ePartners Names NaviSite As Partner For Managed Hosting Solutions

Partnership combines strength in Microsoft ERP and CRM solutions with strength in cloud-enabled enterprise-hosting and application-management services.

[Dallas, TX — Nov 2, 2009—] ePartners, a global business and technology services consultancy specializing in Microsoft Dynamics solutions, today announced a partnership with NaviSite, Inc. (NASDAQ: NAVI), a leading provider of cloud-enabled enterprise-hosting and application-management services.  The partnership is a formal recognition of the complementary strengths of the two companies – combining ePartners’ recognized experience as a Microsoft Dynamics global business and technology consultancy with NaviSite’s established hosting and full life-cycle application management expertise.  Under the agreement, ePartners will also be able to resell NaviSite managed hosting and application services.

“We have chosen to partner with NaviSite because of their extensive knowledge of managed hosting solutions along with their ability to scale to satisfy the increasing demand for hosted Microsoft Dynamics solutions,” said Michael McCarthy, CEO of ePartners.  “We value NaviSite’s experience in managed hosting and application services and see it as a natural complement to our Microsoft Dynamics offerings as many of our customers and prospects are looking for hosted ERP and CRM solutions.”

“ePartners has established a strong reputation providing enterprise solutions to a diverse customer base,” said R. Brooks Borcherding, Chief Revenue Officer, NaviSite.  “This is a mutually beneficial partnership that allows us to tap into ePartners’ demonstrated strength in Microsoft Dynamics integration and functional support, while we provide the hosting platform for full life-cycle managed application services. Customers will clearly benefit from our combined strengths.”

NaviSite offers a comprehensive suite of cloud-enabled managed hosting solutions – including database management; server management; virtualization; disaster recovery; remote monitoring; and network and security services – designed to meet customers’ IT management needs and maximize uptime and efficiency.  NaviSite’s services provide multiple benefits, including cost savings, 99.99% SLA guarantees, quicker deployment, service flexibility, regulatory compliance, better alignment of IT functions with business goals, and exceptional customer care.  For more information, please visit http://www.navisite.com.

About NaviSite

NaviSite is a leading provider of cloud-enabled enterprise-hosting and application-management services.  It provides customized and scalable solutions, leveraging its industry-leading hosting infrastructure; full suite of managed services; and custom and packaged application life-cycle management expertise. More than 1,500 customers depend on NaviSite for customized solutions, delivered through a global footprint, comprising 15 state-of-the-art data centers supported by approximately 650 professionals.  For more information, please visit www.navisite.com.

About ePartners  
A two-time recipient of Microsoft’s Global Partner of the Year Award, ePartners is committed to delivering innovation, industry expertise and local service to our clients around the globe. We are dedicated to helping each client align technology and business strategies to deploy cost-effective solutions that deliver genuine performance improvements. ePartners delivers results through a comprehensive offering of consultation, custom development, systems integration, implementation, training and support. Our solutions create clear competitive advantages for a wide variety of organizations including those in healthcare, manufacturing, financial services and many more. ePartners specializes in implementing market-leading enterprise resource planning (ERP), customer relationship management (CRM) and business intelligence (BI) solutions from Microsoft. For additional information about ePartners, visit www.epartnersolutions.com or call 888-883-9797.

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