MediaAuthor 2.0 Now Available
Helius, a HughesNet company based in Utah, is proving a leader in innovation and customer care. A new software application, MediaAuthor™ 2.0, is now available. MediaAuthor works with Microsoft PowerPoint, as a plug-in, to let consumers create digital signage that is compelling in only minutes. With MediaAuthor, you can also publish instantly to a number of digital signage players. You can choose from templates, make video playlists, add feeds into your document, and insert pictures and text, while instantly publishing for immediate viewing.
Not only is MediaAuthor 2.0 cost effective, but its functions are such that they can be understood even by those with the most basic understanding of Microsoft’s PowerPoint. The Senior Vice President of Sales for Helius, Kevin Lawrence, said, “ Customers quickly adopted our first version of MediaAuthor because it empowered PowerPoint users with the tools to quickly create digital signage.” He added, “Now, with MediaAuthor 2.0, we have expanded our feature set and preserved the ease-of-use that allows anyone from IT personnel to a front-desk receptionist to control content for a digital signage display.”
The program is simple to use, you can simply pick a digital signage template, and then the content is easily added to a slide. After that, you can immediately publish your content. This makes it ideal for displays, events, and retail signage. You’ll never look at digital signage the same way again. The President of Helius, Mike Tippets, said “MediaAuthor was built in response to customer demand for a quick and affordable digital signage solution for small and medium businesses. With the original release of MediaAuthor, we addressed that market demand.” He added that “With MediaAuthor 2.0 we have continued to innovate by adding support for video playlists and live sports, news, and weather RSS feeds to further empower our customers to create professional digital signage content easily.” With HughesNet you can count on innovation, with the customer in mind.



