Spacenet signs contract extension with
Fazoli’s to provide satellite broadband network services
to its restaurant locations nationwide
McLean, VA, July 31, 2007 - Spacenet Inc. today
announced that it has extended its enterprise network services
contract with Fazoli’s® Restaurants, a leading quick-service
Italian restaurant chain. Based in Lexington, Kentucky, Fazoli’s
operates more than 300 restaurant locations nationwide.
Since 2004, Spacenet has provided Fazoli’s with enterprise-grade
Connexstar network services to support restaurant applications
including credit/debit authorizations, point of sale polling and
back-office operations. The Spacenet satellite network is being
used at Fazoli’s corporate-owned restaurant locations across
the United States, and may in the future be made available to
the chain’s franchise restaurants.
Fazoli’s Director of I.T. Technical Services Bryan Wall
said, “Since the initial Spacenet VSAT deployment in 2004,
we have seen tremendous benefits including fast credit card transaction
times, the ability to distribute real-time online updates to all
locations, and a robust and stable network environment. We look
forward to continued success with our satellite network with this
contract extension.”
Spacenet’s CEO Andreas Georghiou said, “Spacenet
has provided its industry-leading satellite network services to
many major restaurant operators over the years, and we are extremely
pleased with the success that Fazoli’s has experienced with
Connexstar. With this contract extension, Spacenet will continue
to focus on providing Fazoli’s with a dependable and advanced
network solution to support its current and future business requirements.”
About Fazoli's®
Fazoli's® was started in 1988 by restaurant operator Jerrico
(which also started the Long John Silver's chain). Fazoli's®
Restaurants operates a leading quick-service Italian restaurant
chain with more than 300 locations in about 30 states. The eateries
serve pasta, pizzas (whole pies and by the slice), and panini
sandwiches, as well as soups, salads, and desert items. About
180 of the restaurants are company-owned, while the rest are franchised.
About Spacenet®
Founded in 1981, Spacenet Inc. is a leading provider of high-performance
satellite and hybrid terrestrial networking solutions for business,
government and home/small office customers in the United States
and worldwide. Spacenet has a longstanding tradition of industry
leadership and innovation, and today serves more than 100,000
network endpoints for customers including many Fortune 500 companies
and major government agencies. Spacenet's services include its
custom satellite/hybrid network solutions for enterprise and government;
Connexstar TM VSAT services for primary, backup and disaster recovery
networks; and StarBand® broadband Internet by satellite. Spacenet
is based in McLean, Virginia, and operates its own end-to-end
services infrastructure including network management, field services
and teleport facilities in McLean; Atlanta, Georgia; and Chicago,
Illinois. Spacenet is a wholly owned subsidiary of Gilat Satellite
Networks Ltd. (Nasdaq: GILT). Visit Spacenet at www.spacenet.com.
Spacenet Media Contact:
David Myers
Senior Vice President of Marketing and Corporate Development
(703) 848-1200
david.myers@spacenet.com |
