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Black Box to Unveil SimplEdge at NRF 2020: A New Approach to Digital Transformation for Retail Branch NetworksVisit Black Box at NRF 2020, Booth 859 Managed, Digital-Ready, Self-Contained Network-in-a-Box Solution Enables Technology Deployment at Scale With Speed and Consistency PITTSBURGH, Jan. 07, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Black Box, a global information technology solutions provider, today announced the release of its SimplEdge™ managed branch network-in-a-box offering, set to make its debut at NRF 2020. Uniting state-of-the-art technology with extensive managed services, SimplEdge makes it feasible for organizations with hundreds or even thousands of sites to undertake the enterprise-wide digital transformation essential to providing compelling customer-focused experiences. “Enabling smart IT deployment and management at the edge, SimplEdge empowers retail organizations to roll out, maintain, and scale technology with speed and consistency across all of their remote locations,” said Kevin Swank, product management and marketing director for Black Box. “Through partnerships with leading technology suppliers and our own global team of certified technicians, we ensure that SimplEdge users benefit from network standardization without the burden of multisite system design, deployment, and management.” As a managed, digital-ready, self-contained network-in-a-box solution, SimplEdge brings the healthcare, retail, financial services, and hospitality sectors the IT resources needed to implement high-performing networks while reducing overall operations costs. Working with stakeholders within the organization, Black Box engineers ensure that critical business needs and IT values are reflected in the SimplEdge design. Powered by Cisco Meraki and deployed and managed as a serice by Black Box engineers and technicians, the turnkey solution contains everything required to build a modern branch network: structured cabling, switching, SD-WAN with carrier connectivity, security, and Wi-Fi and analytics. The solution is supported by 24/7 monitoring, SLA-driven Day 2 services, and a cloud-based help desk. New features are delivered seamlessly from the cloud to guarantee future-ready performance. SimplEdge will be showcased on the Black Box booth (#859) at NRF 2020. Organized by the National Retail Federation (NRF), this largest annual retail event will take place Jan. 12-14 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City. Further details on Black Box and its full products and services portfolio are available at www.blackbox.com and www.bboxservices.com. About Black Box To learn more, visit the Black Box website at http://www.blackbox.com or www.bboxservices.com, and follow the company on Twitter @BlackBox_ns.
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