Sarian partners with MobiusA one stop shop for Wireless Retail CommunicationsReleased at: 07:00 01/05/2007  01 May, 2007 – Mission-critical communications specialist Sarian Systems today announced strategic partnerships with data SIM airtime provider Mobius Networks and retail solutions provider Secure Retail, aimed at giving retail organisations reliable, secure solutions for all their critical communications. Secure Retail can now provide Sarian’s 6000 Series ADSL/wireless router equipped with a Vodafone GPRS/HSDPA data SIM card from Mobius, enabling retailers to pick and choose their own broadband provider, with the added security of high-speed wireless backup in the event of any fixed-line failure. As a certified Sarian partner, Secure Retail can also preconfigure 6000 Series routers to meet individual retailers’ specific requirements, enabling companies to take full advantage of the routers’ features. Secure Retail will also offer ongoing technical support for all end-users.
Following BT’s decision to withdraw its ISDN Business Highway service, ADSL broadband is now the preferred method for delivering payment transactions, however many retailers have voiced concerns over the need for a viable business continuity strategy, should the broadband connection fail. HSDPA for the first time gives these organisations a wireless technology capable of matching broadband for speed, latency and reliability. Furthermore, as Vodafone’s preferred data airtime reseller, Mobius SIM cards achieve the industry’s highest quality of service (BS EN ISO 9001 2000) combined with the high security of a Private Mobile Network protected by Deep Packet Inspection, unique usernames and passwords and no exposure to the public Internet.
“Now that ISDN is no longer an option for retailers, they’re looking for alternatives that will deliver the same level of reliability without sending costs through the roof,” said Ken Grubb, director & general manager, Secure Retail. “On top of this, companies also want the freedom to choose the ISP that best suits their needs – with our new partnership we can provide a best-of-breed hardware solution offering this flexibility, while also giving retailers peace of mind thanks to the secure wireless backup.”
Maintaining additional fixed-line backup solutions – such as PSTN – can be considerably higher than using a wireless data solution, particularly since payment transactions do not require large amounts of data to be transferred. For example, the typical cost of a landline is around 25.00 GBP per month, compared to the cost of Mobius' Watchdog system at £5 per month per SIM.
“Retailers don’t want to be paying twice to support both broadband and a dial-up landline. Not only is going mobile more reliable for communications backup, as it offers a totally different data path to the fixed connections, but it also ensures that these companies are only paying for a backup connection when it is actually needed,” said Douglas Gilmour, commercial director, Mobius.
“In a retail environment, the ability to maintain transactions is the most critical part of the business – without this, companies may as well shut up shop and go home until the problem is solved, something that’s not likely to resonate well with customers,” said Duncan Ellison, sales and marketing director, Sarian. “By partnering with Secure Retail and Mobius, we’re now able to provide the most secure and reliable wired/wireless retail communications package available, without forcing retailers to sign up with BT or any other single broadband provider.”
About Sarian Systems
Sarian Systems manufacturers advanced wired and wireless IP routers designed for mission critical communications. Founded in 1999, Sarian is a privately owned company, based in Ilkley, Yorkshire. The company’s products are designed and manufactured in the UK, and Sarian primarily targets businesses in the retail, lottery, finance, telemetry and remote access markets. Its routers are used for a wide variety of purposes, including broadband backup, network performance monitoring and EPOS transactions.
Sarian sells products in more than 30 countries, to blue chip companies including American Express, Travelex and BP Oil, as well as to major telecommunications operators such as T-Mobile, and ATM operators such as the LINK consortium.
For more information visit www.sarian.co.uk
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Tom Kirkham or Claire Ayles
Johnson King PR
Tel: + 44 (0)20 7357 7799
Email: sarianteam@johnsonking.co.uk
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