Published: March 08, 2010
First National Technology Solutions Now an SAP-Certified Provider of Hosting Services
OMAHA, Neb. - (BUSINESS WIRE) - First National Technology Solutions (FNTS), a subsidiary of First
National of Nebraska, the largest privately owned U.S. banking company,
has received certification from SAP AG of its ability to deliver
high-quality hosting services in support of SAP applications. The
certification was achieved following an assessment of FNTS's delivery
and operations, including infrastructure, procedures and technical
staff. As an SAP-certified provider of hosting services, FNTS joins a
select group of managed hosting providers in the United States that have
been certified by SAP.
"FNTS is excited about expanding our relationship with SAP as an SAP
hosting partner and SAP-certified provider of hosting services," said
Kim Whittaker, vice president of Sales and Marketing at FNTS. "This
certification demonstrates the importance FNTS has placed on processes,
controls and overall high-availability within our hosting and managed
infrastructure offerings.
"FNTS' value has always been on managing mission-critical systems for
our clients, regardless of platform," added Whittaker. "This
certification validates FNTS' capabilities of providing a
high-availability, fully managed SAP environment for our clients
worldwide. Our services have been designed to support mission-critical
applications that require 100-percent uptime and high performance; as
such the SAP partnership is a natural evolution as SAP requires that
level of support, controlled processes and best practice service
delivery."
As an SAP hosting partner and an SAP-certified provider of hosting
services, First National Technology Solutions' services are compliant
with SAP's requirements for quality, availability and security.
"FNTS' status as an SAP hosting partner with hosting services certified
by SAP is an important extension of our relationship," said Michael
Ressemann, global head of Outsourcing Services and Solution Delivery,
SAP AG. "To pass the certification audits, providers must meet high
standards, demonstrating the maturity of their service management
processes, proficiency of their employees, data center capabilities and
security, as well as redundancies and their back-up and
disaster-recovery capabilities. This certification confirms FNTS'
capabilities to provide professional hosting services in support of SAP
solutions."
A key element of FNTS' capabilities is its First National Technology
Center, a tier IV, 195,000-square-foot facility that is recognized as a
world-class facility located in Omaha, Nebraska. Built in 1999, the data
center is complete with redundant power sources, facility monitoring,
state-of-the-art security, and constructed to withstand high-velocity
environmental impacts. The technology center and its services meet PCI
DSS compliance requirements in addition to being IBM Certified.
First National Technology Solutions is a subsidiary of First National of
Nebraska. First National of Nebraska has grown into the largest
privately owned banking company in the United States. First National and
its affiliates have $20 billion in managed assets and more than 6,000
employee associates located in 35 states.
First National Technology Solutions
Kevin Langin, 402-602-3541
Director
of Public Relations
klangin@fnni.com
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