NASA.L Regulatory News (NASA)

2 Mar 2006 07:03

Nasstar PLC02 March 2006 Nasstar plc wins 3 year outsourcing contract with Iris Nation Limited Nasstar plc ("Nasstar" or "the Company"), which supplies business software overthe internet, today announces that Iris Nation Limited ("iris"), a leadingmarketing agency, has entered into a 3 year outsourcing contract with Nasstar.Under the terms of the contract Nasstar will supply a hosted email service toiris. The hosted email service will use Microsoft Exchange and will enable iristo access their email on mobile devices as well as over a secure internetconnection and through a web browser. The contract also provides for back-up ofall email data and 247 support. Iris will pay a monthly rental based on usage ofthe software. Based on current usage the contract will generate revenue forNasstar of over £105,000. Charles Black, Chief Executive of Nasstar said "We are delighted that iris has chosen Nasstar to supply their messagingsolution. With our hosted model of service provision there is no need for us toset up servers on site or install software on each user's machine as the emailapplication is accessed over the internet and via mobile devices over the air.This provides iris with great flexibility, enabling staff to access their emailwherever they are. As our service is hosted and delivered over the Internet,deployment and support of the service is efficient and scalable. Our systems arestaffed by engineers 247 and under the Service Level Agreement changes such asadding new users are done within 2 hours. " Andrew Eakins, Consultant IT director of iris said "We have chosen to outsource our messaging to Nasstar because they were able tooffer the Hosted Exchange service we required customised for our specificneeds." Further Information Nasstar plcNasstar is an Application Service Provider which supplies software over theInternet. Nasstar was admitted to AIM in December 2005. Nasstar's serviceinvolves hosting applications such as email, Microsoft Office, accounts softwareand CRM systems from a purpose-built data centre, providing a centralised supplyof software applications accessible over the Internet. Customers pay for usageon a monthly basis, making delivery of core IT services a utility. For further information on Nasstar visit www.nasstar.com Iris Nation Ltd iris is a leading marketing agency. For further information on iris visitwww.irisnation.com Contact information Nasstar plcCharles Black, Chief Executivecb@nasstar.com0870 240 1634 - Telephone Iris Nation LtdAndy Eakins, Consultant IT Director020 7654 7900 - Telephone W.H. Ireland LimitedRuth Gifford or Tim Cofman0121 616 2101 - Telephone This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange