TIGHTROPE MEDIA SYSTEMS ANNOUNCES THE RELEASE OF CAROUSEL 6.0

Tightrope Media Systems announces the release of Carousel 6.0, a major software update to the Carousel Digital Signage System. Carousel 6.0 includes a number of new features that improve the Template Editor used in the bulletin creation process, the utility of Alert Bulletins, and the functionality of the Remote Data Adapter.

The Template Editor in Carousel 6.0 has been completely rewritten to increase its utility and to adhere to Tightrope's mantra, "Ease of Use". Editing of the template is now a drag-and-drop process; text blocks are simply dragged into position, into shape and into size. Blocks can be easily duplicated, rotated, ordered, and also positioned within the template using the new "snap-to" guides which allow the user to align the blocks relative to one another. Tightrope has also added basic HTML formatting for text blocks, block shadow, block gradient and block reflection enabling users to quickly create highly stylized bulletins. Additional content creation enhancements in Carousel 6.0 include the ability to preview the content you are working on "full screen" during the creation process. A user can see exactly how the bulletin will look before it is published. Tightrope also added the ability to automatically create seamless backgrounds with Carousel 6.0. A user can import a background from a graphics program such as Adobe Photoshop, onto a multi-zone channel layout, and Carousel will automatically break up the image in accordance with the pre-established zones.

Carousel's Remote Data Adapter (RDA) enables bulletins to be called and/or generated by XML data strings thereby opening virtually unlimited application possibilities. In Carousel 6.0, player status can be polled with the RDA, bulletins can now be selected via pre-defined tags, and bulletins can also be assigned to multiple zones by name or tag. In Carousel 6.0, the triggering of alert bulletins has been reduced to milliseconds, and any bulletin can be moved or copied into the full screen alert zone.

According to Chief Marketing Officer, Steve Israelsky, Carousel 6.0 greatly enhances the user experience. "The template editor in Carousel is now simply fantastic and up to the same standards we have set for all of our software," stated Israelsky. "The existing tools are much easier to use and we have added a tremendous amount of functionality. Our creative department absolutely loves it, and I am sure our customers will as well."

Please click here for a high-resolution image of Carousel's New Template Editor.

_{About Tightrope Media Systems
Founded in 1997, Tightrope Media Systems is the pioneer of web-centric digital signage and audiovisual head-end automation systems. It provides station automation, video servers, internet video on demand, live streaming, the Carousel Digital Signage system, and Zeplay, a multi-channel instant replay machine for stadiums and arenas. Tightrope's award winning systems are used across North America in government, hospitals, universities, high schools and local television stations. You can reach Tightrope Media Systems at (866) 866-4118 or visit them on the web at http://www.trms.com}

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