Burger King Corporation Selects MegaPath's Managed IP Services to Securely Connect Franchise Sites Across North America.End-to-End Solution (jargon) end-to-end solution - (E2ES) A term that suggests that the supplier of an application program or system will provide all the hardware and/or software components and resouces to meet the customer's requirement and no other supplier need be involved. Compare: turn-key solution. Links Franchises to Centralized Corporate Resources as Part of Connect Your W@y Initiative COSTA MESA Costa Mesa (kŏs`tə mā`sə), city (1990 pop. 96,357), Orange co., S Calif., on the Pacific south of Santa Ana; inc. 1953. It is a transportation, residential, and light industrial center. , Calif. -- MegaPath, the leading provider of Virtual Private Network (VPN (Virtual Private Network) A private network that is configured within a public network (a carrier's network or the Internet) in order to take advantage of the economies of scale and management facilities of large networks. ) solutions and other managed IP services to businesses nationwide, today announced Burger King Corporation selected MegaPath's broadband managed services An umbrella term for third-party monitoring and maintaining of computers, networks and software. The actual equipment may be inhouse or at the third-party's facilities, but the "managed" implies an ongoing effort; for example, making sure the equipment is running at a certain quality to power its Connect Your W@y Initiative. Burger King Corporation is deploying MegaPath's Secure Network Services to cost effectively support data communications data communications, application of telecommunications technology to the problem of transmitting data, especially to, from, or between computers. In popular usage, it is said that data communications make it possible for one computer to "talk" with another. between its restaurants and centralized corporate resources. Approximately 90 percent of BURGER KING[R] restaurants are owned and operated by independent franchisees. As an integral part of Burger King Corporation's Connect Your W@y Initiative, MegaPath will design and manage an end-to-end solution that incorporates high-speed DSL DSL in full Digital Subscriber Line Broadband digital communications connection that operates over standard copper telephone wires. It requires a DSL modem, which splits transmissions into two frequency bands: the lower frequencies for voice (ordinary and secure managed services. The initial deployment will connect more than 500 BURGER KING[R] franchisees in the United States at the volume-based pricing generated by the combined corporate buying power Buying Power The money an investor has available to buy securities. In a margin account, the buying power is the total cash held in the brokerage account plus maximum margin available. Also referred to as "Excess Equity. . "MegaPath's secure access and managed network solutions will provide BURGER KING[R] franchisees with greater flexibility in their business operations while reducing overhead costs overhead costs see fixed costs. ," said Julian Gomez, director of operations and strategic planning at Burger King Corporation. As a result of the deployment, BURGER KING[R] franchise owners will benefit from cashless transaction, point-of-sale polling, online ordering and reporting capabilities. In addition to DSL Internet access, franchisees will have access to IP video security cameras, VoIP, as well as audio and video conferencing capabilities. "MegaPath enables organizations such as Burger King Corporation to implement a single, centrally managed solution to communicate with all of its franchisees," said James Cragg, President and Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. at MegaPath. "With the deployment of MegaPath's managed IP data and security services, Burger King Corporation is in the position to focus on its core line of business without having to worry about the performance, management or reliability of its network." About Burger King Corporation The BURGER KING[R] system operates more than 11,100 restaurants in all 50 states and in more than 65 countries and U.S. territories worldwide. Approximately 90 percent of BURGER KING restaurants are owned and operated by independent franchisees, many of them family-owned operations that have been in business for decades. To learn more about Burger King Corporation, please visit the company's Web site at http://www.burgerking.com. About MegaPath MegaPath is the leading provider of managed IP communications services in North America. MegaPath leverages its wide selection of broadband connectivity, Virtual Private Networks, Voice over IP (VoIP) and security technologies to enable businesses to lower costs, increase security and enhance productivity. Businesses of all sizes can easily and securely communicate between their headquarters, branch offices, retail locations, mobile workers, and business partners. To learn more about why over 18,000 companies have chosen MegaPath's managed IP data, voice and security services to improve their business communications, visit www.megapath.com or call 1-877-MegaPath (638-4342). |
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