Concord, Ontario – April 7, 2008 - Omnivex, the premier provider of enterprise software for digital signage networks, announced today that it received two bronze medals in POPAI's 2008 Digital Signage Awards Contest at The Global Association for Marketing at-Retail's annual awards gala, March 19.

Nearly 600 industry professionals gathered to recognize the most innovative and effective marketing at-retail displays, including Omnivex's deployments at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT), bronze award winner in the Government/Education/Corporation network category, and Fraser Health Authority, bronze award winner in the Health Care network category.

"We are honored to receive these distinguished awards from the marketing at-retail association leader," said Jeff Collard, President of Omnivex. "Our work with our partners for SAIT Polytechnic and Fraser Health has been very fulfilling, and it's wonderful to be acknowledged for these significant digital signage deployments."

SAIT turned to Omnivex for a platform that was capable of managing a large digital signage network throughout the school's three campuses. The system provides a real-time information and emergency response system, monitors and troubleshoots all of the associated hardware automatically, and enables students to drive content to build a stronger sense of community amongst students, faculty and staff.

Meanwhile, Omnivex helped Fraser Health Authority, one of the largest health care providers in Canada, display data from its phone switch and post that information on screens in its contact center to improve customer service. The system also allows employees to book conference rooms through their Outlook Calendars and displays that information outside each room. Additionally, displays in the organization's main office help the company market itself to job candidates and other visitors via real-time information.

"The 2008 Digital Signage Awards proved to be both exciting and innovative, and Omnivex's contributions were well noted," said Tim Buchholz, Sr. Vice President, Corporate Communications at POPAI. "As we recognize the importance of this emerging media to marketing and advertising strategies, POPAI's Digital Signage Awards Contest is helping raise the standards in digital signage."

The Global Association for Marketing at-Retail

POPAI is an international trade association for the marketing at-retail industry. Founded in 1936, POPAI celebrates its 70th anniversary with over 1,700 member companies representing Fortune 500 brand manufacturers and retailers, as well as, marketing at-retail producer companies and advertising agencies from over 45 countries from around the world. Our membership draws on leaders from some of the industry's premier companies, like: Anheuser-Busch, Caterpillar, Coca Cola, Energizer, Kelloggs, Microsoft, Pepsi-Cola, R.J. Reynolds, Texas Instruments, and Wal-Mart to name a few.