Big Lots Selects Broadwing MultiConnect Private Line Service.AUSTIN, Texas -- National Retailer Deploys Secure, Fixed-Bandwidth, Wide Area Network at Affordable Distance-Insensitive Flat Rate Today Broadwing Communications LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol. LLC - Logical Link Control (Broadwing), a consolidated subsidiary of Broadwing Corporation Broadwing Corporation is a data, voice, and media solutions company based in Austin, Texas, USA. Enabled by its 20,000-mile All-Optical-Network and 20 nation-wide HDTV transmitting and delivering centers, Broadwing Communications provides communications solutions and (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 :BWNG), announced that Big Lots, the nation's largest broadline closeout closeout, closure the finalization of a feeding program in a feedlot. The cattle are sold and a balance sheet is struck which includes the costs of feeding and housing or confining them. retailer, has selected the award-winning, Broadwing MultiConnect Private Line service to interconnect Big Lots locations nationwide via high-performance, multimedia-capable broadband connections. With annual revenues exceeding $4 billion, Big Lots operates more than 1,500 retail stores serving 46 states. Five regional distribution centers throughout the country provide the company's stores with brand-name products from more than 3,000 manufacturers. The company also operates a wholesale division and online business-to-business wholesale website. Broadwing MultiConnect provides Big Lots with the networking capabilities of private line coupled with the flexibility to seamlessly connect nationwide locations; all at an affordable, flat monthly rate. This fixed-bandwidth, wide area network (WAN) solution enables Big Lots to deliver DS1 (1.54 Megabit-per-second) private lines to each location from a single originating DS3 (45-Mbps) hub on Broadwing's all-optical network A communications network that works completely in the optical domain. It uses optical switches connected by optical fibers. See optical switch and optical computer. . "Broadwing offers a competitive product that in the end will reduce our monthly expenses drastically," said Rick Fannin, VP technology and data services for Big Lots. "Their product fits our communications, security and privacy strategies making them the right choice for Big Lots." Broadwing MultiConnect flat rate pricing allows Big Lots to pay the same monthly fee, regardless of usage or distance, enabling the retailer to maintain its budget without sacrificing its networking needs. Because the MultiConnect network is aggregated at the hub, Big Lots local access and equipment costs also are minimized, compared to the costs of operating multiple individual private lines. A benchmark for WAN integrity, Broadwing MultiConnect offers private networking at Layer 1, the physical layer of the network. For further business continuity peace of mind, Broadwing MultiConnect may be augmented with the Redirect feature, which provides protected fail-over of remote WAN locations to a secondary (back-up) host location in case of regional disaster, customer facilities failure, or access loop outage out·age n. 1. A quantity or portion of something lacking after delivery or storage. 2. A temporary suspension of operation, especially of electric power. . "Broadwing continues to deliver service that leverages the power of our All-Optical Network infrastructure to create unique, multi-dimensional value for customers large and small," said Mike Stewart This article is about the bodyboarder Mike Stewart. For the novelist, see Mike Stewart (novelist). Mike Stewart (1963 - ) is a nine time World Champion bodyboarder, one of the early pioneers of the bodyboarding sport, a pioneer of big-wave tow-in , president enterprise markets for Broadwing. About Big Lots Big Lots Inc. (www.biglots.com) is the nation's largest broadline closeout retailer with annual revenues exceeding $4 billion. Headquartered in Columbus, Ohio Columbus is the capital and the largest city of the American state of Ohio. Named for explorer Christopher Columbus, the city was founded in 1812 at the confluence of the Scioto and Olentangy rivers, and assumed the functions of state capital in 1816. , Big Lots operates more than 1,500 retail stores serving 46 states. Five regional closeout distribution centers ranging in size from 1 million to 3 million square feet and two furniture distribution centers provide the company's stores with brand-name products from more than 3,000 manufacturers. Big Lots offers merchandise on average at 20 to 40 percent below most discount retailers and up to 70 percent below conventional retailers. Founded in 1967, the company employs more than 45,000 associates across the U.S. By creating excitement with brand-name closeouts and bargains through a unique shopping experience, Big Lots meets the needs of customers by providing an assortment of merchandise including consumables, seasonal products, furniture and home, housewares house·wares pl.n. Cooking utensils, dishes, and other small articles used in a household, especially in the kitchen. , toys, and gifts. Big Lots, a Fortune 500 company, is traded on the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. under the symbol BLI BLI Buyers Laboratory Inc BLI BirdLife International BLI Budget Line Item BLI Blue Ling BLI Busy Lamp Indicator (VoIP) BLI Bellingham, WA, USA - Bellingham International (Airport Code) . About Broadwing Corporation Broadwing Corporation, through its consolidated subsidiary Broadwing Communications LLC, delivers innovative data, voice, and media solutions to enterprises, service providers, and government entities. Enabled by its one-of-a-kind, all-optical network and award-winning products and services, Broadwing Communications provides communications solutions with unparalleled customer focus and speed. Broadwing Corporation, via its Corvis Equipment Corporation subsidiary, also provides government agencies and service providers with advanced, scalable optical networking Communications between computers, telephones and other electronic devices using light. An optical network is far more reliable and has far greater potential transmission capacity than networking in the electrical domain. See optical fiber. equipment designed to reduce the overall cost associated with building and operating optical networks. For more information, visit www.broadwing.com. Broadwing and its logo, and MultiConnect, are trademarks and/or service marks of Broadwing Communications LLC, and/or Broadwing Corporation. All trademarks and service marks not belonging to Broadwing are the property of their respective owners. Investor Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements Statements in this press release regarding Broadwing Corporation and/or Broadwing Communications LLC (collectively "Broadwing"), that are not statements of historical fact may include forward-looking statements, and statements regarding Broadwing's beliefs, plans, expectations or intentions regarding the future are forward-looking statements, within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. All such forward-looking statements are made pursuant to the safe harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. A form of shark repellent implemented by a target company acquiring a business that is so poorly regulated that the target itself is less attractive. provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act The Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 (PSLRA) implemented several significant substantive changes affecting certain cases brought under the federal securities laws, including changes related to pleading, discovery, liability, class representation and awards fees and of 1995. Broadwing's actual results could differ materially from these statements. |
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