DSL.net Expands Agreement with The Care of Trees; Multi-line Deal Involves Locations in 8 States and Washington, D.C.NEW HAVEN New Haven, city (1990 pop. 130,474), New Haven co., S Conn., a port of entry where the Quinnipiac and other small rivers enter Long Island Sound; inc. 1784. Firearms and ammunition, clocks and watches, tools, rubber and paper products, and textiles are among the many , Conn. -- 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 .net, Inc. (AMEX AMEX See: American Stock Exchange : BIZ), a leading nationwide provider of broadband communications services to businesses, said today that The Care of Trees, one of the largest employee-owned arboriculture arboriculture Cultivation of trees, shrubs, and woody plants for shading and decorating. Arboriculture includes all aspects of growing, maintaining, and identifying plants, arranging plantings for their ornamental values, and removing trees. companies with multi-locations in five of the country's top metropolitan markets, has agreed to extend an existing private network agreement and add locations onto its company-wide 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. ). DSL.net is providing its NETlink VPN service for reliable, secure connectivity between The Care of Trees' headquarters in the Chicago metro region and more than 20 office locations in eight states and Washington, D.C. The broadband connectivity for the majority of the sites is through T-1 lines, while the remaining locations are served by business-class SDSL See DSL. SDSL - Single-line Digital Subscriber Line lines. "DSL.net's NETlink VPN solution delivers all the benefits of a fully managed and custom-configured private network without the high costs associated with traditional network architectures," said Diane Gongaware, senior vice president of sales and marketing at DSL.net. "The Care of Trees has been a loyal DSL.net customer since 2001 and we are delighted that this growing organization has agreed to extend its agreement. The extension and expansion of this agreement is another example of our continued focus on higher-margin services and multi-line accounts." According to Peter Szoke, IT manager for The Care of Trees, the IP-based private network solution and broadband connectivity offered by DSL.net "provides us with secure, real-time communications between our widely dispersed associates and gives us the bandwidth needed to run our suite of corporate applications. Our focus is on a robust network, productivity and cost effectiveness -- and being able to smoothly and seamlessly add sites to our corporate network as we expand our business nationwide." The Care of Trees is a full-service tree care company that has been protecting homeowners' trees and landscape investments for more than 60 years. The company provides state-of-the-art tree care that is tailored to the needs of each property, whether it is pruning, mulching, soil care or other plant healthcare services. About The Care of Trees The Care of Trees family of companies serves clients throughout the greater metropolitan areas of Chicago, New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. , San Francisco, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. Its commercial clients include Motorola, PepsiCo, Yale University and numerous golf courses, cemeteries, office sites, parks and municipalities. One of the largest employee-owned arboriculture companies in the nation, The Care of Trees has over 20 offices with more than 500 employees serving 70,000 residential and commercial clients. For more information, visit www.thecareoftrees.com or e-mail treedoctor@thecareoftrees.com. About DSL.net DSL.net, Inc. is a leading nationwide provider of broadband communications services to businesses. The Company combines its own facilities, nationwide network infrastructure and Internet Service Provider 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. (ISP (1) See in-system programmable. (2) (Internet Service Provider) An organization that provides access to the Internet. Connection to the user is provided via dial-up, ISDN, cable, DSL and T1/T3 lines. ) capabilities to provide high-speed Internet access, private network solutions and value-added services directly to small- and medium-sized businesses or larger enterprises looking to connect multiple locations. DSL.net product offerings include T-1, DS-3 and business-class DSL services, virtual private networks (VPNs), frame relay, Web hosting, DNS (Domain Name System) A system for converting host names and domain names into IP addresses on the Internet or on local networks that use the TCP/IP protocol. For example, when a Web site address is given to the DNS either by typing a URL in a browser or behind the management, enhanced e-mail, online data backup and recovery services, firewalls and nationwide dial-up services, as well as integrated voice and data offerings in select markets. For more information, visit www.dsl.net, e-mail info@dsl.net or call 1-877-DSL-NET1 (1-877-375-6381). DSL.net is a trademark of DSL.net, Inc. Other company names may be trademarks of their respective owners. |
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