Stein Mart taps tw telecom for advanced networking solution

Jacksonville, Fla. -- tw telecom, a provider of Business Ethernet and networking solutions announced it was selected by Stein Mart to provide Internet protocol virtual private network (IP VPN) service nationwide. The technology will allow Stein Mart to directly connect and securely pass data to its more than 270 stores and data centers nationwide.



"The flexibility, reliability, security and scalability of the IP VPN solution, as well as its ability to help us collect point of sale information were key drivers to us selecting tw telecom as our network services provider," said Mario Andrade, IT director, Stein Mart. "The company's solution capabilities coupled with its strong customer service, 24x7 support and local account management team here in Jacksonville made this very important decision easier to make."



tw telecom worked closely with its systems integrator partner, Presidio, a provider of professional and managed services for advanced IT solutions, to provide an IPN VPN solution that is not only secure, but scalable and designed to grow with Stein Mart's current business needs in terms of both easily adding locations and bandwidth.



The solution will allow Stein Mart to share knowledge and information across a multi-location environment, giving the company a competitive edge in the industry and maximizing employee productivity by providing the ability to collaborate, even when they are not physically housed in the same location.