NaviSite, a provider of Enterprise Hosting and Application services, has been selected by Microsoft to be a Microsoft BizSpark Programme network provider for hosting services. NaviSite’s experience combined with Microsoft’s software will give start-ups a new level of support and cost savings in their first crucial years of operations.
The Microsoft BizSpark Programme unites start-ups with a global community of entrepreneurial and technological resources to accelerate their success by providing them easy access to new generations of software and services. Once a start-up meets the requirements for BizSpark, NaviSite sponsors the start-up with the hosting services and bandwidth needed to be up and running.
As part of the BizSpark programme, start-ups also have access to a wide range of Microsoft’s development tools and platform technologies, visibility on the Microsoft Startup Zone website, and assistance from a global community of support resources. Licences of Microsoft software are included in the BizSpark membership, enabling these businesses to realise savings in supporting and enhancing their hosted IT infrastructure.
Dave Wright, worldwide industry manager, SaaS ISVs, Microsoft Communications Sector, said, “NaviSite was selected as a network provider because of its broad solution set and expanded focus on small businesses through its Dedicated Hosting Business Unit.”
To join BizSpark, startups must be actively engaged in development of a software-based product or service that is a core piece of their business model, have been in business less than three years, and have less than $1Mn in revenue. Start-ups may enroll for the programme by obtaining sponsorship from a designated BizSpark Network Partner such as NaviSite. NaviSite BizSpark consultants are available to guide start-ups through this process.