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Misys Virtualises its IT Infrastructure With iomart Hosting
GLASGOW, Scotland, December 20, 2011/PRNewswire/ --
Banking & treasury software leader chooses cloud computing provider as
exclusive UK hosting partner
iomart Hosting, the UK cloud computing and managed hosting services provider, has
provided a virtualised platform
[http://www.iomarthosting.com/cloud-hosting/private-cloud-hosting ] to help Misys plc
(FTSE: MSY.L) consolidate its IT infrastructure in the UK.
Misys, the global market leader delivering application software and services for
banking, treasury and capital markets, reviewed its hosting services this year and decided
to create an exclusive relationship with iomart Hosting. iomart Hosting's London data
centre [http://www.iomarthosting.com/infrastructure/uk-data-centres/london ] has in
essence become Misys' European data centre.
Phil Davies, Director IS for Misys [http://www.misys.com ] UK & EMEA, explains: "We
operate on the basis of a 'one-Misys' culture and the decision to go with a single direct
provider of hosting is another symbol of that ethos. We already had a relationship with
iomart Hosting and were impressed. The decision to use them as our sole host has proved
the right one. As soon as the relationship was formalised, the benefits were tangible.
There was an immediate improvement in the stability of our equipment and complete
engagement with our business objectives."
Employing more than 4,000 people, Misys serves 1,300 customers in over 120 countries,
including all of the world's top 50 banks. Leading analyst firm, Gartner has positioned
Misys as a leader in its Magic Quadrant for both 'Treasury & Trading Systems' and
'International Retail Core Banking'.
iomart Hosting owns and manages its secure data centre network. Dedicated on-site NOC
teams manage and monitor customers' mission-critical systems 24 hours a day, 7 days a
week. The consolidation of its hosting provision has proved successful for Misys in the UK
and will be considered for other key locations globally in the future.
"This round the clock support fits in completely with our global presence," says Phil.
"Our IT teams can contact the data centre night or day wherever they are around the
world."
iomart Hosting supports a fully virtualised platform including Netapp for SAN, with an
internal private cloud. This platform hosts all of the Misys HR, finance and business
intelligence functions, plus the company's Enterprise Resource Planning for the UK and
EMEA.
Phil Davies explains: "The benefits of virtualisation and private cloud for Misys go
hand-in-hand. It has massively reduced not only our physical footprint but also the
associated costs. It gives us greater agility and flexibility, allowing us to be much more
responsive to demands for change in the IT infrastructure as the business grows and adapts
to what our customers want.
We use enterprise-class hardware which feeds through to high availability and
recoverability. Our whole critical IT structure is safeguarded by the controls and
security that iomart Hosting has in place."
Sarah Haran, managing director of iomart Hosting, adds: "Integration is at the heart
of everything that Misys does, so our task at iomart Hosting was to continue that
philosophy through to the virtualised platform. We work hard to architect solutions that
support our clients' business requirements rather than those that are just easiest to
implement."
The data centre infrastructure and reliability and security provided by iomart Hosting
also has another very important benefit for Misys.
"There's an underlying professionalism at work with everything we do with iomart
Hosting," Phil Davies explains. "This has provided an important level of reassurance for
our auditors, our insurers and our customers."
He concludes: "There's a real depth to our engagement. Misys considers iomart Hosting
to be a partner not a provider."
iomart Hosting is part of iomart Group plc which announced on Monday 19 December 2011
that it had entered the FTSE AIM 100 Index.
Notes to Editors:
About iomart Hosting
iomart Hosting is one of the UK's leading providers of complex managed hosting and
cloud computing services to the enterprise market. It owns and manages its own network
infrastructure, including five UK data centres, offering a unique 100% uptime guarantee.
Services include: Private and Hybrid Cloud, Colocation, Content Delivery Networks, IP
Transit, Cloud Storage and Email.
Clients include: Cimex, BT plc, Stagecoach, Newsquest, Learndirect, SoftCat, London
School of Economics, Shine TV, STV, and Servecentric.
iomart Hosting is an ISO9001 & ISO27001 certified company. The company is fully
accredited at Gold Partner level with VMware, Oracle and Microsoft. It is part of AIM 100
listed iomart Group plc.
About iomart Group plc
iomart Group is one of the UK's leading providers of managed hosting and cloud
computing services. From a single server through to private cloud networks, iomart
specialises in the delivery and management of mission-critical hosting services, enabling
customers to reduce the costs, complexity and risks associated with maintaining their own
web and online applications.
By physically owning and managing its own global network infrastructure, iomart offers
world-beating levels of service to its customers. The Group offers a unique 100% uptime
guarantee with all hosting services being engineered to ensure no single point of failure.
iomart Group operates in its chosen markets through a number of subsidiaries: iomart
Hosting, RapidSwitch, Titan Internet, Easyspace and Westcoastcloud.iomart is listed on the
London Stock Exchange's Alternative Investment Market (AIM) 100 Index.
News release issued on behalf of iomart Hosting by Jane Robertson, Head of PR for
iomart Group plc. For more information please email jane.robertson@iomart.com or call
+44(0)141-931-6474 (dir), +44(0)141-931-6400 or +44(0)7827948993 (mob).
Source: iomart Hosting
.
Misys Virtualises its IT Infrastructure With iomart Hosting
GLASGOW, Scotland, December 20, 2011/PRNewswire/ --
Banking & treasury software leader chooses cloud computing provider as
exclusive UK hosting partner
iomart Hosting, the UK cloud computing and managed hosting services provider, has
provided a virtualised platform
[http://www.iomarthosting.com/cloud-hosting/private-cloud-hosting ] to help Misys plc
(FTSE: MSY.L) consolidate its IT infrastructure in the UK.
Misys, the global market leader delivering application software and services for
banking, treasury and capital markets, reviewed its hosting services this year and decided
to create an exclusive relationship with iomart Hosting. iomart Hosting's London data
centre [http://www.iomarthosting.com/infrastructure/uk-data-centres/london ] has in
essence become Misys' European data centre.
Phil Davies, Director IS for Misys [http://www.misys.com ] UK & EMEA, explains: "We
operate on the basis of a 'one-Misys' culture and the decision to go with a single direct
provider of hosting is another symbol of that ethos. We already had a relationship with
iomart Hosting and were impressed. The decision to use them as our sole host has proved
the right one. As soon as the relationship was formalised, the benefits were tangible.
There was an immediate improvement in the stability of our equipment and complete
engagement with our business objectives."
Employing more than 4,000 people, Misys serves 1,300 customers in over 120 countries,
including all of the world's top 50 banks. Leading analyst firm, Gartner has positioned
Misys as a leader in its Magic Quadrant for both 'Treasury & Trading Systems' and
'International Retail Core Banking'.
iomart Hosting owns and manages its secure data centre network. Dedicated on-site NOC
teams manage and monitor customers' mission-critical systems 24 hours a day, 7 days a
week. The consolidation of its hosting provision has proved successful for Misys in the UK
and will be considered for other key locations globally in the future.
"This round the clock support fits in completely with our global presence," says Phil.
"Our IT teams can contact the data centre night or day wherever they are around the
world."
iomart Hosting supports a fully virtualised platform including Netapp for SAN, with an
internal private cloud. This platform hosts all of the Misys HR, finance and business
intelligence functions, plus the company's Enterprise Resource Planning for the UK and
EMEA.
Phil Davies explains: "The benefits of virtualisation and private cloud for Misys go
hand-in-hand. It has massively reduced not only our physical footprint but also the
associated costs. It gives us greater agility and flexibility, allowing us to be much more
responsive to demands for change in the IT infrastructure as the business grows and adapts
to what our customers want.
We use enterprise-class hardware which feeds through to high availability and
recoverability. Our whole critical IT structure is safeguarded by the controls and
security that iomart Hosting has in place."
Sarah Haran, managing director of iomart Hosting, adds: "Integration is at the heart
of everything that Misys does, so our task at iomart Hosting was to continue that
philosophy through to the virtualised platform. We work hard to architect solutions that
support our clients' business requirements rather than those that are just easiest to
implement."
The data centre infrastructure and reliability and security provided by iomart Hosting
also has another very important benefit for Misys.
"There's an underlying professionalism at work with everything we do with iomart
Hosting," Phil Davies explains. "This has provided an important level of reassurance for
our auditors, our insurers and our customers."
He concludes: "There's a real depth to our engagement. Misys considers iomart Hosting
to be a partner not a provider."
iomart Hosting is part of iomart Group plc which announced on Monday 19 December 2011
that it had entered the FTSE AIM 100 Index.
Notes to Editors:
About iomart Hosting
iomart Hosting is one of the UK's leading providers of complex managed hosting and
cloud computing services to the enterprise market. It owns and manages its own network
infrastructure, including five UK data centres, offering a unique 100% uptime guarantee.
Services include: Private and Hybrid Cloud, Colocation, Content Delivery Networks, IP
Transit, Cloud Storage and Email.
Clients include: Cimex, BT plc, Stagecoach, Newsquest, Learndirect, SoftCat, London
School of Economics, Shine TV, STV, and Servecentric.
iomart Hosting is an ISO9001 & ISO27001 certified company. The company is fully
accredited at Gold Partner level with VMware, Oracle and Microsoft. It is part of AIM 100
listed iomart Group plc.
About iomart Group plc
iomart Group is one of the UK's leading providers of managed hosting and cloud
computing services. From a single server through to private cloud networks, iomart
specialises in the delivery and management of mission-critical hosting services, enabling
customers to reduce the costs, complexity and risks associated with maintaining their own
web and online applications.
By physically owning and managing its own global network infrastructure, iomart offers
world-beating levels of service to its customers. The Group offers a unique 100% uptime
guarantee with all hosting services being engineered to ensure no single point of failure.
iomart Group operates in its chosen markets through a number of subsidiaries: iomart
Hosting, RapidSwitch, Titan Internet, Easyspace and Westcoastcloud.iomart is listed on the
London Stock Exchange's Alternative Investment Market (AIM) 100 Index.
News release issued on behalf of iomart Hosting by Jane Robertson, Head of PR for
iomart Group plc. For more information please email jane.robertson@iomart.com or call
+44(0)141-931-6474 (dir), +44(0)141-931-6400 or +44(0)7827948993 (mob).
Source: iomart Hosting
.