SA`s ISP leader Internet Solutions and international software manufacturer Microsoft have developed an outsourced .Net Application Infrastructure Provision Service (AIP) that will provide customers with the option of delivering essential Internet-based application services within an outsourced environment. The first of the application services to be launched is Microsoft`s .Net platform.
With AIP.Net, businesses can realise increased improvements in the time and cost associated with developing and maintaining their e-business applications.
Delivering essential Internet-based application services within an outsourced environment is beneficial especially when technology risk factors and large investment in infrastructure become critical factors in an organisation. Internet Solutions` Business Gateway is highly capable of providing this turnkey solution for businesses that require that diverse yet essential business application suite.
The service is a joint partnership between Internet Solutions, 3Fifteen and Microsoft South Africa, and covers every facet of deploying an e-business initiative including:
* Hardware and software provision;
* Managed hosted facility offering Microsoft standards in security deployment;
* Security and Intrusion protection;
* Customised application development;
* Dedicated skilled resources managing the service a continuous basis;
* Single point of contact; and
* A managed service level agreement.
"The business benefits of AIP-.Net guarantee an advantage to our clients in terms of efficiency, time to market and overall infrastructure management," says Alison Vorster, General Manager of Internet Solutions` Business Gateway. "Together with IS`s state-of-the-art data centre, 24x7 customer care and highly reliable base architecture for client application we are bringing to market a platform that may be shared across customers on a `software as a service` business model."
Cyril Belikoff, telecommunications industry manager at Microsoft South Africa, says: "By enabling different software programs to interact with one another, AIP.Net creates new and exciting possibilities. Users will be able to manage and act on their data anywhere, anyplace and at anytime, thereby helping you connect with customers, integrate with business partners and empower employees to improve overall business productivity."
For more information on Internet Solutions` AIP.Net service, contact Alison Vorster on (011) 575-1000.
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Established in 1993 as the country`s first commercial Internet service provider, IS has grown in stature and today attracts 80% of the SA`s top 250 listed companies. IS remains the leading ISP with a market share of over 50%. Probably one of the country`s most successful post apartheid companies, IS has expanded from being a pure Internet connectivity provider to an innovative and pioneering business with services that include Internet access, VPNs, hosting, dial-up, security and business gateway solutions. Testimony to its recognition as a market leader IS has earned an impressive collection of awards, which includes eight First National Bank "Most Admired" awards, Professional Management Review silver and golden arrow awards and even a Loerie award for its design work.
In 2002 IS was certified as a Cisco Managed Security Service Provider (MSSP), the first and only company outside of the US to be awarded this accolade. The CPN-MSSP brand associates IS with the worldwide leaders in Internet security.
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