Effectively since day one, the EdComm Group Banker’s Academy has trusted Verio as its hosting partner. To validate its decision, the company performed extensive research and testing. If you or your company are looking for a hosting server read more from this case study and see why you too can trust Verio and viaVerio for all of your hosting solutions.

1. viaVerio Partner Success Story:
The Edcomm Group
Banker’s Academy
Verio Solutions Pass Every Test – Year After
Year – at Banker’s Academy
In education and financial services, Downtime directly impacts the
the web has entirely changed the way company’s bottom line; Banker’s
services are delivered. The Edcomm Academy refunds clients if the system is
Group Banker’s Academy bridges both less than 99.9 percent available.
those industries, with online learning
for over two million financial industry Powerful, Secure Servers
professionals around the world. Banker’s Academy offers courses
through its own sites, and through
Challenge Even before the Internet age, Banker’s custom sites that it hosts for clients.
Deliver on high service-level Academy was one of the first to In total, the company delivers training
standards with banking clients with offer distributed, computer-based across hundreds of different domains.
a secure, scalable hosting platform. training. Now, it delivers more than
100,000 eLearning topics with training Effectively since day one, the company
in areas such as compliance, AML, has trusted Verio as its hosting partner.
Solution To validate its decision, the company
teller, corporate banking and system
Verio Signature Solutions simulation. These courses are available performed extensive research and
Verio Virtual Private Server in English, Arabic, French, Spanish, testing.
Solutions Portuguese, Chinese and many more, via
“We turned to Verio at the very
Verio Windows Managed Private the web for professionals at over 2,000
beginning and have never looked back,”
Server Solutions financial institutions in over 50 different
said David Shapp, partner & senior vice
countries!
president. “We found Verio to be the
Results
Banker’s Academy has built a reputation ideal server to host everything we need
• Banker’s Academy ramps as a premier educator in the industry, while supporting our growth. Verio’s
up training sites for new clients driving significant growth. In an powerful, secure servers are crucial for
within a few hours. average week, the company acquires the eLearning programs that we deliver
dozens of new clients. Continuously to clients all over the globe.”
• SAS70 certification reassures increasing traffic, along with rich media
Banker’s Academy and its banking At times, Banker’s Academy must ramp
delivery formats and around-the-clock
industry clients. up sites for new clients rapidly in order
operation, require a rock-solid platform.
to enable employee training before
• The company’s learning “We are ultimately a service business. specific deadlines. The speed at which
management system, Learning Performance and uptime are critical for the company can begin offering courses
Link®, also received a SAS70 us,” said Clifford Brody, founder and impresses clients.
rating. CEO of Banker’s Academy. “People are
“It’s a tremendous benefit that we can
taking training online, and if they can’t
deploy a new server or web site within
• Verio solutions have get in, we can’t serve them.”
hours for brand-new clients,” Brody
demonstrated the 99.9 percent
said.
availability required under
Banker’s Academy client
agreements.
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2. Title Edcomm Group Banker’s Academy
The
SAS70 Certified Security 99.9 Percent Availability
By nature of the financial industry The company uses multiple Verio
clients it serves, Banker’s Academy solutions, including Signature Solutions,
scrutinized the level of security on Verio Virtual Private Server Solutions and
solutions. Windows Managed Private Server
Solutions. Over time, as needs have
“The most important thing to our clients changed, Banker’s Academy has
– mostly banks – is the security of our migrated to different Verio options.
solution,” Brody said. “We can’t get by
with cheap collocation or host sites on “Scalability is huge for us as we expand
our own. It’s very important to us to our client base and number of courses.
“We turned to Verio at the have the strength and security of the We pride ourselves in offering our
very beginning and have Verio network behind us.” clients no limitations on the number of
never looked back. We found concurrent users,” Brody said.
Verio solutions continue to pass
Verio to be the ideal server independent evaluations. Most Banker’s Academy sites serve up
to host everything we need significantly, Verio achieved third- 100,000 to 200,000 topics every week,
while supporting our growth. party validation under the Statement of most of which are rich media such as
Auditing Standards No. 70 (SAS70) Type Flash or video. Verio servers stand up
Verio’s powerful, secure
II certification. to traffic spikes that occur as deadlines
servers are crucial for the for training near, especially in the areas
eLearning programs that we “We provide clients a copy of the of compliance and AML training. At the
SAS70 audit on Verio,” Brody said.
deliver to clients all over the end of each quarter and year, thousands
“It’s important that clients know we’re of students go online to complete
globe.” with a top hosting partner that’s well training within the required timeframe.
respected in the industry. In our 22+
years of experience, we have never had To date, the company’s servers
David Shapp, Partner & a security breach!” have demonstrated the 99.9 percent
Senior Vice President availability required under service-
The company’s Learning Management level agreements with clients, keeping
System, Learning Link®, also received clients and their employees happy and
a SAS70 rating and has been protecting the bottom line.
acknowledged for its high-uptime,
ultra-sensitive student data, and Partnering for Future
backup capabilities. Growth
As a Verio partner, Banker’s Academy
Additionally, Banker’s Academy and staff, clients and students receive
its clients perform regular penetration responsive support from Verio.
testing. Hundreds of third-party testing Brody finds Verio support staff very
services have hit Banker’s Academy knowledgeable and dedicated to solving
servers and “all passed with flying problems before they impact client
colors.” service.
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3. Title Edcomm Group Banker’s Academy
The
About The Edcomm Group
Banker’s Academy
The Edcomm Group Banker’s Academy
is a 22+-year-old multimedia education
and communication consulting firm
specializing in the development of
creative business solutions that improve
productivity, customer service and
market share - providing bottom-line
results. The Edcomm Group Banker’s
Academy has had the privilege of
assisting many distinguished clients
with business solutions in the form
of eLearning programs, classroom
instruction, multimedia production and
online and print based documentation.
Edcomm Banker’s Academy offers many
off-the-shelf and customized courses
such as Teller Training, Compliance
Training and Systems Training
specifically designed for Banks, Credit
Unions and Money Services Businesses
(MSBs).
The Edcomm Group Banker’s Academy
(www.bankersacademy.com) is
headquartered in New York City with
locations and representation throughout
the world.
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