Hosting Solution for VMware-Based SaaS by NaviSite, Selected by Insurance ISV

Cloud enabled enterprise hosting and application management services firm, NaviSite’s VMware-based SaaS Hosting Solution is assisting insurance industry software company, Insurance ISV with application delivery.

Founded in 1984, Input 1 provides business process outsourcing and software solutions for the insurance premium finance industry, offering both a complete outsourced model, as well as a licensed, on-premise version of its software. NaviSite’s SaaS hosting, a multi-tenant solution that cost-effectively addresses requirements of small and medium-sized businesses, allows Input 1 to deliver its applications to a larger customer base.

NaviSite’s comprehensive solution includes several virtualized servers, shared high-availability load balancers, firewalls, and backup solutions. NaviSite’s hosting platform is built on best-of-breed enterprise grade infrastructure, including HP blade technology and IBM storage area networking (SAN) – providing high reliability, security, and guaranteed performance that scales as the customer grows and requires additional resources.

Jeff Greenbaum, Senior Vice President and CIO of Input 1 remarked, ”NaviSite’s VMware-based SaaS hosting solution is uniquely suited to our needs – enabling us to scale our business with an infrastructure provider that is respected and highly regarded by our customers. NaviSite’s rapid implementation and flexible solution was the perfect platform for us to go to market with.”

Sumeet Sabharwal, SVP, SMB Hosting, NaviSite remarked, ”ISVs are rapidly embracing the SaaS model, enabling them to deploy their software solutions to more customers, with better reliability and performance than on-premise or traditional colocation deployments. NaviSite’s comprehensive suite of solutions for ISVs includes consulting services, ranging from initial architectural planning for SaaS deployments to the development and testing of SaaS application changes required to deploy secure, reliable solutions on our virtualized VMware server platforms or managed dedicated hosting solutions.”

NaviSite’s hosting solutions for SMBs are defined by their use of VMware as a virtualization technology, with flexible options for virtual Intel-based CPUs; virtual RAM;
SAN storage; Microsoft Windows Server 2008 and 2003; and Red Hat Linux and CENTOS. NaviSite also offers a comprehensive set of options, including firewalls, load balancers, and disk-based backup (Page 1 of 2) Corporate Headquarters: 400 Minuteman Road Andover MA, 01810 USA solutions. With NaviSite’s NaviView portal, customers can easily monitor and manage their hosted environments.

Additionally, NaviSite has numerous programs and partnerships, including NaviSite’s membership as a BizSpark Network Partner, to assist ISVs in their transition to SaaS models. About Input 1 Input 1, LLC is a leading provider of products and services to the insurance industry. Its focus is on insurance premium financing and installment billing for property and casualty insurance premiums. Input 1’s offerings are divided into three primary categories: (1) business process outsourcing; (2) Internet (ASP) Services; (3) consulting. Input 1 provides complete or a la carte billing services to companies located throughout the United States, Canada and the Virgin Islands.

These services include the complete administration of premium finance and installment billing programs for insurance companies, managing general agents, retail agents and banks. Input 1 has approximately $400 million in annual premiums under management. Input 1’s ASP services provide online account access, point-of-sale quoting, management reporting and electronic payment services to more than one million insurance brokers and policyholders throughout North America. For more information, please visit www.input1.com.

NaviSite is a leading provider of cloud enabled enterprise hosting and application management services. It provides customized and scalable solutions leveraging its industry leading hosting infrastructure; full suite of managed services; and custom and packaged application life cycle management expertise. Over 1,500 customers depend on NaviSite for customized solutions delivered through its global footprint, comprising 16 state-of-the-art data centers supported by approximately 650 professionals. For more information, please visit www.navisite.com.

NaviSite’s SMB Hosting Business focuses on providing managed hosting solutions to small and mid-sized businesses leveraging NaviSite’s extensive experience and global foot-print of data centers. These solutions span the entire spectrum of IT needs for SMB customers across both infrastructure and the applications stack. This includes powerful managed dedicated servers and virtual servers optimized for the needs and budget of SMBs, as well as a robust suite of hosted email and productivity applications. For more information on features and pricing, as well as online ordering, please visit www.navisite.com/smb. All logos, company and product names may be trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners.

Posted by Admin on September 4th, 2009 | No Comments
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Dedicated Servers for New Web Hosted Mariah Carey Campaign, by NaviSite

Provider of Enterprise Hosting and Application Services, NaviSite, Inc., has been selected by VerticPortals digital ad agency, to provide and manage its dedicated servers for the new Mariah Carey media effort for Sony BMG.

NaviSite was selected due to its reputation for providing secure, reliable, and always available high performance servers. VerticPortals provides media solutions to some of the world’s most prominent brands and entertainment companies. As they increase their worldwide presence by expanding into the United States, it was vital to select a trusted IT partner who can deliver a solution that is provisioned quickly, provides unquestioned reliability and can handle an immense amount of traffic. The website, www.mymariahballad.com, lets fans sample some of Mariah’s most famous ballads, record songs, send e-cards and watch popular Mariah videos. The site is highly interactive and supports multiple marketing efforts for Mariah’s new CD, ‘Mariah: The Ballads.’

Laurence Lipworth, Head of Sales and Business Development for VerticPortals remarked, ”VerticPortals is a company full of IT savvy professionals. We are familiar with hosting and understand the factors that drive vendor selection. We were very satisfied with NaviSite’s experience and ability to deliver all aspects of our hosting infrastructure needs. When you market brands such as Microsoft and Sony, you simply cannot choose a partner that is not a leading provider of hosting services to businesses of all sizes.”

VerticPortals has selected multiple servers to handle their needs and deliver a quality experience, including a Managed Windows Server running Windows Server 2008 and IIS 7.0 and a CENTOS server. VerticPortals benefits from NaviSite’s flexible dedicated hosting packages and servers that support Intel Quad Core Xeon CPUs (5410 and 5420) and robust SATA and SAS drives. VerticPortals’ unique client specific solutions demand a managed dedicated hosting provider like NaviSite to meet both infrastructure and budget requirements.

Sumeet Sabharwal, Senior Vice President of Dedicated Hosting noted, ”Modern day design agencies like VerticPortals need a provider who helps to extend the reliability and value that is part of their core offering. NaviSite allows companies with very demanding IT needs to focus on their project launches, knowing that their managed hosting deployments will be quick, smooth and reliable. Our managed dedicated hosting solutions can be counted on to deliver in the most demanding business environments.”

NaviSite’s dedicated server solutions feature the latest technology, including dedicated servers with full server monitoring and management, Intel Quad-Core CPUs, and a choice of operating systems including Red Hat, CentOS, Microsoft Windows Server 2008 or 2003�. Advanced options include virtual dedicated servers (VDS), shared and dedicated Cisco firewalls, shared and dedicated load balancers, managed backup, SAN and NAS storage.

VerticPortals is a digital ad agency that provides comprehensive media solutions to some of the top companies in the world. VerticPortals’ award winning solutions are based on their unique ability to blend the core competencies of strategy, story telling, creativity, interactive design and in-depth understanding of content creation in pursuit of tangible business results.

NaviSite is a leading provider of enterprise hosting and application solutions. Over 1,500 customers depend on NaviSite for managed application services, application development, implementation and management on its web infrastructure platforms in 16 state-of-the-art data centers supported by more than 650 professionals. NaviSite provides customized and scalable solutions leveraging its broad range of application development capabilities, packaged software implementation expertise, deep portfolio of best in class technologies, and a full suite of web-hosting and internet infrastructure options.

NaviSite Dedicated Hosting Business focuses on providing hosting solutions to small and mid size businesses leveraging NaviSite expertise in serving its Enterprise customers. The solutions offered includes powerful dedicated servers and virtual servers which are optimized for small and medium sized businesses technology needs and budgets and could be easily configured and ordered through, NaviSite’s dedicated hosting portal.

Posted by Admin on March 6th, 2009 | 4 Comments
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