August 23, 2004 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Managed Web hosting provider NaviSite Europe (navisite-europe.com) has extended its Web hosting contract with BDO Stoy Hayward, a UK-based accountancy and management consultancy, according to a report by Management Consultancy. The extension is for three years.
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Under the deal, NaviSite Europe will manage multiple client-facing Web sites for BDO Stoy Hayward, and provide Web hosting and a development environment for an internal portal in the UK.
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Graham Knight, head of technology at BDO Stoy Hayward, told Management Consultancy that scalability and the ability to accomodate future requirements were key factors in choosing to renew the deal.
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According to the report, BDO Stoy Hayward had considered taking its Web hosting in-house. Stephen Scott, managing director of NaviSite Europe, said in the report that hanging on to customers is a major challenge in today’s market as in-house teams have become the biggest competitors of Web hosting companies.
