MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 12, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Wireless Ronin Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:RNIN), a Minneapolis-based marketing technologies solutions provider, will showcase its digital media solutions at the Microsoft® Technology Center (MTC) in Edina, Minnesota, in a collaborative environment that provides access to innovative technologies and world-class expertise.
"Displaying Wireless Ronin's multi-channel digital media solutions in the Microsoft® Technology Center exposes Wireless Ronin to a great number of Twin Cities Fortune 1000 companies," said Jane Johnson, SVP, sales and marketing. "The Microsoft center draws technology leaders who will readily appreciate our technology's application and impact, having the power to create new business opportunities for Wireless Ronin."
The MTC has formed alliances with industry leaders to provide comprehensive resources, including hardware, software, and services like Wireless Ronin's digital media solutions. As a Microsoft Certified Silver Partner, Wireless Ronin will showcase a high tech customer experience displaying a unique solution that includes an interactive photo booth and social media video wall. Photos taken in the photo booth can be downloaded via a QR code or shared on the users' favorite social media site. The social media wall incorporates images taken from the interactive photo booth application as well as integrates live data feeds from Facebook and Twitter social media posts. The company's photo booth application also integrates Intel® Audience Impression Metrics Suite (Intel® AIM Suite) which captures audience characteristics such as gender and age range demographics, actual impressions, length of impressions and potential audience size.
"MTC's dynamic collection of resources shortens the time-to-market by removing traditional barriers and reduces the total cost of solution acquisition. Drawing on the integrated innovation of Microsoft products and technologies, the MTC can be a powerful resource for any organization," said Todd Van Nurden, technical architect of Microsoft Corporation. "Microsoft was drawn to Wireless Ronin's digital media solutions because of its innovation, forward thinking approach and leading expertise in the industry."
About Microsoft Corporation
(Nasdaq:MSFT) and (NYSE:MSFT) is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions. Established on April 4, 1975, to develop and sell BASIC interpreters for the Altair 8800, Microsoft rose to dominate the home computer operating system market with MS-DOS in the mid-1980s, followed by the Microsoft Windows line of operating systems. Microsoft would also come to dominate the office suite market with Microsoft Office. The company has diversified in recent years into the video game industry with the Xbox and its successor, the Xbox 360, as well as into the consumer electronics and digital services market with Zune, MSN and the Windows Phone OS.
About Intel Corporation
(Nasdaq:INTC) is an American multinational corporation headquartered in Santa Clara, California, United States and the world's largest semiconductor chip maker, based on revenue. It is the inventor of the x86 series of microprocessors, the processors found in most personal computers. Intel was founded on July 18, 1968, as Integrated Electronics Corporation (though a common misconception is that "Intel" is from the word intelligence). Intel also makes motherboard chipsets, network interface controllers and integrated circuits, flash memory, graphic chips, embedded processors and other devices related to communications and computing. Founded by semiconductor pioneers Robert Noyce and Gordon Moore and widely associated with the executive leadership and vision of Andrew Grove, Intel combines advanced chip design capability with a leading-edge manufacturing capability. Though Intel was originally known primarily to engineers and technologists, its "Intel Inside" advertising campaign of the 1990s made it and its Pentium processor household names.
About Wireless Ronin Technologies
Wireless Ronin Technologies (WRT) (www.wirelessronin.com) is a marketing technologies company with leading expertise in current and emerging digital media solutions, including signage, interactive kiosks, mobile, social media and web, that enable clients to transform how they engage with their customers. WRT provides marketing technology solutions and services to clients, helping increase revenue and/or improve operating efficiencies in the execution of marketing initiatives. Since the initial launch of RoninCast® digital signage software in 2003, WRT has led the digital signage industry by providing cutting-edge technology, services and support to its clients. WRT offers an array of services to support its clients' marketing technology needs including consulting, creative development, project management, installation, training, and support and hosting. The company's common stock trades on the NASDAQ Capital Market under the symbol "RNIN." Follow us on http://twitter.com/#!/wirelessronin. Like us on Facebook under Wireless Ronin Technologies, Inc.
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Forward-Looking Statements
This release contains certain forward-looking statements of expected future developments, as defined in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements reflect management's expectations regarding continued operating improvement and other matters and are based on currently available data; however, actual results are subject to future risks and uncertainties, which could materially affect actual performance. Risks and uncertainties that could affect such performance include, but are not limited to, the following: estimates of future expenses, revenue and profitability; the pace at which the company completes installations and recognizes revenue; trends affecting financial condition and results of operations; ability to convert proposals into customer orders; the ability of customers to pay for products and services; the revenue recognition impact of changing customer requirements; customer cancellations; the availability and terms of additional capital; ability to develop new products; dependence on key suppliers, manufacturers and strategic partners; industry trends and the competitive environment; and the impact of losing one or more senior executives or failing to attract additional key personnel. These and other risk factors are discussed in detail in the risk factors section of the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 22, 2011.