditionally used to present the scores and broadcast advertising, the stadium were keen to enhance relationships with supporters in an entertaining and engaging format. Commencing with the Invesco Perpetual Series throughout November 2009, the stadium plays host to 74,000 international rugby fans each week and supporters will be able to use their mobile phones to take part in on screen games and votes.

Loughborough’s Leading Estate and Lettings Agent Extends Client Access With UK’s First Dial Up Interactive Letting Service.

Aidan J Reed, an independent, professional firm of Estate Agents, Letting Agents, Chartered Surveyors, Auctioneers & Property Consultants, based in Loughborough, Quorn & Ashby de la Zouch, selected Canditv® to extend access to Professionals and Students, in Loughborough.

Clients can use their mobiles just like a TV remote to browse lettings properties, as well as requesting information via a call-back facility, all displayed on a large screen situated in the front window of their new Lettings office at 100 Ashby Road in Loughborough which opened in June of this Year.

Canditv and The North Face bring interactivity to giant 9 storey city centre screen

On consecutive Saturdays over the next two weekends an innovative and unique retail experience will hit the streets of Manchester City Centre representing the first of its kind in the UK.

On the 17th and 24th October between the hours of 12pm and 4pm the giant 9 storey digital media screen located outside Piccadilly Station will for the first time ever become fully interactive, allowing passing shoppers and commuters to control the screen by using their mobile phones just like TV remotes.

BCS Case Study Feature

Kevin Taylor and Kevin Griffiths share a passion for IT and met while they were both working as IT consultants in local government before progressing into logistical software.

Tour of Britain

Thanks to all who attended the Canditv Tour of Britain event yesterday, we hope you all enjoyed the day and managed to spot yourselves on tv!

British Riders for Sky Pro Team

Team Sky have announced the first riders to sign for the new British professional cycling team. Six British riders are the first to be secured for Team Sky, the road team created by Sky and managed by British Cycling Performance Director Dave Brailsford CBE. Together, the riders bring Tour de France experience, Olympic and Commonwealth medals, success from the Tour of Britain, and a wealth of young developing talent.

The riders named so far are: Chris Froome, Steve Cummings, Geraint Thomas, Russell Downing, Peter Kennaugh and Ian Stannard.

Aidan J Reed confirmed as new canditv client

Canditv are delighted to announce Aidan J Reed, an independent, professional firm of Estate Agents, Letting Agents, Chartered Surveyors, Auctioneers & Property Consultants, based in Loughborough, Quorn & Ashby de la Zouch as their first Property Sector client. For more information about Aidan J reed goto http://www.aidanjreed.co.uk

Russ Downing Wins the 2009 Tour of Ireland

Congratulations Russ Downing of the Canditv - Marshalls Pasta racing team, winner of the 2009 Tour of Ireland!

CandiTV/Marhalls Pasta 'Fonzy' Downing has triumphed in the first stage of the Tour of Ireland. He broke away with a group of 20 riders to eventually take the number 1 spot!

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Archive Photograph courtesy of Larry Hickmott

Tour of Ireland - Team Canditv Marshalls Pasta

21st - 23rd August 2009 – The Canditv team have already started their journey towards the start of the 2009 Tour of Ireland. This years race features some top class competition. Russ, Malc & the boys will be racing against Tour de France legend Lance Armstrong (Astana), 10 times Tour de France Stage winner Mark Cavendish (Columbia HTC) & last year’s winner Marco Pinotti (Columbia HTC).

Photograph courtesy of Ben Fursdon.

Stoke-On-Trent's Data Driven Logistics Calls for Entries to IT Industry Award

Data Driven Logistics is urging local technology companies to follow in its footsteps and enter the 5th ICT Excellence Awards sponsored by the Advantage West Midlands ICT Cluster. The awards honour the best technology companies region wide, and with an abundance of local talent in Stoke-On-Trent, the area has a good chance of success.

Data Driven Logistics was honoured in the 2008 awards where the company received the Best Innovative Product Award for its product Canditv and in the 2007 awards for its PenPOD product which captures proof of delivery without using handheld devices. The company’s Canditv also went on to win a British Computer Society award. It uses internet and mobile phone technology to provide information to consumers simply and cost-effectively when out of the home; whilst providing feedback to the service providers on user interests.

Canditv asked to present at latest Digital Media in Retail Event

CandiTV are delighted to announce that they have been asked to present at the latest Digital Media in Retail event, run by POPAI.

POPAI (Point of Purchase Advertising International) is the only global, not-for-profit, trade association exclusively dedicated to serving the interests of all those involved in retail marketing and has over 1700 members worldwide.

CandiTV will be presenting views on the future of digital signage and interactivity, along with case studies and a live demonstration of our award winning solution to POPAI members and their guests on the evening of Tuesday 8th September at the Thistle Marble Arch, Bryanston Street, London, W1H 7EH.

Further information on POPAI and the event can be found here http://www.popai.co.uk/Events/September-2009/Digital-Media-in-Retail-Evening.aspx

If you would like to talk to us about attending the event, please speak to either Rob Edwards (07947 171 618) or Kevin Taylor (07792 056 973)”

Brecon Beacons Tourism

Canditv are delighted to announce Brecon Beacons Tourism as their latest customer. The Brecon Beacons National Park is one of Britain's Breathing Spaces. Brecon Beacons Tourism has selected Canditv to provide a unique interactive experience for visitors set to go live at a date to be announced later this year..

Canditv Travel

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Canditv Jukebox

Canditv announces the arrival of the worlds first cashless jukebox. Click the link below to view the preview video.

signagelive collaborate with Canditv

Canditv are pleased to announce partnership with signagelive having proven the integration benefits of enabling full control of Digital Signage content using a standard mobile phone.

Canditv Switch On For Local Service Centre

The Directors of Data Driven Logistics Limited based in Stoke on Trent, are delighted to announce the latest launch of Canditv® in the City’s Greenest building, a £3m state of the art Local Service Centre in Stoke which was officially opened by Ian Austin MP, Regional Minister for the West Midlands on Monday the 30th of March.

Staffordshire Community and Learning Partnership

Staffordshire Community and Learning Partnership invests in Canditv to provide an interactive information service at a number of local schools and library. The new screens will be implemented in March and first of its kind service launched in quarter 2 2009.

Canditv race team crowned the best British team of 2009!

Who will be crowned the best British team of 2009?

The Yorkshire Tourist Board

The Yorkshire Tourist Board are the latest organisation to place an order for the award winning Canditv® where visitors will soon be using their mobile telephones as TV remotes to access tourist information displayed on screens situated in gateways and resorts. The implementation will build relationships and deliver extended interactive access for visitors seeking tourist information about the regions destinations.

Canditv® renews Pinarello Racing Team Sponsorship for 2009.

The Directors of Data Driven Logistics Limited based in Stoke on Trent, are delighted to announce the latest launch of Canditv® in the Award Winning Market Town of Nuneaton. The system was selected by Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council and officially switched on today in the bus station area providing visitors to the town with access to a wide range of information including bus timetables, street maps, shops, events, offers and library services. There is also the option to provide feedback about the visit and to request a call back.

Canditv Featured on BBC Midlands Today.

Waterworld – the UK’s largest aqua park brings internal plasma screens to life using Canditv. Customers can now interact with screen content to download exclusive offers and discounts, and to learn about forthcoming events and rides. Waterworld meanwhile benefits from the data collected from its 500,000 visitors each year with the system gathering questionnaire feedback enabling it to improve services and drive new business in the future based on known customer interests and habits.

World first: Premiership football club Stoke City has teamed up with Canditv for the remainder of the 08/09 season following the introduction of a state of the art 44 square metre screen. Up to a 27,500 capacity crowd will be able to take part in games, quizzes and votes simply by dialling the telephone number on the screen and using the keys on their mobile phone handsets to interact. The match versus Liverpool FC this weekend is the first time globally that this technology enabling mass simultaneous supporter participation has been deployed.

Camelot Plc – responsible for over 30,000 National Lottery outlets, deploys Canditv with over 200 remote workers gathering field based data. Simply by dialling a designated telephone number, staff are able to complete a standard questionnaire using the keys on their mobile handset to answer a defined list of questions. Any additional comments not catered for by questions are left as a voice file and automatically translated into text. The process has saved a huge, time consuming and costly keying process whilst simplifying the gathering of data without the need for additional technology.

Stoke on Trent City Council has selected Canditv as the interactive solution to enable citizens to access information about services out of hours and when out and about. The new service is expected to be launched in January 2009.

The Shakespeare Country/CandiTV 24 hour Tourist Information service, provided by DataDriven Logistics has won another highly coveted industry award. The company has been awarded Medallists for Project Excellence and Flagship Innovation at the British Computer Society Industry Awards held on 4 December in London. The company saw off competition from a very strong shortlisted field including Virgin Atlantic to take the Medallist award.

The Directors of Data Driven Logistics Limited based in Stoke on Trent, are delighted to announce their success as Medallists for Project Excellence and Flagship Innovation at the BCS Industry Awards held last night at the Marriott Grosvenor House Hotel, London.

The Directors of Data Driven Logistics Limited based in Stoke on Trent, are delighted to announce further award success at last nights ICT Excellence Awards held at the National Motorcycle Museum.Their product Canditv®, already the Winner of the Sentinel Business Awards Innovation category and shortlisted Finalist of the BCS Industry Awards beat off stiff competition from across the region to land the coveted Best Innovative Product Award at a presentation ceremony held last night at the National Motorcycle Museum.

Chief Executive of Shakespeare Country, Phil Hackett, launches the first Canditv screen in Stratford at the Bridgefoot TIC (pictures of the location available here) enabling visitors to view what to see and do, event and attractions, dynamically updated accommodation availability, special offers and to provide their visit feedback. A short video, created by work experience student Jamie Henson, can be viewed here. Canditv showcased at the Stoke-on-Trent launch of the 2008 Tour of Britain event at Burnwood Primary School, providing interactive games, video content and photos. Images from this event are available here. Look out for the new Canditv Cycling Team Car officially unveiled this month - pictures are available on the Team Canditv site here.

Team Canditv website has been launched to promote Canditv’s sporting and charity interests.

Team Canditv website has been launched to promote Canditv’s sporting and charity interests. Canditv would like to welcome three additions to the team: Chris Boundy, formerly of Excel Logistics and Surf Control, Dan Tuohy, formerly of Bet365 and Siemens, and Stephen Chan, Staffordshire University Undergraduate.

Shakespeare Country – the gateway to exploring England’s England from historic castles and villages, to the home of William Shakespeare – selects canditv to bring tourist information screens to life, providing instant interactivity for visitors seeking information about their visit or holiday.

WaterWorld the UK’s No.1 aqua park attracting over 400,000 visitors a year, commissions canditv pilot to obtain invaluable real-time customer feedback, provide special offers directly to user mobile phones, and general information during out of hours.

Canditv signs to become an official sponsor of professional British cycle team ‘PinarelloRT’. The team is due to participate in September’s Tour of Britain and a number of other select events throughout the year including the Manchester Velodrome. Look out for the canditv riders, team cars and demo stage for giveaways and exclusive competitions.

Winner – Canditv crowned Business Innovation of the Year at The Sentinel Business Awards, in association with the North Staffordshire Chamber of Commerce. Canditv is pleased to announce its partnership with TV and Video Direct for the supply and management of Plasma/LCD screen technology.

Canditv is pleased to announce its partnership with TV and Video Direct for the supply and management of Plasma/LCD screen technology.

Pioneering ‘canditv’ technology launched at the NAEA Residential Sales Forum at the Ricoh Arena, Coventry.