SBC YAHOO! DSL BUSINESS EDITION BECOMES A RECOMMENDED HIGH-SPEED INTERNET CHOICE FOR MICROSOFT SMALL BUSINESS RETAIL CUSTOMERS
SBC Yahoo! DSL Business Edition delivers unique features and services designed to increase workplace productivity
SAN ANTONIO, December 9, 2003—SBC Communications (NYSE: SBC) today announced that SBC Yahoo! DSL Business Edition has become a recommended high-speed Internet service for Microsoft Business Solutions small- and mid-market retail customers and industry partners. Under an agreement with SBC companies, Microsoft Business Solutions is offering SBC Yahoo! DSL Business Edition to independent retailers seeking faster, more efficient online access through broadband services and features designed specifically for the workplace.
Initially, Microsoft will offer SBC Yahoo! DSL Business Edition as an addition to its Microsoft Business Solutions Retail Management System 1.2, a complete store automation solution designed to assist single- and multi-store retailers in streamlining point of sale (POS), customer service and retail management. The solution empowers independent proprietors, store managers and cashiers through affordable and easy-to-use automation. SBC Yahoo! DSL Business Edition compliments the Microsoft solution with a secure, always-available, high-speed broadband connection that improves credit and debit card-processing transaction speeds, enhancing the customer experience at the point of sale. And, as more retailers transfer their operations to the Web, the networking capabilities of SBC Yahoo! DSL Business Edition will make it easier and more cost efficient to integrate with supplier networks.
“Our relationship with Microsoft Business Solutions gives us an established sales channel to reach small- and mid-market retailers and significantly broadens the customer base for SBC services,” said Chuck Rudnick, senior vice president, Business Marketing, SBC Communications. “For retailers and other small businesses, SBC Yahoo! DSL Business Edition delivers a superior online experience that streamlines operations and boosts productivity.”
Beginning in December, Microsoft Business Solutions customers in the SBC 13-state region can take advantage of valuable promotional pricing for SBC Yahoo! DSL Business Edition, starting as low as $26.95 a month for 12 months. Microsoft Retail Management System customers also will receive a free Office Gateway router – a $149 retail value.
“SBC Yahoo! DSL Business Edition and Microsoft Retail Management System 1.2 deliver an important competitive differentiator for independent retailers by combining the convenience of broadband with point of sale and retail management functionality that helps these smaller retailers to better strategically manage, control and plan the growth of their operations,” said Brendan O’Meara, product unit manager, Microsoft Retail Management Systems, Microsoft Business Solutions.
Meeting the Needs of Smaller Companies
The relationship with Microsoft Business Solutions expands the ongoing strategy of SBC companies to deliver service packages designed with the flexibility to meet the specific telecommunications needs of smaller companies. The recent introduction of SBC Yahoo! DSL and Dial Business Edition includes key new features and enhancements built specifically to increase workplace productivity, offer improved safety and security features, enhance communication tools, and provide new levels of user personalization.
$26.95/mo. guaranteed for the first 12 months. Requires one-year term commitment; thereafter the then-applicable rate applies. Offer ends 3/31/04. Taxes, shipping and handling extra. Pricing is based on customer self install on existing SBC telephone line. Additional charge of $150-$200 applies if technician install is required or desired. Service not available in all areas. Early termination fee applies. Further details provided during enrollment and registration. Billing begins when we activate your service on our network. SBC Yahoo! DSL is an information service that combines DSL transport and Internet access from SBC Internet Services with customized content and services from Yahoo! Inc.
SBC Communications Inc. (www.sbc.com) is one of the world`s leading data, voice and Internet services providers. Through its world-class networks, SBC companies provide a full range of voice, data, networking and e-business services, as well as directory advertising and publishing. A Fortune 30 company, SBC is America`s leading provider of high-speed DSL Internet Access services and one of the nation`s leading Internet Service Providers. SBC companies currently serve 55 million access lines nationwide. In addition, SBC companies own 60 percent of America`s second-largest wireless company, Cingular Wireless, which serves more than 23 million wireless customers. Internationally, SBC companies have telecommunications investments in 26 countries.
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