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Meet the challenge of corporate and inter-company communications with corporate TV solutions. Communicate quickly and effectively along your entire supply chain, including your retail, back office, and warehouse facilities.
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How Can Companies Deliver The Most Critical Messages Each Day?
 | Corporate TV Networks. Many companies today face a similar challenge: How to communicate with their employees, partners and customers so the most critical messages each day are seen, delivering maximum results. Now multimedia-based information can be delivered via existing corporate infrastructure to TV monitors, plasma screens, interactive kiosks, and the desktop.
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Multimedia Revolutionizes Corporate Communications.
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Case Study: Worldwide Financial News Broker (Corporate Communications)
It was the IT department's job to visually network each office together using dedicated corporate communications screens in every location around the world. "We're not talking about one building! We're talking about more than 100 offices around the world," says their director of information technology. "Scala saved my life."
Case Study: McKee Foods (Corporate Communications)
Not every employee has the time or inclination to stop and check email or read notes stuck on the wall. McKee Foods, makers of Little Debbie snacks, therefore chose Scala's InfoChannel visual communications suite to give their staff another way to keep up-to-date on company news, events, and the weather forecast.
Meet the Challenge of Inter-Company Communication.
Prioritizing the Deluge of Information.
Every day, employees must deal with a deluge of information from every direction, unable to determine what the priorities of the day are. The majority of corporate communications tend to be text-based media that can't convey enough importance, immediacy or personalization.
Consistent Messages Over Time & Space.
It can be difficult to get out a consistent, focused message. Employees in different locations or on different shifts don't get the right information at the right time.
Time Sensitive Material.
Communications departments are often overwhelmed with the size and distance of their audiences. A lower frequency of communications can prevent time-sensitive information from being received when it is needed.
Reaching Everyone Equally (email or not).
And many companies have large numbers of employees that are unable to access email or Intranets easily-- particularly those in manufacturing and service-related industries.
Using Existing Underutilized Infrastructure. |
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A growing number of companies already have high bandwidth infrastructures such as broadband and satellite communications, but can't use them cost effectively. Valuable corporate resources like training videos, production reports, and updated news go underutilized. |
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Unrealized Productivity Gains.Perhaps the biggest problem is that many companies simply don't know what they could be doing better. As a result, uninformed employees can lead to lower productivity, higher turnover, and lack of morale. |
InfoChannel: Scala's Visual Communications Solution.
Broadcast Everywhere, Don't Rely On Email.
Scala InfoChannel is a visual communication network that can be broadcast practically anywhere--factory floors, training rooms, break rooms, boardrooms, desktops or laptops. On the intranet or the web.
Use Television, the Most Powerful Form of Media Delivery.
InfoChannel transforms companies into flourishing news reporting, broadcasting and viewing organizations. Employees are able to create engaging multimedia content right from their desktops. Then those messages can be broadcast via the company's communication network to strategic locations using the most powerful form of media delivery -- television.
Deliver Consistent Messages to TV and the Desktop.
InfoChannel not only broadcasts to TV screens, it delivers the same TV look and feel on the desktop. This allows corporate messages to reach their desired audience with the credibility, immediacy and richness they deserve. With InfoChannel, companies can make better use of their own internal information to improve performance, morale and teamwork.
Scala Helps You Realize Your Corporate TV Solution.
Scala understands your communications challenges. We provide an integrated solution of software, systems, content and services through partnerships and our proven multimedia technology.
InfoChannel Will Help You...
- Provide focused, meaningful and relevant news to each employee at any location.
- Deliver messages with rich multimedia in a professional, credible format.
- Expand communications with a minimal impact on staff requirements and training.
- Allow anyone to become a news reporter.
- Reduce unnecessary meetings.
- Create an environment of teamwork and high morale.
- Leverage existing network infrastructure and content assets.
- Schedule and broadcast content to display regularly or instantaneously.
Examples Of What You Could Be Doing With InfoChannel Today...
- Sell new products internally.
- Educate the workforce on process and safety.
- Inspire employees with the company mission and CEO's vision.
- Show the company stock value and news headlines.
- Instantly display production and data-driven statistics.
- Update employees on schedules for training, meetings and holidays.
- Welcome VIPs in the lobby and board room.
- Stop the spread of rumors and handle crisis situations.
- Offer job postings to qualified individuals.
- Promote the newsletter, intranet and other resources.
- Distribute electronic marketing and sales presentations.
- Build morale with jokes, trivia, birthdays, awards, etc.
Scala Offers Complete Multimedia Solutions.
How InfoChannel Fits Into Your Organization.
Software
- Software for authoring, broadcasting and playback.
- Based on Scala's powerful multimedia technology.
- Easy to learn. Stable and reliable.
- Expandable architecture.
Systems
- Integrated multimedia workstations.
- Includes hardware and software for authoring, broadcasting or playback.
- 24x7 capable operation.
- Options for digital video and hardware control.
- Provided by Scala VARs and system integrators.
Content
- Creative designs and templates.
- Clip-art, video, sounds, animation, or complete productions.
- Can be customized for specific brands and applications.
- Provided by Scala Studios, VARs, and Partners.
Services
- Installation, training, broadcasting, management, etc.
- Value-added services to help you get the most out of your InfoChannel system.
- Provided by Scala VARs and Partners.
Improve Productivity With Better Communication.
Whether your offices consist of one building or hundreds worldwide, InfoChannel can bring your employees closer together with visual messaging. Stay current on new customers, company outings, and the newest faces by adding photos and video to corporate information bytes. Maintain a cafeteria menu weeks in advance and give the break room a new high-tech feel. Show real-time stock data as well as selected national news.
Case Study: Worldwide Financial News Broker
It was the IT department's job to visually network each office together using dedicated corporate communications screens in every location around the world. "We're not talking about one building! We're talking about more than 100 offices around the world," says their director of information technology. "Scala saved my life."
Case Study: Ericsson
With Internet available on mobile phones all across Europe, and telecommunications convergence linking voice, video and data, the time for bringing a product to market has been compressed into weeks and months, rather than years, on both sides of the Atlantic.
Case Study: Honda
What connects the more than 13,000 associates employed at the four Honda of America Manufacturing (HAM) facilities in central Ohio. Beyond the great products they produce, associates stay connected via the "Honda News Network," a closed-circuit television system powered by Scala's InfoChannel IC200.
Keep Things Moving in the Queue and the Office.
Keep things running smoothly during the busiest and slowest times of the year with a signage system running Scala InfoChannel. Display key stats such as queue length and average call resolution all driven dynamically. This can be presented alongside current news, weather, and company information, or separately during downtimes to maintain morale.
Case Study: SBC Ameritech
When phone giant Ameritech needed to upgrade video broadcast systems in five of its operator call centers, it selected Scala InfoChannel broadcast multimedia software.
Update Inefficient and Outdated Training Video Tapes.
Many companies, especially retailers, have difficulty keeping their staff trained on the latest products and technologies. Stop creating costly video tapes or DVDs that quickly go out of date, are often lost, and have no playback confirmation. A Scala InfoChannel network can deliver new content daily in a venue that can be seen by everyone at once and in a format that is easy to understand. Even add a touchscreen to make it interactive, and customize content relative to specific venues or employee positions, automatically keeping logs of what has been viewed.
Case Study: Jewsons
Coming soon.
Communicate Better in Warehouses or Factories.
In the heat of the action, people do not have time to run back to a desk to check email. Sound, too, can often be a barrier so traditional corporate television relying solely on video production can be all but useless. However, an InfoChannel visual messaging system can get the point across in nearly any venue and updated within minutes to multiple screens showing unique content all around the country using your existing network and TV monitor infrastructure.
Case Study: General Motors
With over 100 manufacturing plants and offices in the United States, General Motors ("GM") knows the difficulties of communicating between facilities and divisions. Yet, the ability to share information quickly has become critical in the highly competitive automotive industry. Enter Scala.
