BROADCAST / SHARE
Broadcast meetings live and on-demand

MONITOR / REACT
Monitor live news feeds and react at a moment's notice

INFORM / EMPOWER
Empower agents world-wide with innovative video demos

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Challenge
Update a global corporate communications infrastructure and focus on ROI.

"In an effort to promote a 'One Company, One Vision' message across multiple locations in a consistent manner we wanted to develop an enterprise-wide digital signage solution."

Matt Nowak
Allianz Life

All over the world, thousands of Allianz Life employees received most of their corporate communications in the form of DVDs, hanging signage, banners, and flyers. In a global economy where fast, effective video communication is standard, Allianz decided to provide employees with a new form of digital signage that would be scalable, reliable, and would be able to handle live and on-demand video.

Solution
Stand-alone widescreen LCD monitors, desktop computers, and kiosks all connected to a single media source.

Allianz TV integrates Flash, multiple frame rates, video on-demand and streaming video, and, most importantly, it's scalable."

Matt Nowak
Allianz Life

Allianz Life chose to replace traditional signage with digital signage that is HTML based, scalable, and compatible with Flash. The signage is also integrated into the Allianz IP network, which allows content to be shared with anyone in the organization. DVDs of business meetings, training videos and other content are now available without the added costs of duplication and distribution.

Benefit
A ROI of more than $200,000 and the ability to communicate visually across an international enterprise.

"People are actually getting the information they want, that they need."

Matt Nowak
Allianz Life

Today, all meetings are streamed over the network and are also edited and stored for on-demand viewing. The option to view a meeting on-demand has raised attendance by 60%. Replacing traditional signage in common areas with digital signage has saved Allianz more than $170,000 in printing costs while making video assets accessible on-demand has saved an additional $35,000 annually. The integration of VBrick’s EtherneTV into Allianz Life has transformed their global communications infrastructure into an efficient, cost effective alternative to traditional methods.