Aug, 2001 : Data Return Signs 5-Year Contract With BNA Software

📅 August 6, 2001 - Data Return Corporation (datareturn.com), a leading global provider of managed hosting services, today announced that BNA Software (bnasoftware.com), a division of Tax Management Inc. (bnatax.com), a wholly owned subsidiary of The Bureau of National Affairs Inc., has signed a five-year, multi-million dollar contract. Under the terms of the agreement, Data Return will provide managed hosting services that include an engagement in its Scalability Center testing facility.

"We looked at all the major players in the managed hosting arena, includingIBM, Digex and USI among others. Data Return was the provider that had theMicrosoft expertise, testing services and flexible solutions we needed toensure our tax applications could scale to meet expected customer demand,"said David Wilkes, general manager, BNA Software. "With Data Return'stesting services and highly available infrastructure, we can be confidentthat our large enterprise customers will have a positive experience, and wecan remain focused on developing enhanced tax applications to meetincreasing market demand for our products."
Established in 1983, many of BNA Software's programs are category standards,and the company's technical support is highly rated in the business. CPAs,financial planners, corporate tax directors and accountants use BNASoftware's programs to help them work more efficiently. BNA Software'scustomers cover the spectrum from the Internal Revenue Service and Top Sixaccounting firms to a host of corporations and sole practitioners.
"We will continue to develop innovative, flexible solutions for ourenterprise customers that deliver on our promise of providing a higherstandard of managed hosting each and every day," said Robert A. Prosen, DataReturn's COO.