Burton Snowboards Rides the 'Net at Break-Neck Speed with NaviSite; Leading Snowboard Equipment Manufacturer Consolidates Managed Hosting Services With NaviSite.Business/Technology Editors & Sports Writers The following is a list of sports writers. Historical sportswriters
ANDOVER, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 16, 2001 Snowboarders can now rip, carve and shred through Burton Snowboards' Web site faster than ever to get information on the latest equipment, compare gear and trade radical tales with other boarders. Burton Snowboards Burton Snowboards is the world's leading manufacturer[1] of snowboards with an estimated 30% to 35% marketshare.[2] Founded by Jake Burton Carpenter in 1977, the company specializes in a broad product line aimed at snowboarders: hard goods, outerwear, is leveraging the scalability of NaviSite, Inc's. (Nasdaq: NAVI) infrastructure and managed hosting services to increase its Web site's reliability, speed and availability, helping boarders to continue surfing without delays. As Burton Snowboard's site traffic increased to more than 25,000 visitors a day, it recognized its requirements had grown beyond the basic hosting capabilities its two former hosting providers offered. Burton selected NaviSite to consolidate its services and add managed solutions that would allow the company to increase the reliability and uptime of the site without having to hire additional support staff. NaviSite showed that they understood Burton's environment from both a business and technical perspective, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Jeff Howlett, Burton's Internet architect. This knowledge will enable NaviSite to help provide Burton with a comprehensive managed hosting solution and to identify and implement its technology needs as the site expands. "We chose NaviSite because we wanted a managed operating system operating system (OS) Software that controls the operation of a computer, directs the input and output of data, keeps track of files, and controls the processing of computer programs. hosting solution that would allow us to maintain control over our Web environment. NaviSite offered multiple, flexible options so we could choose the services that best fit our needs," Howlett said. "With NaviSite, we know we have a reliable environment that will ensure our Web site is up and running, regardless of the amount of traffic." Burlington, Vt.-based Burton Snowboards is the industry leading manufacturer of snowboarding equipment. The company, which encourages its employees to get out on the slopes of surrounding mountains as much as possible, provides snowboarders with an online community. Visitors who join Burton's eTeam can exchange boarding stories, post original artwork and photography, receive notification when new products come out, and check out snow conditions at resorts across the country. To keep up with increasing activity at its site, Burton did a major upgrade to make it fully redundant and improve uptime. Part of the plan was consolidating its hosting services, which were previously divided between two hosting companies. Burton consolidated these services through NaviSite because the company could provide the managed services An umbrella term for third-party monitoring and maintaining of computers, networks and software. The actual equipment may be inhouse or at the third-party's facilities, but the "managed" implies an ongoing effort; for example, making sure the equipment is running at a certain quality Burton needed. NaviSite also provides 24x7 monitoring and management for Burton's Microsoft Windows See Windows. (operating system) Microsoft Windows - Microsoft's proprietary window system and user interface software released in 1985 to run on top of MS-DOS. Widely criticised for being too slow (hence "Windoze", "Microsloth Windows") on the machines available then. NT operating system and SQL server An earlier relational DBMS from Sybase and from Microsoft. Sybase introduced SQL Server in 1988 for various Unix versions. In that same year, with help from IBM, Sybase created an OS/2 version that Microsoft licensed and branded as Microsoft SQL Server. , and load balancing The fine tuning of a computer system, network or disk subsystem in order to more evenly distribute the data and/or processing across available resources. For example, in clustering, load balancing might distribute the incoming transactions evenly to all servers, or it might redirect them capabilities to ensure a reliable, highly available environment. "Burton Snowboards' business is making great snowboards, not figuring out how to make the different components of its Web site work together," said Neil Gardner, vice president of technical operations at NaviSite. "Our managed services are designed to fill in the gaps in technical expertise and provide customers with the peace of mind that comes from knowing they have a reliable, highly available online presence." About Burton Snowboards Since 1977, Burton Snowboards has been driven to create the best snowboarding equipment in the world. Our corporate headquarters are in Burlington, Vermont Burlington is the largest city in the U.S. state of Vermont and is the shire town of Chittenden County, Vermont. With a population of 38,889, the city is the core of one of the nation's smaller metropolitan areas, and is also the smallest U.S. , with additional offices in Urawa, Japan, and Innsbruck, Austria. These three offices are the main arteries that service the global snowboarding market. Burton Snowboards continues to be the industry leader, focusing its efforts on product development, R&D, and most importantly--riding. Everyone is out on the hill as much as possible. And with a free season pass to Stowe and private lessons for Newbies, excuses for not riding are hard to find. Along with this dedication to the mountain, our employees work in a casual but dedicated environment--jeans and T's with the option of bringing the family pooch. About NaviSite, Inc. NaviSite, Inc. is a leading provider of outsourced Web hosting Making a Web site available on the Internet. Many ISPs host a few personal Web pages for an individual at no additional cost above the monthly service fee, but the address is subordinate to the ISP; for example, www.friendlyisp.com/pat_smith. and application services See ASP and Web services. for companies conducting mission-critical business on the Internet. The Company's goal is to help customers focus on their core competencies by outsourcing the management and hosting of mission-critical Web sites and applications. NaviSite is a majority-owned operating company operating company A business that engages in transactions with outsiders. of CMGI CMGI Commonly Maintained Grounds Infrastructures CMGI College Marketing Group Information (Services) , Inc. with minority investment from Microsoft Corporation (company) Microsoft Corporation - The biggest supplier of operating systems and other software for IBM PC compatibles. Software products include MS-DOS, Microsoft Windows, Windows NT, Microsoft Access, LAN Manager, MS Client, SQL Server, Open Data Base Connectivity (ODBC), MS Mail, . NaviSite's SiteHarbor(R) solutions provide secure, reliable, co-location and high-performance hosting services, including high-performance Internet access, and high-availability server management solutions through load balancing, clustering, mirroring and storage services. In addition, NaviSite's enhanced management services, beyond basic co-location and hosting, are designed to meet the expanding needs of businesses as their Web sites and Internet applications become more complex and as their needs for outsourcing all aspects of their online businesses intensify. The Company's application services, which include application hosting, management and rental, provide cost-effective access to, as well as rapid deployment and reliable operation of, business-critical applications, including managed services for streaming media. For more information about NaviSite, please visit www.navisite.com or by phone on the East Coast call 888-298-8222, on the West Coast call 888-755-5525. NaviSite is headquartered at 400 Minuteman Road, Andover, MA 01810. |
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