NaviSite Awarded GSA Contract for Managed Hosting

ANDOVER, MA--(Marketwire - August 18, 2009) - NaviSite, Inc. (NASDAQ: NAVI), a leading
provider of cloud enabled enterprise hosting and application management
services, today announced it has received a General Services Administration
(GSA) schedule contract allowing it to sell a full range of managed hosting
and infrastructure services to U.S. federal government agencies and all
branches of the military. NaviSite has been an approved GSA contractor for
application hosting and CDN solutions since 2006.

An independent agency set up by the U.S. Government, GSA is the single stop
for federal procurement of products, services and facilities. GSA awards
long term contracts to businesses -- offering them the opportunity to sell
their products and services to government agencies. NaviSite won the
contract after a rigorous qualification process that included a review of
company financials, details on service offerings, pricing, and customer
information, along with past and forecasted sales figures for the managed
hosting portfolio.

Under the contract, government agencies and military branches have
streamlined, single-point access to NaviSite's best in class managed
hosting portfolio, which includes infrastructure hosting and management,
routine administration, and support services for running their IT systems.
With this new GSA contract, NaviSite is now recognized as a one-stop
technology provider for public sector clients, with an unwavering
commitment to delivering secure, high-performing solutions to meet their
mission critical needs.

"IT services are the heart of business operations. As a leading technology
service provider, we have been helping enterprises of all sizes to enhance
the efficiency of their infrastructure while minimizing their overall IT
spending through our simplified and innovative approach," said Brooks
Borcherding, Chief Revenue Officer, NaviSite. "The new GSA contract is a
significant milestone for NaviSite as it allows us to extend the benefits
of our enterprise class infrastructure solutions to government clients. We
are very excited to tap the new growth opportunities in the Public Sector
that will further accelerate our leading position in the hosting market."

NaviSite offers a comprehensive suite of managed hosting solutions
including Server Management, Virtualization, Disaster Recovery, Remote
Monitoring, Network and Security Services -- designed to meet customer's IT
management needs and maximize uptime and efficiencies. NaviSite's advanced
application services provide full lifecycle management for leading business
applications including Oracle, PeopleSoft, Siebel, Lawson, Kronos,
Microsoft Dynamics, and SAP -- to ensure customers' applications and the
underlying IT infrastructure run at peak performance always. NaviSite
offers multiple benefits including cost savings, 99.99% SLA guarantee,
quicker deployment, service flexibility, regulatory compliance, better
alignment of IT functions with business goals, and 'Exceptional Customer
Care' anytime, and anywhere. For more information, visit
http://www.navisite.com.

About GSA

The General Services Administration (GSA) is an independent US Government
agency of the United States government, established in 1949 to help manage
and support the basic functioning of federal agencies. GSA provides
workplaces by constructing, managing, and preserving government buildings
and by leasing and managing commercial real estate. GSA's acquisition
solutions offer private sector professional services, equipment, supplies,
telecommunications, and information technology to government organizations
and the military. GSA policies promote management best practices and
efficient government operations. For more information, please visit
www.gsa.gov/.

About NaviSite

NaviSite is a leading provider of cloud enabled enterprise hosting and
application management services. It provides customized and scalable
solutions leveraging its industry leading hosting infrastructure, full
suite of managed services and custom and packaged application life cycle
management expertise. Over 1,500 customers depend on NaviSite for
customized solutions delivered through its global footprint of 16
state-of-the-art data centers supported by approximately 650 professionals.
For more information visit www.navisite.com.