What Types of Applications are Available Through ASPs?
Virtually any application can be delivered through the ASP computing model. Application services range from the most complex enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, customer relationship management solutions and vertical applications, to basic groupware, personal productivity suites, and full desktop and printing services. Applications enable organizations to generate revenue, offer new and better services, increase levels of user knowledge, and enhance overall productivity. Organizations that can extend the reach of business applications, whenever and wherever they’re needed, and however they may be needed, from wireless to the web, are developing a strategic advantage in the networked economy. ASPs make it easier for organizations to gain fast and cost-effective access to best-in-class applications in order to: • Generate revenue through new sales vehicles such as e-commerce and customer resource management (CRM), customer billing and sales force automation applications. • Provid
