| In the past, businesses displayed pertinent | | | | helps to streamline processes and organize. It can be |
| information to consumers using what is known as a | | | | used to log tasks and open up lines of communication |
| data wall. The data wall was a fairly impressive | | | | between workers and supervisors. And workers get |
| technology, but all it did was display letters and | | | | the sense they are working with an organization that |
| numbers. Essentially they could be used at the stock | | | | walks the cutting edge, which has a direct influence |
| exchange to display tickers or they could be used at | | | | on production and the inner "esteem" of the |
| airports to display departure and arrival times. It is | | | | company. |
| safe to say that the sky is not the limit when it | | | | In corporate headquarters, they provide an easy |
| comes to devices such as this, especially when you | | | | way to initiate visitors and new workers to the |
| consider the retail cost of a data wall is around | | | | company. In addition, they can be used to make |
| $25,000. | | | | announcements to employees, or once again, open |
| With new technologies, however, come a world of | | | | up a whole new world of possibilities for project |
| new possibilities. The older video wall provided a | | | | management. For bigger buildings, they can operate |
| great alternative to the data wall for many years. | | | | as way finding maps that show how to navigate the |
| Originally, it was a series of televisions grouped | | | | building and allow users to flip through floors like |
| together, and though they would have all displayed | | | | flipping through the pages of a book. |
| the same image, it was a bit awkward for viewing | | | | And then in distributions centers, video walls can be |
| purposes. | | | | used to interact with customers. Of course, person |
| But with the introduction of the HDTV, we can now | | | | on person interaction is still a necessity, but these |
| create an almost seamless video wall, allowing | | | | types of displays cut the fat out of time-wasting |
| consumers to get the information they need, | | | | tasks that can be easily handled with a couple |
| whether it be stock information, ticket prices, | | | | touches of the finger and some clear instructions |
| departure times, or any other information you can | | | | from the software program. |
| think of. The only question now is what will your | | | | Even restaurants have found ways to use digital |
| business use the technology for—and that | | | | technology to change menus regularly, titillate the |
| really just depends on what you want to accomplish. | | | | senses of their customer's, or simply provide |
| Video walls are the future of interactive business | | | | aesthetics in a new way. With each day, more uses |
| communications, from the factory to corporate | | | | of this amazing technology emerge. |
| headquarters to distribution centers. In factories, it | | | | |