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MEDIA NETWORKING
facts
Styria Media Group
Third-largest media group
in Austria
Locations: Vienna, Graz,
Zagreb and others
More than 60 print and
digital media
More than 3,000 employees
420 million Euro revenue
(2016)
What services are NTS rendering for
the Styria group?
Thomas Zapf:
For many years, NTS is
our partner in network surroundings.
Over time, additional services like VOIP,
call center and call manager, video confe-
rencing systems andmuchmorewere ad-
ded besides services in the data center
surroundings.
Which innovations have you imple-
mented with NTS lately?
TZ:
The newsrooms of the editorswere
important. NTS supported us extensively
from the standard network infrastruc-
ture all the way to the topics collaborati-
on and VOIP. Our collaboration across
the three locations Zagreb, Graz and Vi-
enna in the digital software development
by means of the Cisco Spark teamwork
solution has become a recent addition.
Why one of the biggest media groups in Austria counts on NTS:
Thomas Zapf, CIO of Styria Media Group AG talks about
collaboration and survival strategies in the media.
Words by:
Michael Samec
Photos by:
Nicholas Martin, Marija Kanizaj
Styria Media AG produces and distributes
news around-the-clock. For this,
technical infrastructure is vital.
What is the significance of NTS for
the Styria group?
TZ:
At our house, news is produced
and distributed 24/7 and for this, servers
are essential. The presence of NTS in Vi-
enna, Graz and Klagenfurt and the pro-
fessional Service Operations Center al-
lows us to access qualified technicians
everywhere at any time.
Why does one of the biggest media
groups in Austria count on NTS?
TZ:
NTS with its highly qualified em-
ployees is known as one of the most reli-
able and most competent IT service pro-
viders in the industry. For us, the
technical and cultural match is perfect.
The Styria group is known in the
media sector as very innovative. Is
NTS able to lead the way?
TZ:
Products in media surroundings
are changing rapidly. At NTS, a very good
future development on all product levels
is noticeable.
CUSTOMER STORY
» NTS, WITH ITS HIGHLY
QUALIFIED EMPLOYEES, IS THE
MOST CAPABLE PARTNER. «
Thomas Zapf, CIO
COLLABORATION
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