28/09-09   -   Press releases

CNL appoints Broadcast Media specialist to spearhead drive into new sectors

Capital Networks Limited (CNL), a leading global provider of broadcasting and dynamic digital signage software, has appointed Broadcast Media specialist, Blake Reeves, as Manager of Business Development. Blake has been assisting customers to purchase and manage technology based projects for almost 20 years, including managing large scale digital signage implementations for major international organizations. He will spearhead Capital Networks drive into new sectors, and will initially focus on the Education Market, where a growing number of universities, large schools and regional school districts are looking to digital signage to improve communication across wide-reaching audiences and complex campus layouts in a cost-effective and efficient deployment.

Blake Reeves has held senior management roles at leading technology and broadcast media companies including JD Edwards where he was National ERP Technology Strategist for Canada, and OM Video where he held the post of VP and Director of Sales and Digital Signage. In these roles he built up valuable sales, project management and implementation experience in large scale software deployments including projects in ERP, CRM, VOIP, Unified Communications, Digital Signage messaging and advertising applications, to support his new role at CNL.

Bil Trainor, President, Capital Networks Ltd, commented: "We have a fundamental understanding of the challenges education establishments face when it comes to setting up a broadcast network: in particular, the need to synchronize information at a local, faculty level and at a campus-wide level too. We already work with a number of respected clients in the education sector – UCLA, Purdue University, Columbia University and Boston College to name just a few.

"Blake´s extensive experience in broadcast media and digital signage will help us deliver our solutions to the growing number of establishments that want to create and display their own digital signage network and improve communication for staff and students."

Blake Reeves, Manager of Business Development at Capital Networks Ltd, said: "I first came to know CNL when I was a dealer, selling digital signage systems to organizations across a range of markets. Working with CNL was always a great experience because of the strength of its product and the skill of its staff. One thing that really sets CNL apart is the level of after-sales support provided: CNL doesn´t just install the software and leave the organization to it. We work with all customers to ensure they create the content effectively. After all, if the content isn´t right, no-one will look up at the screens, and if that happens, there´s no point having digital signage. The combination of smart technology and excellent customer service makes CNL a field leader and I´m delighted to join the company and help grow its market share in key markets, such as education."

For more information about CNL´s bespoke education software, Audience.Campus™, please click here or visit the website at capitalnetworks.com/audience-campus

About Audience™
Audience™ is an integrated information delivery system designed for cable and community television, corporate communications, educational institutions, digital signage, and hospitality channels. It communicates messages with maximum impact and minimal effort, to any target audience you choose, via cable channels, closed-circuit television, and the internet or an intranet. Audience™ is completely scalable from simple, very affordable, one-channel systems to comprehensive worldwide networks that include dozens or even hundreds of localized channels. Much more than just a slide show program, Audience™ / Audience.tv gives you the tools you need to create, maintain, and deliver multi-zone channels with a high-end look, full of fresh, dynamic multimedia information.

About Capital Networks Ltd:
Capital Networks Ltd (CNL) is a leading global provider of broadcasting and dynamic digital signage software, which it delivers to 35 countries worldwide through authorized re-sellers. Its Audience™ suite reflects a remarkably flexible product line widely accepted by leaders in a wide range of industrial, educational, broadcast, cable, digital signage, hospitality, military and medical applications. Clients include: the BBC, UCLA, University of Regina, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the BBC, Pan Pacific Hotels in Singapore and Cablevision. CNL is a privately held company based in Markham, Ontario, Canada and has been established since 1991.

Blake Reeves
Manager of Business Development Capital Networks Ltd
Tel: 905 946 1122 x224
Email: bareeves@capitalnetworks.com

Caroline Addy
ThePressOffice – PR for Capital Networks Ltd
Tel: +44 (0) 1780 721433
Email: caddy@pressoffice.targetwire.com