ApplicationServiceProvider
Last edit December 16, 2004
ApplicationServiceProvider
s (ASP) are becoming important players in the
OutSourcing
game, for clients who subscribe to the
UtilityComputing
business model.
It has been said besides lowered telecommunication costs,
OpenSource
software and acceptance of
ServiceOrientedArchitecture
have helped the cause of this industry.
The need for inhouse programming staff, in capabilities and numbers, will be affected by the success of this sector.
See
http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/A/application_service_provider.html
for a classification of participants in this arena.