June 7, 2004 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Managed Web hosting provider Savvis Communications (savvis.net) announced on Monday that it has partnered with Apptix (apptix.com), a provider of on-demand business solutions, to launch managed utility services for Microsoft Exchange 2003 and Microsoft Sharepoint Services. The services, based on the utility computing model, will be delivered through Savvis’s virtualized delivery platform and Apptix’s applications delivery management software. The services will be available in both the US and Europe.
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“The market for on-demand computing is taking off,” says Alex Hawkinson, CEO of Apptix. “The Savvis and Apptix partnership brings together two utility computing leaders to provide businesses with best-in-breed on-demand solutions for messaging and collaboration. Savvis and Apptix are uniquely suited to enable businesses to deploy applications without needing to purchase, install or manage hardware and software.”
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To deliver Microsoft’s email and collaboration tools, Savvis will deploy Apptix’s Tescos service automation and management software.
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“Savvis’s approach enables companies to access Microsoft Exhange and SharePoint as a service without installing, managing, and maintaining software,” says Vince DiMemmo, senior vice president of product management and marketing at Savvis. “We partnered with Apptix because their on-demand software enhances Savvis’ virtualized delivery platform and they are a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner which complements our hosting and application services.”
