January 25, 2005 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Web hosting provider NaviSite Inc. (navisite.com) announced on Tuesday that ski manufacturer Rossignol, North America has chosen NaviSite to implement and manage its Microsoft Great Plains deployment. The new solution will replace the company’s legacy business systems.
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NaviSite will provide continuous support for Microsoft’s Great Plains application, designed to facilitate the company’s key business process needs. The solution will replace and improve Rossignol’s core accounting, order management, warehouse management and analytical reporting systems.
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Currently in phase one of the implementation process, NaviSite is working alongside IT director Erik Amaliksen and the Rossignol IT staff to provide the best solution. The collaborative effort will begin with Rossignol’s transition plan to replace its Willison, Vermont headquarters’ existing AS 400-based legacy systems.
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“NaviSite was able to customize a Microsoft Great Plains application that met our current requirements and maintain scalability through more cost-effective programming enhancements not found in the legacy solutions,” says Amaliksen. “We were also very impressed with the attention to detail and level of service that NaviSite has been able to provide in assisting in the seamless transition from our legacy infrastructure.”
