NaviSite to Showcase Healthcare Expertise and Momentum at Gartner Healthcare Summit; NaviSite to Host Panel Discussion: ''Outsourcing Healthcare IT Projects for Rapid and Significant Results''

Business Wire, Nov 11, 2005

ANDOVER, Mass. -- NaviSite, Inc. (NASDAQ SC: NAVI), a leading provider of IT hosting, outsourcing and professional services for mid- to large-sized organizations, announced today that it will showcase its healthcare expertise at next week's Gartner Healthcare Summit at the Hyatt Regency in Orlando, Florida. NaviSite will host the panel discussion "Outsourcing Healthcare IT Projects for Rapid and Significant Results"on Monday, November 14 at 10:10 a.m. in the Atrium Room, number 1435. The company will also be exhibiting at booth number 309 on Monday, November 14, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. and Tuesday, November 15, from 4:30-6:30 p.m.

NaviSite's panel presentation will showcase one of its many healthcare implementations with a case study on its customer Lifespan, an integrated regional healthcare delivery system of teaching hospitals and other care givers. The panel discussion will include Pat Yates, Vice President of Accounts for NaviSite's Professional Services group, Joe Bernier, Lifespan's Financial Systems Manager, and Jamie Wyatt, Vice President of Health Industries for Oracle Corporation's healthcare practice.

"With rising healthcare costs, increased patient expectations, changing regulations and market consolidation, we recognize the increased pressures on healthcare organizations to decrease costs and improve the quality of provider care," said Arthur Becker, CEO, NaviSite. "NaviSite's history and expertise in working with healthcare organizations to address these issues make us an appealing and affordable solution. We look forward to sharing our expertise and experiences with the summit attendees."

NaviSite has deep expertise in the healthcare space with customers, including Lifespan, RiverBend Medical Group, Symbion, Inc., Abbott Diabetes Care, Stratum Med and Norwalk Hospital. The company attributes its strong momentum in attracting healthcare customers to its track record for tailoring solutions and services that meet the specific needs of healthcare organizations, to the company's years of experience in working with health plans, healthcare providers, managed care facilities, specialized hospitals, assisted living centers and life science organizations. With the help of NaviSite, these organizations are able to improve quality of care and increase patient satisfaction through faster and better customer service, to streamline business processes, to reduce administrative costs and to ensure HIPAA compliance. This allows companies to alleviate IT staff shortages and offload IT management and support to NaviSite so they can focus on their core businesses.

NaviSite offers consulting, implementation, hosting and management services for leading solutions from Microsoft Business Solutions, Oracle (including the former PeopleSoft and JD Edwards product portfolio), and Siebel, in addition to Messaging solutions, custom application development and management and others. For more information on NaviSite's healthcare expertise, please visit http://www.navisite.com/industries.aspx?id=83.

About Gartner Healthcare Summit

Gartner Healthcare Summit brings together executive-level IT Decision-Makers from the healthcare provider and payer marketplaces with a dynamic range of Technology Providers. In three business-intensive days, event participants will discuss IT healthcare solutions and learn about the latest industry trends led by Gartner and other industry experts. This year's event combines more than 25 years of recognized leadership in Gartner IT healthcare research with the successful 15-year Gartner Vision Events model of providing Technology Providers and Decision-Makers with a structured and proven environment to conduct business.

About NaviSite

NaviSite provides IT hosting, outsourcing and professional services for mid- to large-sized organizations. Leveraging a proven set of technologies and extensive subject matter expertise, we deliver cost-effective, flexible solutions that provide responsive and predictable levels of service for our clients' businesses. Over 900 companies across a variety of industries rely on NaviSite to build, implement and manage their mission-critical systems and applications. NaviSite is a trusted advisor committed to ensuring the long-term success of our customers' business applications and technology strategies. NaviSite has 15 state-of-the-art data centers and eight major office locations across the U.S., U.K. and India. For more information, please visit www.navisite.com.