Mainsdata is the answer to how to save money on branch network costs while at the same time improving security, speed and reliability.
Companies and organisations that switch their branch network supply to Mainsdata can save considerable sums of money and at the same time bring in compliance with points 1 and 4 of the PCI Data Security Standard. In doing so, their network access speeds will increase and the reliability and resilience of their links improve. Each branch would be protected by an integrated, pre-configured, bullet-proof firewall along with top-notch security across the Internet and secure Wi-Fi communications within each branch. Furthermore, the Mainsdata solution offers 7 days-a-week management of the network service, direct phone access to an engineer in case of problems and the benefit of individual consultancy, ordering, and installation and setup. It also includes legacy SNA and X.25 interoperability.
So, what is stopping you from switching?
Retail branches are usually sited in centres of population. They use mains electricity, mains gas, mains water, mains sewers and regular telephone lines. Historically, the public services were thought too slow for data and so private networks have been used at significant cost.
Access to the centre via the Internet is now much faster than via traditional private networks and the time has come to exploit this for branch connectivity. Thousands of businesses are operating via the Internet and all the large retail companies rely on the Internet at the centre to communicate with millions of customers both large and small.
Brown’s Mainsdata routers in each branch are the key to facilitating the move away from private circuits to confidently using the Internet via a combination of broadband (ADSL), fibre (cable modem access) and UMTS (3G) for mainline and backup services. It is the Mainsdata routers that provide the network security and the management of the access to the network.
The use of Brown's Mainsdata will reduce network costs by more than 60% while at the same time increasing the speed of access, improving the resilience and reliability of the links and add top-notch security to the branch network.
Any retail company with 10 or more branches would benefit from using this approach. For those with an existing private network the payback time is well under a year.
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