SAVVIS Communications Corporation

SAVVIS is a global managed service provider that delivers IP VPNs (Internet protocol virtual private networks), managed hosting and Internet services to enterprises around the world. The company targets key verticals such as the financial services market, professional services firms, media and entertainment, print and publishing, retail, and healthcare.

The SAVVIS IP network spans 110 cities in 45 countries, encompassing the U.S., Canada, Latin America, Europe, The Middle East, Asia and The Pacific Rim. We also operate 6 managed hosting centers in the U.S, Europe and the Pac Rim. Known as The Network that Powers Wall StreetSM, more than 4,700 financial institutions -- including 75 of the top 100 worldwide banks and 45 of the Top 50 brokerage firms -- connect to SAVVIS to conduct secure high-speed transmission of financial and economic data. From this heritage of providing real-time applications management for the world’s most demanding customers, SAVVIS now has over 70% of its customer base comprised of non-financial enterprises.

SAVVIS operates a single global IP network that delivers IP VPN, Managed Hosting and Managed Internet solutions for enterprises. With a heritage in meeting the rigorous data transmission needs of the financial services industry, SAVVIS packaged its IP VPN services for the mid-market and Fortune 2000, providing end-to-end management so that the enterprise can concentrate on strategic applications development versus day-to-day infrastructure management. SAVVIS’ focus is on providing the highest performance and customer service at a significant ROI to the enterprise. (See results of IDC ROI study). In managed hosting, SAVVIS serves as its customers’ worldwide computer operations department, managing the infrastructure for applications as diverse as real-time liquidities transactions to on-line advertising design.

SAVVIS' customers include the world's leading securities exchanges, banks and market data companies, such as The New York Stock Exchange, The Montreal Derivatives Exchange, The Chicago Board Options Exchange, The London Metals Exchange, The Boston Stock Exchange, State Street Bank's “Global Link”, Reuters, Fitch Ratings, MoneyLine Telerate, and The Royal Bank of Scotland; law firms such as Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP and Seyfarth Shaw Law; retail establishments such as The Cheesecake Factory, French Country Living, and Thomasville Furniture; and media companies such as Discovery Communications and PAX TV.