See's Candies Selects NTT/VERIO Network Services and Hosting Solution.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers ENGLEWOOD, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 21, 2003 NTT/VERIO Solutions Deliver Top of Line Infrastructure and Security for Online Commerce Site's Peak Periods and Growth Verio, a subsidiary of NTT NTT Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation NTT New Technology Telescope NTT National Technology Transfer, Inc NTT Name That Tune (TV game show) NTT National Tree Trust NTT Number Theoretic Transform Communications and a leading global IP solutions provider, announced it will provide network services, hosting infrastructure solutions and security to See's Candies See's Candies is a manufacturer and distributor of high quality candy, particularly chocolate, in the western United States. It was founded by Charles See and his mother Mary See in Los Angeles, California in 1921. The company is now headquartered in South San Francisco, California. to help power its online business-to-consumer site. San Francisco-based See's Candies, maker of See's Famous Old Time Candies(R), has long sold its confections primarily through retail outlets in the western United States Noun 1. western United States - the region of the United States lying to the west of the Mississippi River West Santa Fe Trail - a trail that extends from Missouri to New Mexico; an important route for settlers moving west in the 19th century . In recent years, the Years, The the seven decades of Eleanor Pargiter’s life. [Br. Lit.: Benét, 1109] See : Time company's mail order business has seen increased growth however, and today online Web orders account for more than half of all See's mail order business. The company has realized excellent cost savings through this online sales channel, noting that industry statistics show that an order placed over the Internet costs a fraction of that placed by telephone, when all related cost items are factored in. "Given the tremendous growth opportunities of the online channel, we are obviously well aware of the business implications if our site infrastructure is not operating at peak performance," said Greg Gibbons Famous people named Gibbons include:
MIS Director - Chief Information Officer at See's Candies. "This past Valentine's season for example, sees.com saw millions of page views and tens of thousands of online orders." With the See's Information Systems group essentially tasked with keeping this important sales channel open, security and performance were key criteria in their decision process. "We now have a highly secure infrastructure and firewall protection, and Verio delivered everything we needed at a good value as well," added Gibbons. The company came to Verio after an extensive review of service providers but was especially attracted to the package Verio offered and the ability for See's to leverage the NTT/VERIO Global IP Network. "When we were undertaking our selection process, we were impressed by the network performance of the NTT/VERIO backbone, the value and quality of services offered, and the corporate stability of Verio. The competitor we came from could not offer the same level of security and assurances that we feel we now have. "See's Candies saw that its online business was continuing to grow and would increasingly serve as the company's face to the customer," said Isabel Ehringer, president of Enterprise Hosting for Verio. "See's wanted to ensure a flawless customer experience and that meant the infrastructure and connectivity had to deliver top-quality service, especially during critical sales periods. We're pleased to be able to support See's online business needs today and as they increasingly look to the Web for growth opportunities." About See's Candies See's is headquartered in South San Francisco, California South San Francisco is a city in San Mateo County, California, United States, located on the San Francisco Peninsula in the San Francisco Bay Area. The population was 60,552 at the 2000 census. with kitchens located in both Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. and South San Francisco South San Francisco, city (1990 pop. 54,312), San Mateo co., W Calif.; inc. 1908. South San Francisco has several industrial parks; its manufactures include medical supplies and equipment, foods, paint, paper products, consumer goods, and clothing. delivering fresh chocolates and candies to over 200 See's shops in the West where See's Candies are a "Happy Habit(R)". For more information visit www.sees.com. About Verio Verio Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of NTT Communications (NTT Com), which provides long distance and international telecommunications reaching over 200 countries worldwide. Verio is the world's largest operator of Web sites for businesses and a leading provider of global IP solutions. NTT Com and Verio market their global IP solutions under the NTT/VERIO brand. The company offers businesses a broad range of Internet services, including Web hosting Making a Web site available on the Internet. Many ISPs host a few personal Web pages for an individual at no additional cost above the monthly service fee, but the address is subordinate to the ISP; for example, www.friendlyisp.com/pat_smith. , dedicated access, virtual private networks, and managed service offerings, among other enhanced services. Verio supports its operations with highly reliable and scalable global infrastructure and systems including the NTT/VERIO Global IP Network, and provides Web hosting services to customers in more than 170 countries. The combination of Verio and NTT Com offers services to meet the growing and diverse needs of all businesses, including small to medium businesses, large global enterprises and multi-national corporations. More information can be found at www.verio.com and www.ntt.com/index-e.html. |
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