Nov, 2003 : SBC Gains HP Service Provider Certification

📅 November 19, 2003 - SBC Communications Inc. (sbc.com) subsidiary SBC E-Services, Inc. said this week that it has been awarded Hewlett-Packard (hp.com) service provider Signature Certified status through the HP service provider (SP) certification program.

The HP SP certification program provides recognition of a service provider's ability to deliver Web hosting services in accordance with industry-leading standards.
"The HP SP Certification program provides guidance and confidence to companies outsourcing their hosting requirements to service providers," said Ken Bloom, acting managing director of the HP SP partners and programs. "The program rigorously assesses a service provider's IT systems and services running on the full range of HP platforms and storage, across six domains of availability: IT service management, networking, applications and database, system software, hardware, and environment."
SBC providers managed services through SBC E-Services and Web hosting through PremierSERV Hosting.

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