February 6, 2008 – (HOSTSEARCH.COM) – Managed Services Provider Attenda (http://www.attenda.net) has joined the Microsoft SaaS Incubation Center Program for ISVs, it was announced recently. According to the company, the program “is designed to bring Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) and hosters together as ISVs move towards a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) delivery model”.
Microsoft’s program provides business and architectural consulting sessions to “ensure their (ISVs’) business model and applications are ready for the challenges of service-based delivery”. Microsoft chose Attenda based in its experience with Microsoft technologies and managed service delivery expertise. The company will open an Incubation Center in the United Kingdom and use the Microsoft Solution for Windows-based Hosting for Applications platform. This is, according to the company, “a robust, scalable infrastructure that equips ISVs with the tools and guidance to design service-enabled software applications and facilitate user provisioning, performance monitoring, usage tracking and reporting”.
"The SaaS Incubation Center Program is hugely important because it equips ISVs with the necessary tools and resources to deliver their own SaaS-based offerings," explained UK Hosting Lead, Microsoft Communications Sector Microsoft, Mr. Martin Walker. "Attenda is a trusted and long term Microsoft partner. Combining the capabilities of Microsoft's Windows Based Hosting for Applications with Attenda's proven experience will bring significant benefits to our ISV partners looking to employ SaaS delivery."
"Attenda has a growing client base of ISVs who can leverage Attenda's accreditations, reputation and facilities to assist in reducing their time to market, shortening their sales cycle and ensuring that their applications are always on," added Attenda's VP Products & Marketing, Mr. Simon Hansford. "The Microsoft SaaS Incubation Centre Program enables us to address the commercial, financial and technical challenges that ISVs face in developing their applications as a service, helping them to develop an end-to-end solution that is secure, reliable and scalable, with minimal upfront risk and investment."
Attenda is ISO9001 and ISO27001 accredited, an HP SP Signature Partner, a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, a SAP Adaptive IT Hosting Provider, a SunTone accredited managed service provider and an Accredited Catalist Supplier.
