Arby’s® Chooses MegaPath Managed Broadband Service to Connect Its Corporate-Owned Stores

PCI-Compliant Connectivity Helps Ensure Point-of-Sale Systems Meet Strict Industry Regulations

COSTA MESA, CA, April 16, 2008 -- MegaPath Inc., the leading provider of managed IP voice, data and security services in North America, today announced that Arby’s Restaurant Group, Inc. has selected MegaPath to deliver reliable, high-speed DSL,  and T1 Internet access to its headquarters and its company-owned restaurants.  With the most comprehensive national broadband footprint, MegaPath is providing Arby’s with PCI-compliant data communications services to support its critical in-store systems, including point-of-sale (POS) and transaction processing.

“We needed a standardized and reliable solution for connecting all of our corporate locations, and MegaPath’s fully managed broadband access delivered the greatest value,” said David Lipscomb, Senior Director of Infrastructure at Arby’s.  “In addition to offering the most comprehensive national broadband footprint, MegaPath also ensures that Internet access is PCI compliant.  Moving forward, our franchisees have the opportunity to purchase and implement MegaPath’s leading Managed Broadband, Managed Security and Site-to-Site MPLS VPN services.”

As part of the company’s fully managed service offerings, MegaPath is providing Arby’s with professional installation of all WAN and LAN equipment required to ensure connectivity for its POS systems and other enterprise applications.   In addition, MegaPath’s award-winning web-based Customer Portal for online order and network management provides Arby’s with access to a suite of tools and online reports that provide complete visibility over its MegaPath Managed Broadband services.  The portal allows Arby’s to manage access across company-owned locations, supervise issue resolution and evaluate performance.  In addition to the portal, MegaPath delivers 24x7x365 proactive monitoring and support from its redundant network operation centers.   
 “With more than 1,000 company-owned locations across North America, Arby’s faced a significant challenge in implementing standardized PCI-compliant access throughout its restaurants,” said James Cragg, President and COO of MegaPath.  “Offering the most comprehensive national footprint, MegaPath was able to easily and cost-effectively implement a uniform WAN that enables Arby’s to conduct credit transactions, support other critical applications and increase store productivity.”
Contact:

Tony Welz
Welz & Weisel Communications
(703) 218-3555
Tony@W2comm.com

About Arby’s Restaurant Group, Inc.
Arby’s Restaurant Group, Inc. (ARG) is a subsidiary of Triarc Companies, Inc. (NYSE: TRY, TRY.B).  ARG, based in Atlanta, is the franchisor of the Arby’s restaurant system, which consists of more than 3,600 restaurants worldwide, and is owner and operator of over 1,100 of those restaurants located in the United States. Founded in 1964, Arby’s quick service restaurants specialize in offering slow roasted and freshly sliced roast beef sandwiches as well as its Market Fresh® deli-style sandwiches, toasted subs, wraps and salads with the convenience of a drive-thru. Arby’s offers guests a unique, great tasting alternative to traditional fast food with its one-of-a-kind menu items including the Beef ‘n Cheddar, Curly Fries and Jamocha shakes. To learn more about Arby’s, please visit www.arbys.com.

About MegaPath Inc.
MegaPath is the leading provider of managed IP communications services in North America.  MegaPath leverages its wide selection of broadband connectivity, Virtual Private Networks, Voice over IP (VoIP) and security technologies to enable businesses to lower costs, increase security and enhance productivity.  Businesses of all sizes can easily and securely communicate between their headquarters, branch offices, retail locations, mobile workers, and business partners.

To learn more about why over 22,000 companies have chosen MegaPath’s managed IP data, voice and security services to improve their business communications, visit www.megapath.com or call 1-877-MegaPath (634-2728).