Case Study: Tire Centers Logo

Staff of Four Switches over 128 Stores to the BOScom e-Twin@x Controllers in Three Months

System paid for itself within three months; saves $1.5 million annually

Company Profile

TCI® Tire Centers is one of the country's leading tire service networks with over 128 stores, 13 state-of-the-art retreading plants and more than 30 wholesale distribution centers. A subsidiary of Michelin North America, Inc., the company employs more than 2,300 people in 39 states. TCI specializes in commercial truck tire sales and service, as well as wholesale distribution of passenger and light truck tires. TCI supports its truck and earthmover customers with a fleet of 700 service vehicles. TCI's retread plants run on Unix servers, while its 128 stores are run on an AS/400 iSeries Model 830 located at headquarters in Duncan, South Carolina.

Problem to Solve

Replace costly frame-based WAN connections with an Internet-based WAN and still connect remote PCs and Twinax displays and printers to AS/400 at headquarters.

Solution

BOScom e-Twin@x Controllers at remote sites convert Twinax to Ethernet for Internet IP connectivity.

Benefits of the Solution

  1. Cost Savings: $1.5 million annually
  2. Performance: Equal or better response time
  3. Ease of Deployment: 28 stores switched over within 3 months
  4. Security: Main selection criterion
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Contacts

Mechelle Cunningham
MCSE, LAN/WAN Manager
Tire Centers
E-mail:mechelle.cunningham@tirecenters.com
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Brian Linky (BOScom Partner)
ServIT, Inc.
Tel: (800) 800-1780 x2144
e-Mail: blinky@servit.net
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