Verizon’s Communications and Information Technology Solutions

Verizon's offerings include:

* Security Services – A broad portfolio of professional, managed and Web-based security services designed specifically for the retail vertical market. Verizon Business security experts deliver a host of professional services ranging from threat and vulnerability assessments to forensics and investigative response. The Verizon Partner Security Program is a flexible, Web-based offering that helps retailers assess and manage partner and supplier compliance with internal security specifications and industry standards, such as the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). Verizon's Online Compliance Program for PCI, a Web-based tool for managing and analyzing responses to self-assessment questionnaires and vulnerability scanning, provides retailers with a PCI compliance statement.

* Managed Network Services – A comprehensive set of capabilities encompassing management of wide- and local-area networks, wireless local-area networks, telephony, telecom expense management and application optimization services, as well as related professional services. Among the capabilities well suited to this environment is the management of multifunction routers that enable retailers to cost-effectively upgrade networks connecting dispersed locations and reduce the need for costly on-site support. Managed wireless LAN services offer retailers the ability to extend in-store networks to support point-of-sale and inventory management functions, without investing in internal management and maintenance resources.

* IT Solutions and Hosting Services – A robust set of services that can help retailers overcome pressing IT challenges and support the delivery of a single business-critical application or hosting of an online storefront, enabling Verizon to serve as a true extension of a retailer's IT organization. To help retailers comply with industry security standards, the company's managed hosting smart centers in the U.S., London and Frankfurt are PCI DSS-Level 1 certified.

* Supply Chain Services – Two integrated supply chain management offerings – Custom Supply Chain Managed Service and Invoice Automation Service – help retailers increase control over supply chain networks, streamline inter-business transactions, enable collaboration between global trading partners to control costs and improve efficiencies, and promote eco-friendly business practices.

* Merchant Services – Small and medium-sized businesses with a Verizon broadband connection can deploy Verizon Merchant Services – Payments Powered by Chase Paymentech, a service that offers faster discounted credit, debit and payment processing services. Retail customers can choose from a wide range of Chase Paymentech-approved payment terminals, including a wireless broadband terminal, to speed customer checkouts and enhance satisfaction.

* Wireless Services – Verizon Wireless offers a wide range of wireless communications to help retailers increase efficiency, track products and fleets, keep staff connected and improve customer service. Push to Talk helps keep the home office connected to delivery personnel, and Wireless E-mail can be used by sales personnel and mobile employees to place orders. BroadbandAccess offers regional and merchandise managers wireless access to corporate applications and data, whether on the road or in the office.

* FiOS for Business Services – Well-suited for the small and medium-sized business, Verizon FiOS for Business services offer Internet, television and digital voice over the nation's most advanced fiber-optic network to support e-commerce, business applications such as e-mail, and telecommuters. Cost-effective bundles of Verizon FiOS and Verizon Wireless provide the latest in Internet and entertainment technology. The Verizon Internet Security Suite, premium technical support and online backup and sharing, are also available.

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