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Harrods Turns to NaviSite for Secure Enterprise Hosting

^{Published on 2010-05-10 03:44:04 - Market Wire}
 

ANDOVER, MA--(Marketwire - May 10, 2010) - [ NaviSite ], Inc. (NASDAQ: [ NAVI ]), a leading provider of [ cloud ]-enabled enterprise hosting and application management services, today announced that Harrods, the world renowned department store in London, has selected NaviSite for a PCI-compliant web hosting solution.

Harrods, considered the world's most famous department store, required an enterprise hosting solution that met all of its security needs for storing customer cardholder data, specifically maintaining Harrods' adherence to the stringent requirements of the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS). At the same time, Harrods desired a solution that reduced its overall IT costs. After a rigorous selection process, Harrods chose NaviSite for its hosting experience; its ability to engineer a solution that met Harrods' specific requirements; and its cloud enabled enterprise hosting vision and strategy.

"After a thorough evaluation process, we determined that the NaviSite solution best addressed our technical requirements and financial objectives," said David Llamas, Chief Technology Officer, Harrods. "NaviSite's adherence to best business processes made it easy to work together to develop and implement a hosting solution that maintained our existing PCI compliance at an extremely attractive price point. We were also impressed with NaviSite's vision for enterprise-class cloud-enabled hosting."

NaviSite implemented an enterprise hosting service featuring leading edge VMware virtualization technology, providing Harrods with a flexible and scalable solution. Security is enforced by a combination of best-in-breed firewalls at the network edge, intrusion detection systems, application firewalling to protect Internet facing traffic, VLAN segregation, and two-factor authentication for all administrative users. Harrods is also currently evaluating NaviSite as a potential hosting partner for a much wider cloud-enabled solution as part of Harrods next technology infrastructure refresh cycle.

"NaviSite has extensive experience designing and managing enterprise hosting solutions that address key regulatory issues, such as PCI compliance," said R. Brooks Borcherding, President, NaviSite. "We are excited that Harrods, a revered institution with a world famous reputation for style and quality, selected us to help with their hosting requirements."

About NaviSite
NaviSite, Inc. (NASDAQ: [ NAVI ]) is a leading service provider of enterprise-class, cloud-enabled hosting, managed applications and services. The Company provides a full suite of reliable and scalable managed services, including [ Applications Services ], industry-leading [ Enterprise Hosting ], and [ Managed Cloud Services ] for enterprises looking to outsource IT infrastructures and lower their capital and operational costs. Over 1,400 customers depend on NaviSite for customized solutions, delivered through a global footprint of state-of-the-art data centers supported by approximately 650 professionals. For more information on NaviSite services, please visit [ www.navisite.com ].

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