IDC Study Qualifies Savvis IP VPN Value

April 5, 2003 -- (FIND VPN) -- Managed service provider SAVVIS Inc. (SAVVIS.net) announced on Wednesday that a comprehensive report released this week by research and analysis firm IDC has identified a significant return on investment among enterprise networks using SAVVIS's managed IP VPN solution.

The results of the IDC research, says SAVVIS, appear in a white paper entitled "The Evolution of IP VPNs – From Best Effort to Business Class," detailing how enterprise customers that switched from frame relay networks to the SAVVIS solution achieved an average three-year ROI, with an average payback of 201 days, while customers that switched from an Internet-based IP VPN saw a greater average three-year ROI, with an average payback of 226 days.

"While most enterprises do not dispute the value of IP VPN services, actually quantifying the return on investment -- how, and to what degree, IP VPNs can improve their bottom line -- has been a challenge for many," said Steven Harris, research manager at IDC. "We interviewed SAVVIS customers ranging from the legal industry to biotech manufacturing, from TV broadcasting to retail and publishing, and from real estate to architectural design and financial services -- and all of them averaged savings of $2.8-$3 million over a 3 year period after switching to SAVVIS' private managed IP VPN service."