Managed services provider Attenda (attenda.net) has partnered with BSI Group (bsi-global.com) to deliver a managed service to support BSI's new e-commerce solution. The new Web site is being used to promote BSI standards, publications, certifications and training courses to its worldwide audience. BSI Group is a business services provider to organizations worldwide, offering a range of services for management system certification, product testing and certification and standardization.

Attenda has been awarded a three-year contract to provide the new infrastructure for the BSI e-commerce applications and to deliver operational management and support of these applications on an around-the-clock basis. The Attenda solution comprises a multi-tiered Web, application and database system based upon core Microsoft technologies with data held in a SQL Server 2005 Enterprise cluster. The solution is deployed in a rapid timeframe to meet BSI's go-live deadlines and is built on Attenda's IT operations platform Attenda M.O., providing BSI with advanced monitoring and management to continuously check transactional integrity and application security.

"We chose Attenda because of their proven capability in managing some of Europe's largest Web sites and Web applications and the confidence that they could deliver to our ambitious timescales," says Adrian Pym, infrastructure and support manager at BSI. "We look forward to a strong partnership with Attenda providing us with technical and operational synergy and ensuring that our e-commerce applications are accessible and secure."