solutions for retail

SOLUTIONS FOR RETAIL
IT and Communication Services are Tailored to Fit
A wave of innovation in retail technology provides opportunities to enhance the way your customers engage
while increasing employee productivity and strengthening PCI compliance. But how do you upgrade your
stores without driving up costs? EarthLink Business® can help you get more from your IT and communications
infrastructure with solutions tailored to store size, application needs and seasonal changes.
Resolve issues every retailer experiences
• Improve Customer Service and Reliability
Upgrade primary and backup networks at all locations to secure, reliable MPLS, and
update applications and data center infrastructure with secure cloud and managed
services. It’s cost effective and can be centrally managed though a single portal to
provide real-time visibility and rapid problem resolution.
• Support PCI Compliance
Ensure security of customer data as it passes between stores, data centers and thirdparty vendors and payment processors. Certified security professionals can help
you identify and address gaps in your network as well as integrate EarthLink security
solutions to maintain PCI compliance.
"GNC has lowered payment
card processing fees, saves
over $300,000 annually
by eliminating phone lines
and now supports critical
retail applications with their
EarthLink Business MPLS
network."
—Jerry Werner, VP and CIO, GNC
Custom, Flexible, Cost-Effective Options
• Private WAN/MPLS
Our nationwide, private MPLS network can provide primary or backup connectivity for all your locations, ensuring endto-end security to support PCI compliance. Quality of Service (QoS) and Class of Service (CoS) ensure the reliability of
applications over T1 or lower-cost DSL.
• Voice Services
Lower costs significantly and maintain secure, reliable voice communication services by integrating voice and data over
a single high-speed network. Flexible voice options include hosted voice, line side service, SIP trunks and PRI. Unified
communications, disaster recovery and business calling features can also be added.
• Managed Security and PCI Compliance
A broad range of security services to support PCI compliance including on-premises and managed firewalls, certified
security professionals and PCI compliance validation products with breach protection.
• Secure POS Transport
Direct Connect provides a secure transport of point-of-sale traffic directly to payment processors, while reducing operating
costs and transaction times to as little as two seconds.
• Cloud and Web Hosting
By moving applications to the EarthLink Cloud, you can lower capital expenditures, configure services on demand, scale
up quickly to support new stores or peak seasons, and improve reliability with integrated backup and disaster recovery.
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• Drive Down Store Costs
Flexible services—which can be scaled up or down based on store size, application
requirements and seasonal changes—are offered at a fraction of the price. Select the
right access type from our broad portfolio of services including T1, Ethernet, DS3
and ADSL.
Why Partner with EarthLink?
EarthLink is committed to solving unique industry challenges. This means providing maintenance and service
level agreements that are aligned to support retail hours and peak seasons, as well as flexible IT, voice, data,
and security services that can be tailored to fit the needs of each store. All of these services are integrated with
EarthLink’s nationwide MPLS network, so you can extend secure, reliable connectivity to all of your locations.
EarthLink customers include some of the best-known retail brands such as HoneyBaked Ham, The Sleep Train
and GNC.
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Retail-focused - Maintenance and service level agreements aligned to support retail
hours and peak seasons.
•
Established - Customers include some of the best-known retail brands in the industry.
•
Nationwide - One of the largest, private networks in the U.S. can support all
your locations.
•
Affordable - Blended access MPLS supports QoS/CoS over lower-cost DSL for
primary or backup networks for any size location.
•
Secure - Integrated security services support PCI compliance and can be
centrally managed.
EARTHLINK
DIRECT CONNECT
STORE LOCATION:
Cloud-Based Firewall
Credit Card Processors
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STORE LOCATION:
Managed Premises-Based Firewall
Scenario #3
Hosted CloudBased Firewall
Trusted
Un-trusted
INTERNET
STORE LOCATION:
Secure WiFi with Integrated Firewall
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© 2012 EarthLink, Inc. Trademarks are property of their respective owners. All rights reserved.
Scenario #1