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Del Taco selects EarthLink's Franchise Program for IT needs

The Franchise Program offers PCI-compliant, high-bandwidth managed Wide Area Network (WAN) with managed router and firewall, PCI assessment tools and assistance, and $100,000 of financial breach protection per location.

July 21, 2015

Del Taco has selected EarthLink's new Franchise Program, designed for franchisees with limited IT resources, the company announced. EarthLink, a managed network, security and cloud solutions provider for multi-location businesses, delivers network connectivity to franchisees via IPsec VPN technology to power vital applications, according to the announcement. Its system provides Secure WiFi for customers at selected locations and PCI-compliant firewalls to protect data and attain PCI compliance.

Secure WiFi is a key component of EarthLink's program for its ability to enhance business intelligence with presence and usage data analytics and to support customer loyalty applications for a better onsite experience.

"We became an EarthLink customer in 2014 to tap into their hospitality expertise, future-proof our network architecture and add stable bandwidth for our new in-store e-hiring and e-learning platform," said David Snyder, Vice President of IT, Del Taco. "We then added EarthLink Secure WiFi, which enabled us to engage with customers via social media, connect them to our loyalty program and access valuable analytics. We stress security to our franchisees and have mandated full PCI compliance. The EarthLink Franchise Solution is the most efficient way for our franchisees to achieve compliance and to protect their businesses, their customers, and our brand."

The Franchise Program offers PCI-compliant, high-bandwidth managed Wide Area Network (WAN) with managed router and firewall, PCI assessment tools and assistance, and $100,000 of financial breach protection per location. Secure WiFi can be added at select locations to not only provide guest access and rewards programs. Clients receive PCI reporting, analytics, mobile application management and the option for a custom splash page.