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Application Service Provider

Application Service Provider. Presented by: Tan Chuang Victor Yuan Lana Nguyen. ASP Overview. What is ASP(Application Service Provider)? Basically companies that rent software to individuals or enterprises over the Internet or private networks.

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Application Service Provider

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  1. Application Service Provider Presented by: • Tan Chuang • Victor Yuan • Lana Nguyen

  2. ASP Overview What is ASP(Application Service Provider)? • Basically companies that rent software to individuals or enterprises over the Internet or private networks. • A new business model providing outsourcing services • Usually targeted on small to medium enterprises

  3. ASP Overview (Cont’d) • Who is the provider and what is provided? • Independent software vendors like Microsoft. • Other newly established companies like Desktop Online. • Some typical application like payroll and office productivity. • Other package application from legal service to entertainment.

  4. ASP Overview (Cont’d) What is the market and payment method? • Annual growth of 91% to 2 billion by 2003 according to IDC. • subscribe on a monthly basis or yearly basis. • Other payment method as pay-as-you-go or pay-per-use.

  5. Benefits and Downsides of ASP The Benefits include: - Allows access from anywhere in the world with an Internet connection and a browser - Up-to-date technology - Allows streamlining of IT departments - Offers fast and painless scalability

  6. Benefits and Downsides of ASP The Benefits include: - Offers access to applications at a lower cost than companies can delivery internally - Companies don’t need to buy, maintain, and upgrade in-house applications:lower entrance cost, long-term cost may lower too critical data - A leaser never gains equity in the software and a company must keep paying for the service - Needs to set up connection by using ISDN, ADSL, or leased lines in order to have good performance

  7. Benefits and Downsizes of ASP The Downsizes include: - Security: reliability of data protection, especially on running critical data - A leaser never gains equity in the software and a company must keep paying for the service - Needs to setup connection by using ISDN, ADSL, or leased lines in order to have good performance

  8. Benefits and Downsizes of ASP The Downsizes include: (Cont’d) - Unsubscribe to the ASP service will mean cutting off from all data, software, hardware located on the providers’ site - Lack of customization - Unable to connect to your ASP when there are communication breakdowns - Training: Who will provide the training on the software?

  9. APPS OF ALL FLAVORS The Top 4 ASPs: • 1. Corio • 2. Netledger • 3. cMeRun • 4. Infinium

  10. Corio –Enterprise Resource Planning • Offers most reliable ERM solutions • Coordinates assets and resources • I.e. Upshot Corp. • Price changes • Inventory updates • Product announcements

  11. Netledger –Accounting/Financial • Accounting • Expense reporting • Services for online Storefronts • Web-based solutions

  12. cMeRun –Desktop Applications • Secure, hardware-independent access • Office productivity suites • Graphic design applications • Mapping software • Educational software • Workflow management software • Online training

  13. Infinium –CRM/Customer Relations • Customer support relations • Up-to-date software applications • Backbone

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