Easescreen Adds ePaper Support Through uink Partnership
2026-09-04 · via Digital Signage Today
Easescreen, a digital signage software platform, has struck a partnership with ePaper technology provider uink that lets operators manage ePaper displays and traditional digital signage screens from the same central platform.
For anyone running a mixed estate of screens, this matters because ePaper and LCD/LED signage have historically lived in separate management worlds, often requiring different software, different update workflows and different IT support. The integration is meant to close that gap by letting ePaper endpoints sit inside the easescreen ecosystem alongside conventional displays.
Gerhard Pichler, CEO of easescreen, said in a press release that the partnership expands the easescreen ecosystem with a technology that "perfectly complements traditional digital signage," and that customers can now choose the display technology suited to each application while managing everything through one platform. Prince Cai, vice president of uink, said the goal is to make ePaper "easier to integrate, manage and scale" within professional digital signage environments, according to the release.
What this means for integrators
For system integrators and existing easescreen partners, the announcement frames this as an opportunity to add ePaper endpoints to new or existing digital signage deployments rather than as a separate project. ePaper displays are typically used for low-power, low-refresh applications such as shelf labels, wayfinding tags, meeting room signs and other static or infrequently updated content, where their battery life and readability in bright light are advantages over backlit screens.
The pairing positions easescreen against other CMS vendors that have already added or are adding e-ink support as retailers and enterprises look to cut power costs and expand signage into locations where a full LCD or LED screen is impractical, such as battery-powered shelf tags or outdoor wayfinding.
The companies' release does not specify which uink hardware models are supported, how the integration is technically implemented, or what update frequencies or refresh rates operators can expect from ePaper units managed through easescreen. It also does not mention pricing, licensing terms, or a rollout timeline for when the joint capability will be generally available to customers. Those details will matter to operators weighing whether to add ePaper into an existing easescreen deployment now or wait for a fuller rollout.
The announcement is light on independent detail beyond the two executive quotes, and reads as an early-stage partnership announcement rather than a product launch with concrete specifications. Prospective users will likely need to contact either company directly for implementation specifics, supported hardware lists and cost information before planning a deployment.
The announcement in full
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Easescreen, a digital signage platform, is partnering with uink, an ePaper technology provider, to enable enterprises to integrate ePaper into digital signage environments and centrally manage different display technologies in one unified environment.
"With uink, we are expanding the easescreen ecosystem with a technology that perfectly complements traditional digital signage. Our customers can now choose the right display technology for each application while managing everything through one central platform," Gerhard Pichler, CEO of easescreen, said in a press release.
For system integrators and easescreen partners, the integration creates opportunities to add ePaper endpoints to new and existing digital signage projects.
"By combining uink's ePaper technology with the easescreen platform, we are making ePaper easier to integrate, manage and scale within professional digital signage environments," Prince Cai, vice president of uink, said in the release.
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