SAVVIS
is a global IT Utility provider that leads the industry in delivering
secure, reliable, and scalable hosting, network, and application services.
SAVVIS’ strategic approach combines the use of virtualization
technology, a utility services model, and automated software management
and provisioning systems. This allows customers to focus on their core
business while SAVVIS ensures the quality of their IT infrastructure.
With its recent acquisition of the assets of Cable & Wireless America,
SAVVIS becomes one of the worlds’ largest providers of IP computing
services and the world’s third largest provider of hosting services.
WHO WE ARE:
The SAVVIS IP network spans 110 cities in 45 countries,
encompassing the U.S., Canada, Latin America, Europe, The Middle East,
Asia and The Pacific Rim. We also operate 8 hosting centers in the
U.S, Europe and the Pac Rim. Known as The Network that Powers Wall
StreetSM, more than 4,700 financial institutions -- including 75 of
the top 100 worldwide banks and 45 of the Top 50 brokerage firms --
connect to SAVVIS to conduct secure high-speed transmission of financial
and economic data. From this heritage of providing real-time applications
management for the world's most demanding customers, SAVVIS now
has over 70% of its customer base comprised of non-financial enterprises
and 50% of the Fortune 500.
WHAT WE DO:
SAVVIS operates a global network that delivers networking, hosting,
and application services for enterprises. With a heritage in meeting
the rigorous data transmission needs of the financial services
industry, SAVVIS packaged its IP VPN services for the mid-market
and Fortune 2000, providing end-to-end management so that the enterprise
can concentrate on strategic applications development versus day-to-day
infrastructure management. SAVVIS' focus is on providing the highest
performance and customer service at a significant ROI to the enterprise.
(See results of IDC ROI study). In hosting, SAVVIS serves as its customers'
worldwide computer operations department, managing the infrastructure
for applications as diverse as real-time liquidities transactions
to on-line advertising design.
OUR CUSTOMERS:
SAVVIS' customers include the world's leading securities exchanges,
banks and market data companies, such as The New York Stock Exchange,
The Montreal Derivatives Exchange, The Chicago Board Options Exchange,
The London Metals Exchange, The Boston Stock Exchange, State Street
Bank's "Global Link", Reuters,
Fitch Ratings, MoneyLine Telerate, and The Royal Bank of Scotland; law firms
such as Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP and Seyfarth Shaw Law; retail establishments
such as The Cheesecake Factory, and French Country Living; and media companies
such as Discovery Communications and PAX TV.
