Avivahas selected NTT Europe Online
to host all of the group's websites - including household brands
such asNorwich Union,RACandBSM.
The move is part of a consolidation project to move all web
hosting to a single provider to improve security, scalability and
stability.
Aviva is the world's fifth largest insurance group and the
largest insurance provider in the UK with more than £364bn of
assets under management.
With a significant proportion of Aviva's £41.5bn in premium
income and investment sales processed via its many websites,
maintaining a stable and secure web presence is a priority, said
Aviva.
Christian Fowler, senior technical authority at Aviva, said,
"The decision to move to a single provider was sparked by the
acquisition of RAC in 2005. The new secure architecture provides
Aviva with real stability for our commercial sites which is vital
as they process millions of pounds per month in transactions.
"With NTT Europe Online we can also quickly scale up in capacity
if needed to handle large traffic spikes to keep the sites online
and maintain a quality customer experience."
With NTT Europe Online, Aviva now has three hosting areas in
place - a production and testing environment for new sites and
services, a disaster recovery site, and the live system where the
sites are delivered to the public.
In addition to hosting the group's websites, NTT Europe Online
is also working with Aviva to develop and host the company's
dedicated internal systems.
Fowler said, "NTT Europe Online is also hosting our extranet
available to Aviva employees across the globe. It's an integral
part of our internal communications, so ensuring it is always
available to employees and partners is of the utmost importance to
the business."