Cisco Cisco MXE 3000 (Media Experience Engine) Information Guide

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Customer Case Study 
 
Network Solution 
CSN looked for a digital media solution that would support a wide variety of eye-catching content, 
including video, static displays, and scrolling information. Ease of use was paramount, both for 
people who submitted digital content and the IT staff who scheduled distribution. The IT group 
wanted a centralized system that would let them add content once and then easily control where 
and when it was distributed. 
CSN found its solution with the Cisco
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 Digital Media System, a comprehensive suite of digital 
signage, desktop video, and Cisco Enterprise TV applications. “The decision was easy because we 
already have a Cisco network and the skills to manage it,” says Feudi. “Having an end-to-end 
solution from a single vendor really simplifies management.”  
“We wanted to capture the attention of a new generation of 
students and faculty who are accustomed to interactive, 
multimedia communications.” 
—Josh Feudi, Interim Chief Information Officer,College of Southern Nevada 
The CSN IT group introduced the Cisco Digital Media System in spring 2007, replacing the digital 
signage installation from another vendor that had never operated properly. Today, multimedia 
content is published on more than 60 flat-panel screens and distributed to all three campuses and 
the college’s remote academic centers. The digital signs are connected in areas where students or 
faculty tend to congregate, such as lab entrances, coffee shops, tutoring areas, elevator waiting 
areas, campus entrances, and common areas for faculty.  
To submit content to be displayed on the signs, faculty, staff, and students go to a website and 
attach video, images, and text. CSN’s multimedia developer manages content scheduling and 
distribution through the Cisco Digital Media Manager, an easy-to-use web-based content publishing 
tool. “I use a simple web interface to schedule when and where content is displayed,” says Eric 
 
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