NaviSite Chosen by The Metropolitan Museum of Art to Provide Suite of Managed Application Services

Online, November 9, 2009 (Newswire.com) - NaviSite, Inc. (NASDAQ: NAVI), a leading provider of cloud-enabled enterprise-hosting and application-management services, today announced that The Metropolitan Museum of Art, one of the world's largest and finest art museums with more than two million works of art from every part of the globe, completed its migration to NaviSite for managed application services to support the institution's finance, accounting, and workforce applications.

The Met chose NaviSite to manage the institution's Lawson Software, Inc. and Kronos, Inc. applications. In addition to upgrading all of the Museum's applications for finance, human resources, and distribution, as well as assisting with the implementation of workforce management applications, NaviSite is migrating the Museum to a fully-managed application-services solution including best-in-class technology, high-touch functional and operational support, and continuous application lifecycle management for Lawson and Kronos.

"Stable operation of Lawson and Kronos solutions is very important to us," said Michael Belkin, Chief Technology Officer for The Metropolitan Museum of Art. "NaviSite's experience in installing, upgrading, and managing these solutions, as well as its reputation for customer loyalty, convinced us to seek out this partnership."

"NaviSite is excited about the opportunity to demonstrate our expertise in Lawson and Kronos Managed Application Services for The Metropolitan Museum of Art," said Mark Clayman, Senior Vice President of Enterprise Sales, NaviSite. "We are pleased to welcome this respected institution and international icon to our growing family of delighted customers."

NaviSite is experienced in managing enterprise-level application solutions and understands the importance of having core business applications running smoothly. With one of the most comprehensive application-services portfolios in the industry, NaviSite provides a full range of managed-application solutions, including the product suites for Lawson Software, Kronos, Oracle, PeopleSoft, and Microsoft Dynamics, as well as custom applications. For more information, please visit www.navisite.com/business-applications.

About The Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is one of the world's largest and finest art museums. Its collections include more than two million works of art spanning 5,000 years of world culture, from prehistory to the present and from every part of the globe. Founded in 1870, The Metropolitan Museum of Art is located in New York City's Central Park along Fifth Avenue (from 80th to 84th Streets). The Metropolitan Museum is a not-for-profit institution with 17 curatorial departments. With a staff presently consisting of approximately 2,200 full-time employees and 900 volunteers, the museum is visited by more than 4.7 million people each year.

About NaviSite
NaviSite is a leading provider of cloud-enabled enterprise-hosting and application-management services. It provides customized and scalable solutions, leveraging its industry-leading hosting infrastructure; full suite of managed services; and custom and packaged application life-cycle management expertise. More than 1,500 customers depend on NaviSite for customized solutions, delivered through a global footprint, comprising 15 state-of-the-art data centers supported by approximately 650 professionals. For more information, please visit www.navisite.com.