August 17, 2006 – (HOSTSEARCH.COM) – Managed web hosting provider, Hostworks (http://www.hostworks.com.au), Australia’s “leading provider of mission critical managed Internet hosting”, has announced it has established an SMB channel through a partnership with Activ Australia. The partnership will provide SMBs with dedicated and virtual application and server hosting services that are traditionally only available to the corporate and enterprise markets.
Activ will use Hostworks’ Managed Service and Software as a Service (SAAS) capabilities to offer centrally-hosted virtual application services that include the full Microsoft Office suite, Microsoft Exchange with Outlook, SQL Server and web hosting delivered on a “per-seat basis” to clients’ desktops via private network or the Internet. Activ will also offer dedicated server platforms range of applications including Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) solutions.
“The benefit to Hostworks is that we get a low-cost channel that is skilled and experienced in delivering products into a fragmented market. Activ gets the benefit of access to a service provider that can guarantee its customers the 99.95 per cent availability they require for their businesses,” suggested Hostworks’ Managing Director Mr. Marty Gauvin. “This provides a brand new channel that gives us one more way to grow our market. Ultimately, it gives us access to the consumer market without the pain or the headcount.”
