Maverik Reduces Operational Costs With Enterprise-Wide
Broadband Satellite Service
NASHVILLE, Tenn., May 16 /PRNewswire/ -- NACSTECH -- Hughes Network
Systems announced today that packetPointe Communications, an enterprise
solutions provider, is providing DIRECWAY broadband satellite services to all
170 Maverik Country Stores, Inc. fuel and convenience store locations.
Before selecting DIRECWAY, Maverik researched and tested a number of data
connectivity options, including dial-up, frame, and cable. Satellite proved
to be the perfect fit. It was fast, reliable, and worked effectively at every
location. Maverik knew from previous experience that the expense of managing
multiple broadband vendors was time consuming and resulted in exorbitant
costs. The DIRECWAY service has eliminated the complexities of doing business
with multiple vendors, streamlined business operations, and substantially
reduced operational costs.
According to Maverik director of Information Technology, Lynn Call, "We
have a small information technology shop and could not manage the multiple
connections that were essential to establishing a connection with the
traditional terrestrial broadband alternatives. When packetPointe approached
us with HNS' DIRECWAY platform, our years of searching quickly came to an end.
packetPointe and HNS came to our rescue with a single, enterprise solution
that other providers were unable to offer."
Call also said, "I would also emphasize the fact that we are replacing
many of our client-based software systems at each store and porting them over
to our company intranet, which will allow us to get data faster and manage the
software from a central point. The DIRECWAY system has empowered us to use
our company intranet as our primary means of collecting and distributing data;
this is a huge benefit to us."
"Partnering with our enterprise solutions providers is the key to reaching
the mid-size enterprise," said Dave Shiff, HNS vice president of sales.
"Working closely with them, we are able to effectively reach this important
market segment, as well as meet customer demand for a single, enterprise
solution."
"Customers such as Maverik benefit from our services because of our
ability to provide them with voice and data communications solutions that
lower their costs, particularly in the areas of transaction processing of
credit and store value cards, accessing and transferring back-office data from
remote sites to corporate headquarters, voice services, and long distance
billing," said Robert Burden, packetPointe marketing director. "Maverik is a
good example of how packetPointe has established itself as a single source
solution provider with nationwide deployment and on-site support
capabilities."
Increased Speed and Efficiency
With the DIRECWAY service, credit card transaction times are significantly
reduced, with credit card purchases authorized in four-to-five seconds, down
from the minimum of 20 seconds that it previously took. As a result, Maverik
has seen a significant decrease in customer wait time and, more importantly,
an increase in customer traffic.
"DIRECWAY provides customers with a quality service that not only meets
their needs, but also provides a single, cost-effective enterprise-wide
solution," said Ken Cohen, assistant vice president of vertical marketing at
HNS. "New levels of our traditional markets are now adopting DIRECWAY
services. Technology once bought almost exclusively by Fortune 500 companies,
is now part of the business arsenal of an ever increasing number of
companies."
About Maverik
Maverik Country Stores, Inc. operates 170 convenience stores in seven
western states in the U.S., including Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Utah,
and Wyoming. Corporate offices are located in Salt Lake City, UT and Afton,
WY. Maverik is the western region's largest independent gasoline marketer.
About packetPointe Communications
packetPointe provides fuel retailers and c-store operators with reliable,
high-speed data and voice networks. In addition, packetPointe supplies the
products that enable customers to connect their point-of-sale systems, convert
serial devices to IP, remotely interface with back office servers, remotely
manage fuel inventory by accessing automatic tank gauge devices (ATGs),
integrate with ATM machines, retrieve information from onsite security
systems, and interface with a number of other critical systems that are
exclusive to the convenience store environment. For more information, visit
http://www.packetpointe.com.
About Hughes Network Systems
Hughes Network Systems, LLC (HNS) is the world's leading provider of
broadband satellite network solutions for businesses and consumers, with more
than 800,000 systems ordered or shipped to customers in 85 countries. HNS
pioneered the development of high-speed satellite Internet access services and
IP-based networks, which it markets globally under the DIRECWAY(R) brand.
DIRECWAY terminals are based on the IPoS (IP over Satellite) global standard,
approved by both TIA and ETSI standards organizations.
Headquartered outside Washington, D.C., in Germantown, Maryland, USA, HNS
maintains sales and support offices worldwide. For additional information,
please visit http://www.hns.com.
HUGHES and Hughes Network Systems are trademarks of Hughes Network
Systems, LLC. All other trademarks are the property of their respective
owners.
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Related links:
http://www.hns.com
http://www.packetpointe.com
CONTACT:
Judy Blake of Hughes Network Systems,
+1-301-601-7330, jblake@hns.com; or Donna L. Taylor of Brodeur,
+1-202-775-2650, dtaylor@brodeur.com, for Hughes Network Systems
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