Company History
1999
- Founders Noam Levavi and Dani Zeevi create one of the first software-generated automatic music systems for bars and restaurants throughout Tel Aviv. YCD is born.
2002-2005
- Development and launch of YCD|Platform, a flexible, expandable open architecture that serves as the foundation of all of YCD Multimedia’s technology.
- Launch of YCD|Player with digital video capability. Audio and video content can now be targeted and distributed throughout the world from one location.
- YCD Multimedia expands with 1,000 installations internationally.
2006
- YCD Multimedia goes global, opening offices in the UK and US with venture capital investment from Israel and Europe.
- Installations hit 2,000.
2007
- YCD Multimedia expands US operations and moves headquarters to New York City offering full scale local operations and services to the US market
- Development & launch of AdScreen™ - Programmable displays at point of sale for targeted promotions, driving sales with a measurable ROI
- The 3,000th system is installed.
2008
- YCD Multimedia’s 4,000th installation and the roll-out of sophisticated data analytics.
- Competitive retailers are embracing digital media at an accelerating rate and are looking for one platform and one company to manage their needs from merchandizing to corporate communications.
- With its flexible, end-to-end offering, pioneering integration capabilities and depth of media and technology expertise, YCD Multimedia is poised to lead the industry.
2009
- Development & launch of YCD|RAMP™ (Retail Advertising and Merchandising Platform), offers one Platform for retailers, their agencies and their suppliers to manage their digital in-store media workflow and close the loop between digital promotions and actual sales, allowing for real-time optimization.
- YCD Multimedia raises new capital reflecting investor confidence in business momentum.
Latest Company News
- September 14, 2010 - IBM Symposium, Israel - Making Retail Smarter
- Posted September 02, 2010 in Upcoming Events
- Watch the video! - Intel & YCD join forces at Cinema City
- Posted September 02, 2010 in YCD Multimedia in the News
- Read our Summer 2010 Newsletter!
- Posted August 01, 2010 in YCD Multimedia in the News
- YCD Player to support PRYSM LPD launch at Infocomm 2010
- Posted July 08, 2010 in Customer News
- London Evening Standard - The digital poster adverts that can see who you are
- Posted May 18, 2010 in YCD Multimedia in the News
- YCD Multimedia releasing new digital signage platform at Screen Media Expo Europe
- Posted May 04, 2010 in Press Releases
- YCD CEO Noam Levavi Quoted in WSJ Special Supplement: Digital Place-Based Media
- Posted April 09, 2010 in YCD Multimedia in the News
- YCD Multimedia Named to Lead411’s Hot 125 - New York
- Posted March 25, 2010 in YCD Multimedia in the News
- YCD Multimedia’s Leading Video Wall Technology Powers Minicom Digital Signage’s DS Vision Wall
- Posted February 24, 2010 in Press Releases
- YCD previews new DS platform based on Intel® CoreTM processor and MS Windows Embedded Standard
- Posted January 11, 2010 in Press Releases