Exciting Changes to Daktronics Data Interfaces: Your Path Forward
As technology evolves, so does Daktronics. To continue offering the most current and supportable solutions, we’re phasing out select legacy software products in favor of more powerful, flexible and future-ready platforms.
Daktronics Control Panel on 5/14/2025
Categories: High School Sports, Pro Sports and Colleges
At Daktronics, we’re incredibly proud of our long history of delivering reliable data interfaces that bring data to life - powering real-time stats, scores and insights across displays and live broadcasts. These tools have long been a trusted part of how you engage fans and enhance the game-day experience.
But as technology evolves, so do we. To continue offering the most current and supportable solutions, we’re phasing out select legacy software products in favor of more powerful, flexible and future-ready platforms designed to help you do more, faster and more efficiently.
What’s Changing?
The following software products are being phased out, with two key dates to note in the transition timeline.
End of Sale: May 15, 2025 – Affected products will no longer be available for purchase.
End of Support: May 15, 2026 – Support transitions to online-only; no new updates or fixes will be issued.
- Data Studio Soccer – OPTA Interface*
- DakStats Baseball/Softball Web-Sync
- DakStats Basketball
- DakStats Basketball Web-Sync
- DakStats Football
- DakStats Football Web-Sync
- DakStats Hockey
- DakStats Lacrosse
- DakStats Lacrosse Web-Sync
- DakStats Rodeo Level 1 & 2
- DakStats Soccer
- DakStats Soccer Web-Sync
- DakStats Volleyball
- DakStats Volleyball Web-Sync
- NHL HITS Interface
- NHL HITS Interface Annual Update
- DSTI (rebroadcast) Speed of Pitch
- DSTI-NO STATS- AllSport Only
- DSTI - DakStats Standard Interface
*Data Studio Soccer – We are phasing out the current OPTA integration as we move to a new data provider. Stay tuned – more details on the new release are coming soon!
While sale and support will be phased out, many users can continue to operate without interruption. But, for future-ready performance, now is the perfect time to upgrade.
Why Upgrade?
Our latest sports data platforms offer:
- Modern, supportable architecture
- Expanded capabilities
- Seamless integration with the Daktronics ecosystem
This transition opens the door to more powerful, flexible and future-proof solutions.
Let's Connect!
Questions? We’re here to help! Connect with your Daktronics Regional Application Engineer or Sales Representative to learn what this means for your system and how you can make the most of what’s next.
Email: professionalservices@daktronics.com.