TECHNOLOGY DIRECTORY - APPLICATIONS

TRENDS DRIVING THE APPLICATION SERVICE PROVIDERS ("ASP") INDUSTRY


ASP Industry Consortium -- Fostering Standards and Best Practices for Application Leasing
ASP Island --
News, Resources and Discussion Forums
ASP News Review
-- Global News and Analysis for Application Service Providers
ASP Street --
News, Events, Publications and other Information 
Citrix Systems -- Application Server Software and Services
Ebase One -- Enterprise Application Center for Middle Market Companies
Future Link -- Application Hosting Services, Platform Solutions, Training and Consulting
Great Plains -- Strategic Relationships Established With Five Application Service Providers
Hire.com --
E-recruiting on Your Corporate Web Site
Microsoft -- Windows Terminal Server Page Articles
Taylor Group -- Outsourced Management of Microsoft BackOffice and Great Plains Applications
TeleComputing -- Receive the Microsoft Office 2000 Suite of Applications on a Rental Basis
US Internet Working -- Delivering Software as a Service
WebHarbor.com --
Information on the ASP Marketplace
ZDNet: Inter@ctive Week ASPs
-- News, Companies, Resources, Downloads and Reviews

TRENDS DRIVING THE ASP INDUSTRY

IT Talent Shortage Will Last Beyond 2010
Focus on Core Competencies
Desire for Flexible Access to Data
Multi-Site Connectivity
Remote Access
Simplicity of Upgrades
E-Business Strategy
Data Security
Desire for Lower Total Cost of Ownership for Information Technology
Increasing Bandwidth Availability and Decreasing Costs