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Wolters Kluwer North America Turns to NaviSite to Manage Microsoft Exchange Application; Publishing Company to Outsource Email and Messaging for 4,000 Employees

    Business Editors/High-Tech Editors

    ANDOVER, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 18, 2005--NaviSite, Inc. (NASDAQ SC: NAVI), a leading provider of managed application services and a broad range of outsourced hosting services for middle-market organizations, announced today that multinational publisher and information services company Wolters Kluwer has chosen NaviSite to host and manage the company's Microsoft(R) Exchange email and messaging application for its North American operations. The deployment will support approximately 4,000 of Wolters Kluwer's North American employees.
    Wolters Kluwer is an existing NaviSite customer, with several divisions within the company already relying on NaviSite for a variety of application and hosting services. This Microsoft Exchange implementation is part of a corporate-wide initiative to achieve cost savings by implementing selected shared services for its operating companies. Previously, messaging was deployed and managed by each of the various operating companies.
    "NaviSite has been a trusted partner over the past few years, and they have delivered the value and performance that we expect from an outsourced IT partner," said Michael Antico, chief technology officer, Wolters Kluwer North America. "It was this positive experience, combined with NaviSite's reputation for managing applications that made outsourcing our Microsoft Exchange application a logical decision."
    "Wolters Kluwer is a model customer and a pioneer in recognizing the benefits of outsourced hosting, and we are extremely pleased that they turned to NaviSite when it came time to manage their messaging applications," said Arthur Becker, CEO, NaviSite.

    NaviSite Managed Messaging

    NaviSite currently manages more than 90,000 customer mailboxes worldwide. In NaviSite's Managed Exchange environment, an organization's email and collaborative infrastructure are supported by both an expert messaging team and our nationwide footprint of data centers. NaviSite provides the full flexibility and functionality of Exchange in a secure and reliable environment while reducing costs - often by 25% or more. NaviSite's Managed Exchange services include:

--	Installation, configuration, and 24x7 monitoring/management of Exchange servers (hardware, OS, and application software)
--	Available 24x7 support
--	User and server administration (adds, changes, deletes)
--	Backup and disaster recovery
--	Service Level Agreements to ensure availability
--	Server and email virus protection, dedicated firewall, and VPN
--	Web control panel
--	Added value services such as spam filtering and enhanced reporting

    For more information about NaviSite's Managed Exchange programs, please visit http://www.navisite.com/managed-exchange.cfm or call 877.485.9251.

    About Wolters Kluwer

    Wolters Kluwer NV is a leading multinational publisher and information services company, with annual revenues (2003) of EUR 3.4 billion and approximately 18,750 employees worldwide. Wolters Kluwer is headquartered in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Its depositary receipts of shares are quoted on the Euronext Amsterdam (WKL) and are included in the AEX and Euronext 100 indices.

    About NaviSite

    NaviSite, Inc. (NASDAQ SC: NAVI) deploys, manages and enables software applications and infrastructure for middle-market organizations, which include mid-sized companies, divisions of large multinational companies and government agencies.
    The Company offers a full range of services including design, implementation, optimization, upgrade, application development, fully hosted and remote application management, managed services, content delivery, colocation, and Software as a Service enablement.
    NaviSite is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, PeopleSoft Distributor and Silver Services Partner, and a Siebel Reseller Partner. The Company offers vertical expertise in the manufacturing/distribution, financial services, healthcare/pharmaceutical, services, publishing/media & communications, and public sector industries.
    NaviSite was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Andover, Massachusetts, with offices and data centers across the United States and in the UK. The Company has approximately 500 employees servicing approximately 1,100 customers worldwide. For more information, please visit www.navisite.com or call 978.682.8300.

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CONTACT: NaviSite, Inc. Jeffrey Hodnett, 978-946-7833 Jhodnett@NaviSite.com or Lois Paul & Partners Darlene Doyle, 781-782-5868 darlene_doyle@lpp.com

KEYWORD: MASSACHUSETTS INDUSTRY KEYWORD: HARDWARE COMPUTERS/ELECTRONICS SOFTWARE SOURCE: NaviSite, Inc.

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