Servecentric announces three-year Tesco deal
Dublin-based managed services provider Servecentric has secured a three-year deal with Tesco Diets, a provider of subscription-based weight loss services.
Valued at €140,000, the managed hosting contract is part of a broader review of the ICT strategy used by Tesco Diets, which delivers personalised diet plans and fitness programmes over the internet.
Tescodiets.com has more than a million visits per week.
It offers rich media and interactive applications, including webinars and video testimonials.
Servecentric’s managed hosting solution aims to enhance the quality and reliability of the site by cutting down on time delays and other latency related issues.
Servecentric will also provide round-the-clock technical support, monitoring and security services.’ ‘With membership numbers increasing, we realised our IT infrastructure was critical to facilitate growth,” said Denis Finnegan, IT manager, Tesco Diets.
‘‘Tesco Diets is experiencing incredible growth due to our very active and vocal membership community endorsing our services.
We constantly strive to provide a secure and fully functional website that brings like-minded people together, offering them a professional and personal weight loss programme.
‘‘Servecentric has become a true IT partner, working with us to deliver the appropriate solution with a focus on the long-term business objectives of the company,” he said.
Established in 2002, Servecentric has 20 staff at its headquarters in Dublin. According to the most recent available accounts for the company, it had revenues of €12.9 million in the year ended December 31, 2008.
