Gomez and SAVVIS Sign Channel Partner Agreement
Savvis to Resell and Use Gomez's Web Application Experience Management Platform for SLA Monitoring
DETROIT July 1, 2009
Gomez, Inc. (www.gomez.com), the leader in Web application experience management, today announced that it has signed an agreement with Savvis, Inc. (NASDAQ: SVVS), a global leader in IT infrastructure services.
Under the agreement, Savvis will resell Gomez's industry-leading platform of Web application performance management solutions which are used by businesses to optimize the performance and availability of their Web and mobile applications. Savvis will offer Gomez's on-demand solutions as a value-added SaaS service, part of its hosting platform for businesses that are developing and deploying Web applications. Using Gomez's platform, Savvis' customers will be able to test and measure their Web applications from the "outside-in" — from the browser to the data center — to find and fix business-impacting performance issues that can occur anywhere in the Web application delivery chain.
Savvis will also use Gomez's platform to monitor the performance of its own managed hosting and cloud computing services. This will enable Savvis to independently validate its performance levels and monitor its contractual service level agreements (SLAs). This makes Savvis one of the first hosted service providers to offer SLAs that support levels of application performance from the cloud all the way to the end-user.
Savvis selected Gomez as its preferred Web application experience management provider based on its unique ability to test and measure Web applications across all browsers, devices and geographies, using the world's most comprehensive testing global network which spans more than 100,000 locations.
"It was important to Savvis to offer our customers industry-leading solutions for Web application experience management and in our opinion no other vendor could match the reach and scope of the Gomez Last Mile™ network, a distinct differentiator," said Brad Hokamp, SVP and General Manager, Hosting Business Unit at Savvis. "Being able to test Web application performance from the outside-in is fundamental to truly understanding how Web applications are performing for end-users. This relationship not only offers great value to our customers, but also gives Savvis a strategic edge with the ability to independently validate our SLAs."
"Savvis stands out as one of the most forward-thinking service providers. By both using and offering Gomez's solutions, they are adding to their value proposition and become a more attractive service provider to enterprises seeking to build and deploy Web applications," said Tom Meusel, Gomez's VP of Worldwide Channels. "This agreement underscores the strategic value that Gomez offers to managed services and cloud providers."
About Savvis
Savvis, Inc. (NASDAQ:SVVS) is an outsourcing provider of managed computing and network infrastructure for IT applications. By outsourcing to Savvis, enterprises can focus on their core business while Savvis ensures the quality of their IT infrastructure. Leading IT organizations around the world have selected Savvis to help them improve their service levels, reduce capital expense and deal with the rising costs of bandwidth, energy, real estate, staff and expertise. As a pioneer in utility computing, Savvis understands and harnesses the latest advances in technology like virtualization, cloud computing and support process automation. For more information about Savvis, visit www.savvis.net.
About Compuware Gomez
Gomez, the Web performance division of Compuware, provides the industry's leading solutions for optimizing the performance, availability, and quality of Web and mobile applications. The on-demand Gomez platform integrates solutions for Web load testing, Web performance management, Web cross-browser testing, and Web performance business analysis that test and measure Web and mobile applications from the "outside-in" — across all users, browsers, devices, and geographies — using a global network of over 100,000 locations. When combined with Compuware Vantage, Gomez offers the industry's only solution for optimizing application performance across the Enterprise and the Internet. Over 3,000 customers worldwide, ranging from small companies to large enterprises — including 12 of the top 20 most visited US Web sites — use Gomez solutions to increase revenue, build brand loyalty and decrease costs.
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Compuware Corporation
Founded in 1973, Compuware provides software, experts and best practices to ensure applications work well and deliver business value. Compuware solutions optimize application performance across the Enterprise and the Internet for leading organizations around the world, including 46 of the top 50 Fortune 500 companies and 12 of the top 20 most visited U.S. web sites. Learn more at: http://www.compuware.com.
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Gomez Division, Compuware Corporation
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