Rise Ticker Helps Raise Visibility at University of Tampa
Posted on Fri, February 26, 2010
The University of Tampa is a private, residential university located on approximately 100 acres on the riverfront in downtown Tampa. Known for academic excellence, personal attention and real-world experience in its undergraduate and graduate programs, the University serves 6,300 students from 50 states and approximately 100 countries. Approximately 70 percent of full-time students live on campus, and more than half of UT students are from Florida.
At the University of Tampa’s John H. Sykes School of Business, a select handful of senior students call the shots with a $115,000 equity portfolio. The Bailey Student Investment Fund, designed to give business students hands-on investment management experience, includes individual stocks and exchange traded funds.
Marcus Ingram, associate professor of finance and faculty advisor to the Bailey Student Investment Fund, explains his objective. “I’m always looking for ways to increase the visibility of this program inside and outside the university—Inside the university, to make our students more aware of the program so that they’ll try to make it onto the team their senior year, and outside, to let people in the community know how hands-on our program is.”
The specialty class, worth four credits, is conducted in the university’s Huizenga Trading Center. Also held in the space are graduate and undergraduate Economic Forecasting courses, as well as a capstone finance class for graduate students who use the Center to gain their Bloomberg certification. In addition to serving as a classroom, the trading center is equipped with large LCDs, computer stations, and a Bloomberg terminal; it serves as a computer lab for students managing the Bailey Student Investment Fund, in addition to MS finance students who are seeking Bloomberg certification.
“It just seemed very natural to us that having some sort of live ticker would enhance that room, like something we needed in this space,” says Professor Ingram.
Electing to utilize Rise Display as the vendor, the university moved forward with implementing the ticker. It was installed at the beginning of the 2009 fall semester. The ticker is located is located outside the trading room above a long bank of windows allowing visual access to the space. In addition to welcome messages and news headlines, the ticker displays data related to the Bailey Student Investment Fund.
“The hope was that, by putting the specific securities that the students have selected for the portfolio on the ticker, it will make more of a connection with the rest of the business school community,” says Professor Ingram.
The ticker is also impressive to potential students and their families. Thanks to the university’s aggressive marketing campaign, hundreds of people per month attend campus tours—and the trading center is a key stop. Having the ticker, says Professor Ingram, enhances the appearance of the facility to everyone passing by.
“People notice it,” he says. “It’s a nice feature; they think it’s cool. It helps raise our visibility.”
Displays Contribute to Experiential Learning Experience at University of Toronto Mississauga
Posted on Thu, February 25, 2010
Tucked into the library at the University of Toronto Mississauga is the Li Koon Chun Finance Learning Centre. A new, state-of-the-art facility, the Centre offers 32 computer stations and four Bloomberg terminals for student use and training purposes. In addition, the Centre is used as a unique classroom for students in the department of management at University of Toronto Mississauga.
“There are a couple of finance courses and an international business course held in the Centre,” explains Michael Meth, the Centre’s director. “The management program is one of our biggest supporters, but because of our location in the library, we reach a lot of people on our campus.”
Because of this reach, it was important to the University that the Centre offered cutting-edge communication solutions. Enter Rise Display. “The service level, the pricing, and the fact that our needs were met were the factors in choosing Rise,” says Mr. Meth. “We were told that we were Canada’s first eight-color stock ticker. That was a neat thing that Rise got to innovate with us.” In addition to the stock ticker, the Finance Learning Centre is equipped with three LCDs. All three are located near the entrance to the centre: two on one wall, and the other on the opposing wall. The ticker also runs on a wall near the entrance, and a wall of windows lets library patrons see the technology at all angles.
“The digital signage lets us push through market news, North American Exchange stock quotes and index data, and a live video feed from the Business News Network,” Mr. Meth says
Mr. Meth has also found an effective way of utilizing the ticker at night, when the stock market is closed but the library is still open. “We keep the closing prices running, but we also start running sports scores,” he says. In addition, the Centre uses the ticker to scroll customized welcome messages for special guests of the university.
“I think people are pretty impressed by the digital signage,” says Mr. Meth. “People will often stand by the window and watch what’s going on the ticker and displays. Overall, they’ve been very favorably received.”
Salt Lake City Community College installs Trading Lab
Posted on Wed, February 24, 2010
Salt Lake City Community College installed a ten foot long full color LED ticker and two 52” LCD screens to help create a financial atmosphere as they converted a computer lab into a finance lab.
The displays show the latest stock quotes and headline news to keep students apprised of changing market conditions.
Samsung LCD Displays Provide the Latest Announcements to Students
Posted on Tue, February 23, 2010
The University of Southern Mississippi installed four 40” Samsung LCDs throughout the hallway of the College of Business to show the latest announcements for club news, visiting speakers, and upcoming events.
Indoor / Outdoor Enclosure for 46” LCD
Posted on Fri, February 19, 2010
As new options for high bright LCDs become available, the need for durable enclosures is increasing. We have partnered with an enclosure provider to create a NEMA 4 rated enclosure that is aesthetically appealing that can be used for indoor environments or with the addition of air conditioning, heating, and a thermostat be easily placed in outdoor applications.
If you would like more details check out our Technical Drawing or for pricing contact one of our regional sales consultants.
College of William and Mary Turns to Rise Display for Trading Room’s Wall Street Simulation
Posted on Wed, February 17, 2010
John Merrick, Richard S. Reynolds associate professor of business at the College of William and Mary’s Mason School of Business, has had a diverse career in both academics and Wall Street. That was why, when he first came to the university in 2005, he was asked to provide a vision for how the school’s proposed Acuff Financial Markets Center could be developed.
“I had had some experience teaching in a trading room,” says Professor Merrick, “and wanted a room that would serve as a financial market lab and, at the same time, and really foremost, as a superior, technology-enhanced lecture space. I think that’s the difference in our room versus other layouts that I’ve seen: It is first and foremost a superior lecture space.”
The Acuff Financial Markets Center now holds both undergraduate and MBA finance classes. In addition, the Center houses the school’s student-run Batten Investment Fund. To simulate a live markets environment, the room incorporates nine Bloomberg terminals—the leading professional system to monitor and analyze financial market data—among its thirty-six student workstations, as well as eleven state-of-the-art LCDs, provided by Rise Display.
“I knew that Rise Display was the premium provider of these displays because I saw how things had worked out at Baruch College, where I formerly taught,” Professor Merrick explains. “I had also caught up with Rise at an academic conference . . . so I introduced them to our building team . . . to see if they concurred.”
They did, and the results of the installation, says Professor Merrick, have been phenomenal.
“In terms of teaching in that room, what you end up with is a very exciting environment,” he says. “You’re getting [students] to work in an environment of routine visual distraction . . . where they have to learn how to absorb what’s coming in and only be attracted by the important stuff, rather than distracted by the changing displays. The second part of the benefits,” Professor Merrick adds, “is being able to put data into our playlist that’s relevant for the topics we’re teaching that day.”
Among the information presented on the nine LCDs lining one side wall, and the two LCDs flanking the front of the room, are CNBC feeds, a news ticker, stock prices, money market rates, bond yields, foreign exchange rates, commodity prices and historical stock and bond market graphs.
“Everybody loves the digital displays,” says Professor Merrick. “Not only our students, but our alumni who come back, especially those who are connected to Wall Street, are duly impressed. Some of our more recent alumni are a little bit jealous,” he adds with a laugh. “They wish they had had these facilities when they were here.”
Display Wire + Google Presentation
Posted on Tue, February 16, 2010
Looking for new ways to easily post content to your digital displays? Consider managing a Google Presentation and scheduling it to play in your content Play List.
If you would like to learn how to set this up to work with Display Wire check out this 5 minute demo.
Interactive Donor Walls
Posted on Mon, February 15, 2010
Hospitals, universities, and non profit organizations are combining traditional donor recognition with new touch enabled LCD screens. The traditional donor recognition uses static elements like glass, wood, and metal to elegantly highlight contributors while interactive digital signage lets the organization tell a story as to why they gave and where the money went.
With each new donor it is important to show how much their generosity means. If you would like to learn more about interactive donor walls, we encourage you to visit the following links:
* PDF Brochure
* Video Example
Custom LED Ticker and Video Wall Attract Attention
Posted on Thu, February 11, 2010
Great picture of a financial trading room that is enclosed in glass to attract attention. Inside the trading room a 2x2 LCD Video Wall provides the focal point to the room while the full color scrolling tickertape wraps through the room and out the glass divider into the hallway.
Creating a Financial Boardroom Setting
Posted on Wed, February 10, 2010
Do you need to create an financial atmosphere in your boardroom? Whether you are a business school creating an environment for visiting businesses or a financial firm enhancing a boardroom to impress clients, the addition of a LCD TV and a LED Ticker can create an impressive environment.
The enclosed picture shows one of the executive meeting rooms at Marywood University in PA. In addition to utilizing displays for their trading lab, they also choose to implement signage in this conference room to provide a business setting for meetings with guests.
Make a First Impression
Posted on Wed, February 10, 2010
When you walk into a bank, hotel, school, or a corporate lobby and see a dry erase board or the plastic stick letters what is your first impression? Do you think of a progressive, technology oriented organization?
The message doesn’t have to be complex or change constantly. To make a first impression sometimes all you need is the technology and a very simple elegant message to greet your visitors.
Utilizing a Real-World Application to Engage Students in Finance Labs
Posted on Tue, February 9, 2010
Finance trading rooms are often the showpiece for the finance and economics programs of today’s business schools. The lab serves as a central location for students to learn about the markets, and gain hands-on experience with technology. Once the construction of the lab is complete, faculty members are faced with the dilemma of how to structure the curriculum and what software should they utilize.
One data provider that is working closely with universities is Telemet Orion. Telemet provides their real-world application complete with financial market data, investment analysis and portfolio management tools to educational facilities at a discounted rate.
Several leading business schools (click on link to see a photo of their trading room)such as: Seton Hall, Miami of Ohio, High Point University, Indiana State University, North Carolina A&T and Winthrop University all use the Telemet real-time data platform to educate their students.
Some schools such as Virginia Tech and Georgia State University use the same tools to manage real money in their the student-managed investment funds. Does it work? According to Genna Brown, faculty advisor for the student managed equity fund at Georgia State University “Our student portfolio managers are beating their benchmark and doing professional analysis now that we have a sophisticated database at their disposal.”
If your trading lab is looking for real-world trading tools I would encourage you to learn more about the Telemet Orion Education Package.
Circular Full Color LED ticker at Colorado State University
Posted on Sat, February 6, 2010
The picture says it all. A customized circular, full color LED ticker showing the latest stock quotes.
What better way to attract attention to the specialized finance trading room that is completely enclosed in glass.
Digital Signage Product and Software Video Overviews
Posted on Fri, February 5, 2010
If you want to learn about LED Tickers, Video Walls, or Interactive Digital Signage but don’t have time to attend a webinar, walk a tradeshow, or read through white papers, our suggestion is to take a few minutes and watch some short video clips (ranging between 5 and 9 minutes) on a variety of topics from hardware solutions to software overviews.
All of the videos have been updated in the last week to cover the latest updates and installation examples so if if you have viewed them previously you may want to check them out again.
Video Walls
LED Ticker Displays
Digital Signage Overview
Interactive Digital Signage
Content Management
The entire library of video overviews can be found on our website in the Resource Center.
Southeast Missouri State University Upgrades to Web Controller for LED Ticker
Posted on Thu, February 4, 2010
In 2005, when Southeast Missouri State University sought to increase the communication and professional look within its Robert A. Dempster Hall, the University called on Rise Display.
The Robert A. Dempster Hall is the home to the Donald L. Harrison College of Business and the Computer Science Department. Hundreds of business students attend classes and it is also where special guests are brought to give presentations. For these reasons, it was essential to find a solution that would communicate quickly, effectively, and in a technologically advanced way to students, staff, and guests.
“We wanted to do something that would make a positive statement about the Harrison College of Business and the quality of our programs,” says Dean Gerald McDougall. “We wanted to highlight different aspects of the college and its activities to students, executives, and guests of the college.”
To meet these goals, Rise Display installed a LED ticker above the main elevator banks and near the elevators a LCD screen built into the wall displaying news and announcements as students pass by.
“Installing this type of equipment not only helps us communicate with our students and the public, but it also makes a statement and brands the college,” Dean McDougall explains.
Five years later, Dean McDougall says that the LCDs and ticker continue to “get very positive reactions and comments from visitors.” However, it recently became time for an upgrade: a switch to Rise’s web controller for the LED ticker. The web controller allows staff to easily upload information from any computer with Internet access. This means that Dean McDougall’s two administrative assistants, who manage the content, no longer need to be on-site to perform the task—a crucial benefit.
There are the stock quotes, of course, including the holdings in the $600,000, student-managed investment portfolio. Then there are the special messages that advise students of event dates, while greeting guests; and thanking donors. Part of the appeal of displaying this information is the immediacy, which makes the ability to upload via the web invaluable.
“It’s just a very effective way of saying you are coming into a very high quality business program when you come into Dempster Hall,” Dean McDougall says. “It’s a statement about the college.”
Online Leasing Calculator for Digital Signage Packages
Posted on Tue, February 2, 2010
Are you looking to purchase a LED Ticker, Video Wall, or Interactive Digital Signage package but the initial capital cost isn’t fitting into your budget? You may want to consider leasing and spread your investment out over several years.
If you would like to evaluate your options use our online quoting tool located in our Resource Center. Simply put in your email address and the amount you are looking to finance and within a few seconds you will get a quote in your email with several options for $1 or 10% buyouts from 24 to 60 months. Example of the results is shown in this post.
If the quote fits your budget answer a few online questions and you can be approved the same day.
You Tube Videos of University Trading Lab Installations
Posted on Mon, February 1, 2010
We commonly get asked for pictures and examples of how our LED tickers, LCD displays, and Video Walls are used by clients. Business schools are particularly interested in seeing how other schools have implemented the technology in their trading labs.
While pictures are great and can help you get a feel for the room, video gives you even more of a perspective on how the displays can create a dynamic atmosphere. Several of our university clients have created short promotional videos for their college of business including the trading room.
Below are the ones I found after a brief You Tube search.
Temple University a second video on Alter Hall.
McIntire School of Commerce (U of VA)
If you are one of our clients and have a video of your facility or displays please send us a note, we would love to share it with our followers.
