(WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — IT services provider Savvis (www.savvis.net) announced on Monday it has joined the Microsoft Software + Services Incubation Center Program to help independent software vendors ensure their business model and applications are ready for service-based delivery.
Last week, Canadian-based hosting provider Tenzing Managed IT Services also joined the Software + Services Incubation Center, as well as the BizSpark Program.
The Microsoft Software + Services Incubation Center Program is designed for ISVs and enterprises to simplify the commercial, financial, and technical challenges they face as they build and deploy software as a service business models.
By joining the program, Savvis will gain access to Microsoft customer relationships and participate with Microsoft in Business Development Consulting and Technical Design Services.
The company’s customers will now be able to use Savvis lifecycle services for a shorter time to market, reduced risk and lower levels of investment.
ISVs will be able to more easily develop, integrate, deliver and manage their applications, as well as deliver virtual development labs, virtual and dedicated load testing services and multi-tenancy functionality to global enterprises and software companies.
Having already been a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner for hosting, Savvis was included into this latest program based on its abilities as a global hosting and IT infrastructure services in delivering SaaS enablement services to ISVs and enterprise customers.
“We are excited to join the Microsoft Software + Services Incubation Center Program as we expand our SaaS infrastructure solutions,” says Larry Steele, Savvis’ vice president of SaaS. “We look forward to working closely with Microsoft as we continue to expand our ability to deliver SaaS enablement and infrastructure solutions to ISVs and enterprise customers.”
Savvis’ SaaS infrastructure solutions provide a scalable cloud hosting platform which features a hosting footprint of 28 data centers around the world. The company already serves dozens of ISVs and SaaS customers.
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