NaviSite Enhances Server Management Using BladeLogic

Leading Provider of Applications Management and Managed Hosting Solutions to Lower IT Costs Using BladeLogic

BladeLogic, Inc. (Nasdaq: BLOG), a leading provider of next-generation data center automation software, today announced that NaviSite, a leading provider of application solutions and hosting services, has selected BladeLogic’s award-winning suite of data center automation software solutions to enhance the management processes for thousands of servers in its global data centers.

Prior to selecting BladeLogic, NaviSite used a script-based approach to manage its server and application infrastructure. With the deployment of BladeLogic’s data center automation software solutions, NaviSite can further enhance its data center operations by fully automating the entire lifecycle of its data center management processes including provisioning, patching, compliance and day-to-day server and application configuration management.

“NaviSite is committed to providing outstanding IT hosting, outsourcing and professional services that leverage a proven set of technologies and extensive subject matter expertise,” said Jay Keating, vice president of managed service delivery for NaviSite. “After a thorough review of the leading automation software products available on the market, we chose BladeLogic as our data center automation platform due to the breadth of its solutions and the clear technical advantage they provide, particularly around audit and compliance.”

“With more than 1,500 companies that rely on NaviSite to build, implement and manage their mission-critical systems and applications, it is essential that NaviSite’s 18 data centers operate at full efficiency,” said Vick Viren Vaishnavi, vice president of marketing, BladeLogic, “Through its deployment of BladeLogic, NaviSite is ensuring that the management processes for its server and application environments are fully automated resulting in further enhanced management processes and lower operations costs.”

About NaviSite

NaviSite is a leading provider of application solutions and hosting services. Customers depend on NaviSite for application development, implementation and management on its web infrastructure platforms in 18 state-of-the art data centers supported by more than 700 professionals. NaviSite provides customized and scalable solutions leveraging its broad range of application development capabilities, packaged software implementation expertise, deep portfolio of best in class technologies and a full suite of web-hosting and internet infrastructure options. For more information, please visit www.navisite.com.

About BladeLogic (NASDAQ:BLOG)

BladeLogic is a leading provider of data center automation software with a large installed base of Fortune Global 500 customers, including 21 of the top 100 global companies, 3 of the top 10 aerospace and defense companies, 7 of the top 25 commercial and savings banks, 3 of the top 5 securities companies, 2 of the top 3 entertainment companies, 2 of the top 3 general merchandisers, 7 of the top 12 pharmaceutical companies and 7 of the top 10 telecommunications companies. BladeLogic’s data center automation software solutions enable enterprises, service providers and government organizations to easily browse, provision, configure, patch, audit and remediate physical and virtual servers and applications, allowing customers to achieve reduced data center operating costs, improved service quality and enhanced security and compliance. BladeLogic is headquartered in Lexington, Massachusetts, USA. For more information, please visit www.bladelogic.com.

Contacts

BladeLogic, Inc.
Tedd Rodman, +1-781-257-3560
trodman {at} bladelogic(.)com