Three years managed services contract reflects customer service levels, ensuring that the internet facing POS applications are available securely.

Attenda Limited, a managed services provider, today announced that RCI Financial Services Limited has signed a three year hosting contract for the operational management and support of their critical Point of Sale (POS) system.

The company states that RCI Financial Services Limited is a owned subsidiary of Renault S.A. It further states that the POS system is accessed by dealers via the web and supports the financial services offered by Renault and Nissan in the UK. RCI Financial Services prides itself in offering the quality of service that its customers expect from a specialist motor manufacturer finance company, it claims. The company explains that its managed services contract reflects the customer service levels, ensuring that the Internet facing POS applications are available, secure and meeting the business needs.

Commenting on the contract, Chris Hazlehurst, IT Director, RCI Financial Services, says ''Our timescales were extremely tight and, therefore, it was vital that we eliminated all possible risk from the project.'' Hazlehurst continues, ''Attenda were highly responsive to our needs and we were confident that their proven capability in the rapid deployment and operational management of business critical applications would minimise the risk.''