Case Study: Arrow Electronics extends POS equipment life and cuts cabling with Perle Terminal Servers

Arrow Electronics reduces cabling by up to 60% with Perle Terminal Servers

Arrow Electronics, a global supplier of POS parts and systems, faced a significant challenge when a major auto parts retailer customer began converting over 6,300 outlets to a LAN-based infrastructure. They needed a way to cost-effectively integrate nearly 90,000 existing serial devices into the new network without immediately replacing them, all while reducing extensive cabling requirements.

Perle provided its Terminal Servers as a solution. This technology allowed Arrow to connect serial devices to the LAN with far fewer cables, extending the equipment's life. The implementation reduced cabling by an average of 60% at each site and bought an estimated seven to eight years of extra life for the existing hardware. Perle's solution enabled Arrow to manage the multi-year global conversion project efficiently and cost-effectively.

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