Advanced Computer Communications awarded contract worth more than $1 million to provide routers for Western Auto.SANTA BARBARA Santa Barbara (săn'tə bär`brə, –bərə), city (1990 pop. 85,571), seat of Santa Barbara co., S Calif., on the Pacific Ocean; inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 3, 1996-- Nationwide automotive parts chain chooses Advanced Computer Communications' routing technology to improve internal networking capabilities Advanced Computer Communications Inc. (ACC See adaptive cruise control. ), a leading provider of network access solutions for the home, office and enterprise, Tuesday announced that Western Auto Western Auto Supply Company was a chain of automobile parts stores. It was started in 1909 in Kansas City, Missouri, by George Pepperdine, who later founded Pepperdine University. Western Auto originally started as a mail order business for replacement auto parts. , the nation's leading marketer of automotive parts and supplies, has chosen ACC bridge/routers to implement its new ISDN ISDN in full Integrated Services Digital Network Digital telecommunications network that operates over standard copper telephone wires or other media. network. Western Auto's ISDN network has been designed to replace its current analog dial-up network (1) The switched telephone network regulated by government and administered by common carriers. Also called "plain old telephone system" (POTS) and "public switched telephone network" (PSTN). (2) A network that can be accessed remotely via analog modems or ISDN. to effectively exchange information between any of its 655 sites. The value of the contract is in excess of $1 million and will extend over a two-year period. ACC will provide an Amazon router with ISDN Primary Rate Interface at the central site, Nile routers in the distribution centers and Congo routers in its retail stores to support Western Auto's point of sales transactions and credit card applications. ACC's ISDN remote access solution will allow Western Auto to add new applications such as real-time manuals, inventory locators and file sharing Copying files from one computer to another. See peer-to-peer network, file sharing protocol and file and printer sharing. . ACC will provide design, consulting and implementation services, as well as networking components and maintenance services for the project. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Dave Copas, Western Auto's vice president of corporate systems, "Given the size and demands of this project, we chose ACC as our partner due to their proven ability to design and deploy mission-critical ISDN networks. "ACC has been outstanding in their ability to manage the network project with Western Auto, reacting quickly and efficiently to changes in both technical requirements and implementation scheduling. We are very pleased with ACC's performance." ACC has completed design and testing and has initiated the implementation phase of the network, which includes installation of equipment in 655 stores across the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . It is anticipated the project will be fully implemented within three months. About Western Auto With more than 655 stores in the United States, Western Auto is the nation's leading marketer of automotive parts and supplies. Owned by Sears Roebuck, Western Auto offers the widest selection of top-quality, brand name auto parts Auto parts are components of automobiles. They mainly are, in alphabetic order (only car specific articles or articles with car section):
About ACC ACC is a leading manufacturer of network access products that provide cost-effective solutions for the home, office and enterprise. ACC leads the industry in the development of Bandwidth Optimization technologies to maximize the utilization of Leased Lines and switched services. ACC's products are sold worldwide through 80 leading international VARs and OEMs serving Internet Service Providers Internet service provider (ISP) Company that provides Internet connections and services to individuals and organizations. For a monthly fee, ISPs provide computer users with a connection to their site (see data transmission), as well as a log-in name and password. , corporate and business customers, educational institutions, health care, retail establishments, governments and PTTs. Advanced Computer Communications has headquarters at 340 Storke Road, Santa Barbara, CA 93117; telephone: 805/685-4455; fax: 805/ 685-4465. INTERNET: info@acc.com. World Wide Web: http://www.acc.com -0- NOTE TO EDITORS: Amazon, Nile and Congo are trademarks of Advanced Computer Communications. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. CONTACT: Advanced Computer Communications Inc., Santa Barbara Andrew Chase, 805/685-4455 or Precision Communications Marianne McCarthy, 805/565-7782 marianne@precisioncomm.com |
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