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What's an Application Service Provider?
 
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From webopedia
Application Service Providers (ASPs) are third-party entities that manage and distribute software-based services and solutions to customers across a wide area network from a central data center.
In essence, ASPs are a way for companies to outsource some or almost all aspects of their information technology needs.

According to ASPnews.com, ASPs are broken down into five subcategories:

� Enterprise ASPs -- deliver high-end business applications.
� Local/Regional ASPs -- supply wide variety of application services for smaller businesses in a local area.
� Specialist ASPs -- provide applications for a specific need, such as Web site services or human resources.
� Vertical Market ASPs -- provide support to a specific industry such as healthcare
� Volume Business ASPs -- supply general small/medium-sized businesses with prepackaged application services in volume.

ASPs may be commercial ventures that cater to customers, or not-for-profit or government organizations, providing service and support to end users.


You can visit http://www.aspstreet.com to see some of the solutions out in the marketplace.
 
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So I'm an application developer. I develop an application and I rent space on their infrustructure to serve it? They provide hardware, network and site security?
 
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That's one form of ASP, sure.
You could also take it a step further and say that you are a company who needs an accounting system (for example). You could buy some software, get the hardware to run it, install, maintain and support both the software and the hardware. Or you could "outsource" the whole kaboodle and just sign up with an ASP who offers accounting services, and tell your accounting staff to connect to the ASP software to do their jobs.
Both approaches have advantages and disadvantages, but the second option has enough advantages for people to want to start up that sort of ASP.
 
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