BALTIMORE, May 18, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Comcast
Business today announced that The Arc Baltimore is using Ethernet
and Internet services to advance its mission of providing
employment, educational and residential services to thousands of
adults and children with intellectual and developmental
disabilities in the Baltimore
metropolitan area. This innovative infrastructure improves
inter-office collaboration for one of the nation's largest and most
respected nonprofits of its kind by enabling more than 800
employees across six locations to share internal files, process
membership applications, access financial software and file
paperwork. It also allows the individuals supported by the
organization to use the Internet for job hunting, educational and
entertainment purposes both within their community living homes and
at the nonprofit's day centers.
"Our goal is to empower developmentally disabled people to reach
their fullest potential, and technology plays an incredibly
important role as our employees need reliable access to the
internal databases and applications that help us best serve our
individuals," said Christian
Ehrhardt, director of information technology for The Arc
Baltimore. "Our Comcast Business Ethernet and Internet services are
a tremendous upgrade from what we had before in every way possible,
and will help us in assisting even more of the community."
With dozens of employees accessing the organization's network at
any given time, The Arc Baltimore needed a scalable and reliable
infrastructure to meet its growing demands. The Ethernet Network
Service from Comcast Business, with up to 80 Megabits-per-second
(Mbps) of capacity, helps to expedite the transfer of internal
information between the nonprofit's headquarters and five major
facilities, as well as supports its four-digit dialing system to
improve employee communication. An additional 100 Mbps Ethernet
Dedicated Internet line allows employees to access financial
software and The Arc Baltimore's home-grown records management
database.
Residents at many of The Arc Baltimore's more than 100 housing
sites and participants at its five day centers now utilize Comcast
Business Internet services to get online, enabling them to
independently research employment, pursue interests and connect
with family and friends.
"Organizations like The Arc Baltimore provide essential services
to the intellectually and developmentally disabled community, which
is why it's so important to us to be providing a network
infrastructure that can support their demands," said Byron Cantrall, regional vice president for
Comcast Business. "We're proud to couple this with a dedicated
local team to deliver the technical services our customers need and
the personalized attention they deserve."
About The Arc Baltimore:
Dedicated to providing
advocacy and high quality, life-changing supports since 1949 in
Baltimore City and Baltimore County, The Arc Baltimore supports
more than 6,000 adults and children with intellectual and
developmental disabilities and their families. As one of the
nation's largest and most respected organizations of its kind, The
Arc Baltimore is an indispensable resource, providing employment
training and support, day and residential services, family support
and education, treatment foster care, respite care, public policy
advocacy and information, and referrals. For more information,
visit www.thearcbaltimore.org or call 410-296-2272.
About Comcast Corporation:
Comcast Corporation
(Nasdaq: CMCSA, CMCSK) is a global media and technology company
with two primary businesses, Comcast Cable and NBCUniversal.
Comcast Cable is one of the nation's largest video, high-speed
Internet and phone providers to residential customers under the
XFINITY brand and also provides these services to businesses.
NBCUniversal operates news, entertainment and sports cable
networks, the NBC and Telemundo broadcast networks, television
production operations, television station groups, Universal
Pictures and Universal Parks and Resorts. Visit
www.comcastcorporation.com for more information.
About Comcast Cable:
Comcast Cable is one of the
nation's largest video, high-speed Internet and phone provider to
residential customers under the XFINITY brand and also provides
these services to businesses. Comcast has invested in technology to
build an advanced network that delivers among the fastest broadband
speeds, and brings customers personalized video, communications and
home management offerings. Comcast Corporation (Nasdaq: CMCSA,
CMCSK) is a global media and technology company. Visit
www.comcastcorporation.com for more information.
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