Under the terms of this alliance, Hostcentric has been selected by Arthur Andersen as a preferred provider of hosted managed services.
Through the alliance, Arthur Andersen and Hostcentric will provide, cost-effective, top-tier hosted system solutions to their clients worldwide. Arthur Andersen will provide integration, implementation and process improvement services, while Hostcentric will provide hosted managed services. By utilizing Arthur Andersen’s global implementation and process improvement solutions, Hostcentric will be able to accelerate its strategy of providing hosted managed services and top-tier applications software-based ASP solutions, including financials, enterprise resource management and customer relationship management solutions. Additionally, using Arthur Andersen’s rapid implementation methodology the alliance will allow clients to very quickly reap the benefit of a top-tier hosted software application solution with minimal up-front investment. As a result, many clients previously unable to use certain system solutions because of cost will now have an affordable and scaleable hosted solution.
Outsourcing managed services and other IT functions by taking advantage of an ASP model is a major opportunity for many of our clients today, said Tom Mangan, managing partner of Arthur Andersen’s enterprise technology solutions. With Hostcentric’s managed services and infrastructure capabilities, and the world-class consulting and implementation skills of Arthur Andersen, that opportunity has become a reality.
