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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Challenge
The German REWE Group runs one of Europe’s largest retail chains. When shoppers
visit its supermarkets, they hear in-store broadcasts live from Radio Max. An REWE
subsidiary, Radio Max is present at the group’s about 2900 Billa, Bipa, Penny, and
Merkur outlets in Austria and Italy. It also streams advertising and music tracks via
the Internet to stores in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine,
and Russia.
visit its supermarkets, they hear in-store broadcasts live from Radio Max. An REWE
subsidiary, Radio Max is present at the group’s about 2900 Billa, Bipa, Penny, and
Merkur outlets in Austria and Italy. It also streams advertising and music tracks via
the Internet to stores in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine,
and Russia.
With 10 broadcast and two production studios, Radio Max is one of Europe’s largest
radio stations. To support ambitious expansion plans, it recently moved to new
premises in Vienna. The relocation provided the ideal opportunity to review its future
IT requirements. “Our previous network had no failsafe procedures and was running
at full capacity,” says Markus Stangl, technical coordinator and deputy head of the
technical division at Radio Max. “We wanted a flexible platform that would support
growth, along with bandwidth-hungry new business areas such as multimedia.”
radio stations. To support ambitious expansion plans, it recently moved to new
premises in Vienna. The relocation provided the ideal opportunity to review its future
IT requirements. “Our previous network had no failsafe procedures and was running
at full capacity,” says Markus Stangl, technical coordinator and deputy head of the
technical division at Radio Max. “We wanted a flexible platform that would support
growth, along with bandwidth-hungry new business areas such as multimedia.”
Network security was another big concern. Most of the station’s 100 employees
are freelancers and, although they visit the studios regularly to record and edit
programs, they rely on remote access to Radio Max tools and information. Visitors
and participants in the station’s Media Academy training seminars have similar needs.
are freelancers and, although they visit the studios regularly to record and edit
programs, they rely on remote access to Radio Max tools and information. Visitors
and participants in the station’s Media Academy training seminars have similar needs.
“Before, we used two multi-vendor networks, both of which were unable to offer
user authentication or profiling capabilities,” says Stangl. “Staff could connect to
the network with a notebook at any time and we had no control. There was no data
security, and user experience was lousy because the components were old.”
user authentication or profiling capabilities,” says Stangl. “Staff could connect to
the network with a notebook at any time and we had no control. There was no data
security, and user experience was lousy because the components were old.”
Solution
Having previously called on Cisco to help address network performance issues,
the company was interested to learn more about Cisco® Borderless Network
architecture. The decision to adopt this validated design was affirmed when it
received endorsements from other Cisco broadcast industry customers.
the company was interested to learn more about Cisco® Borderless Network
architecture. The decision to adopt this validated design was affirmed when it
received endorsements from other Cisco broadcast industry customers.
Customer Case Study
Austrian radio station improves creative abilities and production quality with Cisco ISE and BYOD
Smart Solution
Customer Name:
Radio Max
Industry:
Media
Location:
Austria
Number of Employees:
100
Challenge
• Help enable staff to collaborate
effectively and securely on any device
• Eliminate production problems caused
by poor network performance
• Support bandwidth-hungry new
business areas such as multimedia
Solution
• Next-generation identity and access
control policy platform
• Cisco Borderless Network with Cisco
Identity Services Engine and bring-your-
own-device (BYOD) Smart Solution
own-device (BYOD) Smart Solution
Results
• Ability to manage larger, more complex
networks with same IT resources
• Support for company growth while
simultaneously improving network
availability, security, and user experience
availability, security, and user experience
• Reliable foundation for supporting new
business models
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