Advanced communications system makes the Gart Sports customer the winner.GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 26, 1997-- Internet Communications Corporation, a leading communications integrator, announced today a three-year contract with Gart Sports, a leading regional sporting goods Noun 1. sporting goods - sports equipment sold as a commodity commodity, trade good, good - articles of commerce sports equipment - equipment needed to participate in a particular sport company based in Colorado. Gart Sports has contracted for the internetworking of 68 sites throughout an eight-state region. Under the terms of the contract, Internet will provide network design, project management, implementation, ongoing maintenance and management of Gart's wide-area network running both voice and data applications. Tom Bross, Store Systems-Communications Manager, stated: "The growth that we're experiencing at Gart Sports is exciting, and communications is an intensive part of our business. In fact, over the last year, we've been adding more functionality across our network, creating a need to expand our communications network The transmission channels interconnecting all client and server stations as well as all supporting hardware and software. . That's why it was important for us to find a company that could not only provide installation services, but also ongoing network management and support. What Internet provided was a hardware solution, with the right hardware, and the expertise to design and install our network, and manage it on an ongoing basis." The data network is designed to improve Gart Sports' mission-critical applications such as credit card verification See CSC. and check approval to help speed customer check-out at the point of sale. Furthermore, by running more sophisticated pricing and inventory controls, and order processing over the network, Gart Sports can operate with greater efficiency, keeping items current and available for customers within its trading area. In addition to greater operating efficiencies and improved customer service, Gart Sports is expected to benefit from cost savings of up to tens of thousands of dollars each month in long- distance charges by utilizing Voice Over Frame Relay A high-speed packet switching protocol used in wide area networks (WANs). Providing a granular service of up to DS3 speed (45 Mbps), it has become popular for LAN to LAN connections across remote distances, and services are offered by most major carriers. , a compelling and economical method of communicating on an intra-company basis. Voice Over Frame Relay serves as a virtual "tie line" for the company and operates over the very network running its data applications. Intra-company, or "in-net" communications of this type can be very cost-effective and can enhance the support of both sales and service to its customers. "Our contract with Gart Sports is a clear endorsement of our ability to provide high-quality, turn-key design, implementation and management of enterprise-wide communications networks. Gart Sports clearly understands the significance of a comprehensive communications network and what it means to their customers," stated Bobby Rogers Bobby Rogers (born Robert Rogers, February 19 1940 in Detroit, Michigan) is an African American soul singer, notable as a member of Motown group The Miracles from 1956 onwards. , network systems sales. Gart Sports, a pioneer of the superstore, is a leading regional sporting goods company with 60 stores in a six-state region, and growing. Founded in 1928, Gart Sports employs more than 1,800 people and caters to both sports enthusiasts and casual sporting goods consumers by providing a broad range of name brand merchandise. Internet Communications Corporation is a leading regional communications integration company which plans, designs, implements and maintains customized wide-area and local-area networks Local-area networks Computer networks that usually cover a limited range, say, within the boundary of a building. A computer network is two or more computers that communicate with each other through some medium. for voice and data. In addition, Internet provides a broad range of enhanced network services An umbrella term for advanced communications services. Until the mid-1990s, everybody knew what "enhanced services" meant. They were voicemail, "one number follow me," prepaid calling card or voice-actuated call control, all offered by a carrier or service provider in a circuit-switched , full-service Internet access, World Wide Web services and outsourcing capabilities. Founded in 1986, Internet is headquartered in Greenwood Village, Colorado Greenwood Village is a city in Arapahoe County, Colorado, United States. As of 2005, the city is estimated to have a total population of 12,817.[3] Geography Greenwood Village is located at (39.615888, -104. . For more information, contact Keely Hawk, Director of Investor Relations Investor relations The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors. , at 303/770-7600, or visit Internet's World Wide Web site, at http://www.incc.net, for investor-related information and a description of Internet's array of products and services. Internet Communications Corp. is traded on the NASDAQ NASDAQ in full National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations U.S. market for over-the-counter securities. Established in 1971 by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), NASDAQ is an automated quotation system that reports on market under the symbol INCC. CONTACT: Internet Communications Corporation, Greenwood Village Keely Hawk, Director of Investor Relations, 303/770-7600 Web Site: http://www.incc.net |
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