September 25, 2003 -- (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) -- Springboard Managed Hosting (springboardhosting.com), a Web hosting company based in Cary, North Carolina, announced today it has signed a multi-year contract with FormRouter, an application service provider (ASP), to provide it with Web hosting and managed services.
Under the terms of the agreement, Springboard will provide FormRouter with fully managed servers, a redundant SAN architecture, 24x7 monitoring and management of FormRouter?s online applications, and a completely redundant online environment.
Springboard said its proficiency with the Microsoft platform was a key selling point. "Their state of the art .NET implementation requires a high level of certified Microsoft personnel to maintain, and our dedicated services model allows them to outsource the ownership and maintenance of the hardware," said Rich Lee, CEO of Springboard Hosting.
FormRouter?s subscription-based service enables companies to host digital forms and facilitate the routing of these forms between users who fill them out and the companies who process them.
The potential savings derived from an outsourced solution was a key factor in FormRouter signing on with Springboard.
"The Springboard relationship ensures that our clients can design and publish forms, and download respondents data within a secure, dependable and constantly monitored environment," said Chris Pieper, CEO of FormRouter. "Outsourcing the hardware and management of the implementation lowered our capital and personnel costs and enabled us to focus resources on the large-scale launch of the .NET platform. Springboard was the best solution to host such an advanced environment."
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