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Savvis Signs Contract to Provide Managed Services for All Nippon Airways
TOKYO, Apr. 6 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --
Three year agreement provides scalable, secure and flexible IT
infrastructure services for ANA Group's Web sites and intranet sites
Savvis, Inc. (Nasdaq: SVVS), a global leader in cloud infrastructure and
hosted IT solutions for enterprises, today announced that Savvis has signed a
contract to provide managed services for 70 of All Nippon Airways Co., Ltd.
corporate Web sites.
Under the three year agreement, Savvis will provide an IT infrastructure
solution supporting ANA Group's corporate Web sites and intranets spanning 90
domains. ANA will deploy Savvis' managed hosting services, as well as managed
security services, which include network intrusion detection, managed
firewalls and managed network services.
The services will be available on a global basis and delivered from
Savvis' Tokyo data center, which was recently expanded by approximately 3,700
square feet of raised data center floor space to accommodate increased demand
for cloud and hosted IT infrastructure solutions.
ANA Group selected Savvis' managed IT infrastructure services to reduce
its capital expenditures and operational costs. Historically, ANA Group
managed its own Web sites in-house, but it needed scalability, higher
availability and enhanced security. The fast changing nature of ANA Group's
companies require rapid provisioning in server capacity to support the
delivery of new technologies.
"ANA is one of the world's most highly regarded travel companies, and I
am delighted that they have chosen Savvis' managed hosting services," said
Mark Smith, Savvis managing director for North Asia. "Japanese enterprises
are increasingly turning to hosted IT infrastructure solutions that provide
immediate business benefits, and we look forward to serving them from our
newly expanded data center in Tokyo."
Savvis' hosting services allow for higher quality of operations and
increased security and infrastructure scalability to meet enterprise-level
requirements. These solutions are backed by service level agreements (SLAs)
based on server availability. This is in contrast to conventional hosting in
Japan, which traditionally only offers SLAs for the data center facility.
Savvis is ISO 27001 certified, which is the global standard for
information security management. It has achieved this certification in Asia
and Europe for three consecutive years.
Reason ANA introduced Savvis
Masahiro Tsukiji, Assistant Manager of Technology and Architecture,
Information Technology Services of ANA, said: "ANA Group's corporate Web
sites and intranet sites are an indispensable form of communication with
stakeholders, such as our customers and the employees of our affiliated and
group companies. However, as each company of the group historically planned
and constructed each corporate site individually, many small and medium scale
Web sites existed, which resulted in high development and maintenance costs
for the entire group. There was an urgent need to enhance Web site
governance, reduce costs and increase flexibility. We require 24/7
monitoring, high levels of security within the IT environment, and solid
SLAs. Choosing Savvis has enabled our IT team to move away from the
day-to-day operation and management of IT infrastructure and enable our IT
team to focus on other core business initiatives including ANA Sky Web."
Koji Taiga, Managing Director of Japan for Savvis said: "ANA is one of
the world's leading airline companies, and a large number of people visit
their corporate Web sites each day. By working with Savvis, their IT team has
gained efficiencies and can now focus on driving a competitive advantage. We
are delighted to have them as a customer, and we look forward to supporting
their growth in the future."
Globally, Savvis operates a Tier 1 application transport network and 28
square feet of raised floor space designed to support enterprise IT
operations. In addition, Savvis was positioned as a leader in the Gartner
Magic Quadrant for Web Hosting and Cloud Infrastructure (on Demand), 2009,
About Savvis
Savvis, Inc. (Nasdaq: SVVS) is a global leader in cloud infrastructure
and hosted IT solutions for enterprises. More than 2,500 unique customers,
including 30 of the top 100 companies in the Fortune 500, use Savvis to
reduce capital expense, improve service levels and harness the latest
advances in cloud computing. For more information visit www.savvis.com or
Savvis Forward-Looking Statements
This document may contain forward-looking statements within the meaning
of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. Actual results may
differ materially from Savvis' expectations. Certain factors that could
affect actual results are set forth as risk factors in Savvis' SEC reports
and filings, including its annual report on Form 10-K and all subsequent
filings as well as the risk that potential product cost and performance
benefits may not be realized for any particular customer. Savvis assumes no
obligation to update or supplement forward-looking statements.
SOURCE: Savvis, Inc.
CONTACT: Elizabeth Shumacker,
International Marketing Director,
Savvis Media,
+44(0)118-322-6000,
elizabeth.shumacker@savvis.net;
or Sue Lynn Goh or Allan Edwards,
both of Ogilvy PR Worldwide,
+44(0)207-309-1016,
savvisuk@uk.ogilvypr.com
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