Nov, 2001 : Aardman Contracts with Data Return U.K. for Hosting
📅 - Oscar-winning model animation company Aardman, the creators of popular characters such as Wallace & GromitT and Ginger & Rocky from "Chicken Run," has selected Data Return to run its consumer and trade Web sites. Data Return will manage www.aardman.com, fan sites for Wallace & Gromit, Rex the Runt (currently showing on BBC 2), Chicken Run and Angry Kid, as well as Aardman's extranet and its B2B-focused site www.aardman.com/trade.
With numerous interactive high bandwidth features, including downloadablemovie clips and animations, as well as the need to transfer files and datawith its business customers, Aardman requires a partner with a secure andstable infrastructure and in-depth technical knowledge. Data Return's proventrack record in delivering cost-effective, reliable solutions, its Microsoftplatform expertise and support for SQL Server, made the company the idealpartner.
"Outsourcing the management of our portfolio of Web sites enables us tofocus on delivering the imaginative, entertaining content that Aardman isworld famous for, while Data Return ensures seamless site operation," saidPaul Deane, Internet Manager, Aardman. "Data Return impressed us with itsrange of technical experience, particularly on Microsoft applications andthe quality of service and support that the company offers."
"This latest win for Data Return's U.K. office is further evidence of ourposition as the leading provider of managed hosting services for Internetapplications based on Microsoft technologies. Our customers can rely on DataReturn to deliver the level of availability and security they need for eventhe most complex of applications," said Gideon Wilkins, Acting ManagingDirector for Data Return UK.
Recognized by Microsoft as the Windows 2000 Global Hosting Partner of theYear 2000, Data Return specializes in providing high-availability managedhosting services for companies whose applications are based on Microsofttechnologies. These services are utilized by many leading enterprisesincluding Microsoft, Compaq Computer Corporation, RadioShack.com, TexasInstruments, H&R Block, The World Bank, and Fossil. Data Return alsoprovides managed infrastructure services for the rapidly growing market ofApplication Service Providers (ASPs). Data Return strategic investors andGlobal Alliance Partners include Microsoft, Compaq Computer Corporation andLevel 3 Communications. In November 2001, divine inc., a leading integratedsolution provider headquartered in Chicago, announced a definitive agreementto acquire Data Return.
With numerous interactive high bandwidth features, including downloadablemovie clips and animations, as well as the need to transfer files and datawith its business customers, Aardman requires a partner with a secure andstable infrastructure and in-depth technical knowledge. Data Return's proventrack record in delivering cost-effective, reliable solutions, its Microsoftplatform expertise and support for SQL Server, made the company the idealpartner.
"Outsourcing the management of our portfolio of Web sites enables us tofocus on delivering the imaginative, entertaining content that Aardman isworld famous for, while Data Return ensures seamless site operation," saidPaul Deane, Internet Manager, Aardman. "Data Return impressed us with itsrange of technical experience, particularly on Microsoft applications andthe quality of service and support that the company offers."
"This latest win for Data Return's U.K. office is further evidence of ourposition as the leading provider of managed hosting services for Internetapplications based on Microsoft technologies. Our customers can rely on DataReturn to deliver the level of availability and security they need for eventhe most complex of applications," said Gideon Wilkins, Acting ManagingDirector for Data Return UK.
Recognized by Microsoft as the Windows 2000 Global Hosting Partner of theYear 2000, Data Return specializes in providing high-availability managedhosting services for companies whose applications are based on Microsofttechnologies. These services are utilized by many leading enterprisesincluding Microsoft, Compaq Computer Corporation, RadioShack.com, TexasInstruments, H&R Block, The World Bank, and Fossil. Data Return alsoprovides managed infrastructure services for the rapidly growing market ofApplication Service Providers (ASPs). Data Return strategic investors andGlobal Alliance Partners include Microsoft, Compaq Computer Corporation andLevel 3 Communications. In November 2001, divine inc., a leading integratedsolution provider headquartered in Chicago, announced a definitive agreementto acquire Data Return.
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