De Persgroep Ensures Readers Always Get the News using Radware’s Multi-Homing Solution
Diegem -- March 23, 2010 -- De Persgroep is a large online, print and broadcast media group, active throughout Benelux. The group requires continuous connectivity to support the 600,000+ daily online visitors to its portals. It also needs reliable high-bandwidth services, with 24/7 data links to its multiple printing plants.
Why Radware’s Solution
De Persgroep asked Radware reseller C-CURE, to evaluate solutions for cost-effective, reliable and scalable ISP connectivity. Based on C-CURE’s experience and Radware’s references, the LinkProof WAN load balancing solution was chosen. Luc Dooms, CEO of C-CURE, commented: “Everything offered by Radware and mentioned by the references was corroborated in reality. We are very satisfed with the technology.”
Solution
Radware’s LinkProof ensures that De Persgroep’s datacenters, users and customers have continuous connectivity to the Internet and to Intranet-dependent services via multiple Internet Service Providers (ISPs), avoiding connectivity loss due to service failure. In the event of a WAN link failure, the most optimal path is selected without the user experiencing any downtime or disconnection. The solution maximizes utilization of existing links, enabling De Persgroep to take advantage of Radware’s “add-link-as-you-grow” offer, minimizing integration costs.
Benefits
Since LinkProof was deployed, there have been zero breaks in connectivity to De Persgroep’s portals and production plants. Visitors to De Persgroep’s site have not experienced downtime or lost business continuity at any time following the deployment of LinkProof. The price of bandwidth is now negotiable as De Persgroep can bargain with ISPs by mixing and matching different WAN links.
About De Persgroep
De Persgroep NV is a Flemish media company owned by the Van Thillo family. This large media group, operating throughout Benelux, has successfully developed a clear leadership position in multiple markets, including print and online titles, television and radio and print centers. In 2008, it served approximately 3.5 million newspaper readers and 600,000 daily online visitors. De Persgroep’s ambition is to remain active in all consumer media – especially strong media brands. For more information, please visit:
http://www.persgroep.be
About C-CURE
C-CURE, an independent Belgian company, co-founded by Luc Dooms in 1998, specializes in network security and security analysis. The company supplies its customers with three independent services regarding complex security and internetworking projects: advice, implementation and management. C-CURE always starts with the security architecture before implementing and managing the security technology. For its technology C-CURE relies on a number of prominent partners. For more information, please visit:
http://www.c-cure.be
