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GWI Announces Managed Security Services Offering
Businesses Can Benefit from Best-In-Class Security, 24/7 Support & Flexible Pricing Packages BIDDEFORD, MAINE – Leading northern New England telecommunications company GWI, Inc. today announced a new Managed Security Services offering providing businesses of all sizes with best-in-class data security, 24/7 support and flexible pricing packages. Businesses face new and more sophisticated attacks on their information technology (IT) infrastructure every day, yet not every business has full time IT staff or the specialized network experience to monitor the health and readiness of their protective firewall. GWI’s new Managed Network Security service offers customers three different plans – Essential, Enhanced and Complete Security – to protect their business infrastructure beginning at $125 per month. “GWI is committed to being the trusted, local partner business leaders know they can count on to make sure their technology is doing all it can to protect and grow their business,” said GWI CEO Fletcher Kittredge. … Continue reading
University of Maine at Farmington hosts talk by 2011 MaineBiz Large Company Business Leader of the Year Fletcher Kittredge, Nov. 2
FARMINGTON, ME (October 24, 2011)—University of Maine at Farmington is hosting a presentation by Fletcher Kittredge, entrepreneur, businessman and founder and chief executive officer of GWI, Inc.—a leader in Northern New England’s telecommunication industry. The talk entitled “So What Do You Do with an English Major?” will take place at 11:45 a.m., on Wednesday, Nov. 2, in North Dining Hall in the UMF Olsen Student Center, and is free and open to the public. Kittredge was named 2011 MaineBiz Large Company Business Leader of the Year in recognition for the continued rapid growth of GWI and his leadership on broadband expansion in Maine. In his presentation, Kittredge, joined by Colin Haley, his special assistant, will discuss how a liberal arts education provides good preparation for successful careers in this age of globalization. Both Kittredge and Haley will share their personal experiences on how they built on their liberal arts educations … Continue reading
GWI Recognized As One of The Nation’s Fastest Growing Private Companies: Biddeford-Based Company Makes Inc. 500/5000 List for the Fourth Time
Biddeford, Maine – Biddeford-based GWI was recognized as one of the fastest growing private companies in America by Inc. magazine today and became one of a very small group of Maine companies to have made the national list four times. GWI, which offers innovative and cost effective telephone and Internet solutions for business and residential customers in Maine and New Hampshire, was selected for achieving 23 percent growth over a three-year period. “Making the Inc. 500/5000 four times in the last nine years is a testament to the hard work of GWI’s management team and employees,” said GWI CEO Fletcher Kittredge. “As a company, we strive to provide our business and residential customers with the best possible technology and fast, friendly customer service at a reasonable price. We are grateful to our customers for the growth GWI has achieved as a result of that approach to providing phone and Internet … Continue reading
GWI Chooses Sidera Networks’ Platform to Support its Expansion into Boston and New York
Leading New England residential and business telecommunications provider is extending its high-speed fiber optic network New York – July 21, 2011 — Sidera Networks, the premier provider of fiber optic-based network solutions, today announced that GWI will leverage its Ethernet Services and colocation facilities to extend its reach into Boston and New York. As a leader in providing Internet and voice solutions to both businesses and residences in northern New England, GWI is one of the fastest growing private companies in the country, according to Inc. magazine. To support and continue this growth, GWI will leverage Sidera’s Ethernet network and colocation facilities to connect its customers in Maine and New Hampshire to points throughout the Northeast, via one reliable, high-speed fiber optic network. GWI will also leverage its presence in these major cities to offer out of state service providers cost effective Ethernet connections to some of the most rural … Continue reading
GWI Opens Cloud Computing Data Center For Maine Businesses: New Location Offers Cost Savings, Technical Expertise & Data Security
BIDDEFORD, MAINE – Biddeford, Maine-based GWI, Inc. announced the July 15 opening of the its new Maine Data Center at 340 Cumberland Avenue in Portland. The new state of the art facility will initially offer as many as 50 Maine businesses the opportunity to achieve significant savings on in-house infrastructure and technical costs while insuring security and access to vital business information. A comprehensive 2011 survey of 2,000 Chief Information Officers (CIOs) by renowned technology industry analyst firm Gartner, Inc. found almost half of all CIOs expect to operate their applications and infrastructures via cloud technologies within the next five years in order to increase company growth and reduce costs. “In order for Maine businesses to compete, win and create economic opportunity here, we are going to have to figure out how best to take advantage of cloud computing,” said GWI CEO Fletcher Kittredge. “This new GWI Data Center is … Continue reading
GWI Announces Faster High Speed Internet Access At Same or Lower Cost
BIDDEFORD, MAINE – Biddeford, Maine-based GWI, Inc. announced a plan to roll out higher Internet speeds on all of its residential broadband connections at the same or lower cost. When completed in 60 days, GWI customers on the company’s basic broadband service will have access to Internet speeds of 7 megabits per second (Mbps), roughly equivalent to cable modem services, while the rest of GWI customers will receive a service that is two to three times faster. CEO Fletcher Kittredge said the upgraded network speeds of either 7 or 20 Mpbs is higher than the new 4 Mpbs National Broadband Plan definition of “broadband” because Maine and the U.S. need to get back to a global leadership position when it comes to Internet speed, adoption and innovation. Kittredge noted broadband data from the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) released last month which shows the United States ranked ninth … Continue reading
GWI Speed Upgrade: What it means for your High Speed Internet Access
On June 29, GWI announced an exciting customer speed upgrade on its high speed Internet service in Maine. The process of converting all customers to the new, faster services will take 60 days to complete and begin July 1, 2011. GWI customers will benefit from increased Internet speeds at either the same or lower monthly prices. Business customers will have similar options based on the timing of their contract. You will be receiving something by U.S. Postal service explaining the benefits of the new network to you – and then an email letting you know when the work in your area is complete. This Fact Sheet provides a very basic explanation of the changes. Simply find your current monthly plan on the left side and read across to the right to see what will change. Customers with GWI Broadband Only: Customers Using GWI Phone Service: *Note: Actual performance improvement customers … Continue reading
GWI Helps Test Next Generation Of The Internet: Company Investing To Offer “IPv6” Compatible Services Across Its Network
BIDDEFORD, MAINE – Biddeford, Maine-based phone and Internet service provider GWI, Inc. announced that it was joining leading, innovative companies around the world and participating in “World IPv6 Day” on Wednesday, June 8 – connecting its network and a customer, Bowdoin College, to the next generation of the Internet. What is IPv6? Believe it or not, the current version of the Internet or Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) has nearly run out of new addresses or locations for new web pages. IPv4 has approximately four billion IP addresses (the sequence of numbers assigned to each Internet-connected device). The explosion in the number of people, devices and web services on the Internet means that IPv4 is running out of space. IPv6, the next-generation Internet protocol, which provides over four billion times more space, will connect the billions of people not connected today and will help ensure the Internet – and the … Continue reading
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