Kevin Newcomb

Veteran ASP and ASP-enabler TeleComputing ASA, (Oslo Stock Exchange:TCO), has unveiled a private-label version of its TECOS platform designed to enable telecom and network service providers to serve applications over their existing networks. “The market is shifting – as pure-play ASPs fall out of favor, established Network Service Providers (NSPs) are stepping in,” Jason Donahue, […]

Voice Web infrastructure provider Telera today announced that it will begin offering a Telera-powered Voice Web Application Platform to communications carriers and service providers, providing a turnkey infrastructure to create phone-accessible applications built on Internet technologies. “The Voice Web is no longer about voice portals and it isn’t a toy: the era of the Voice […]

Telco giant Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) will offer on its Web site the Rivio Business Services ASP suite, powered by Rivio Inc., to its more than 3 million small business customers. “Our overall goal is to support the success of our small business customers,” said Bob Ingalls, president of Verizon’s Business Solutions Group. “Rivio has assembled […]

IP-based communication infrastructure provider Openwave Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: OPWV) today announced that it will no longer host its unified messaging solution for customers, instead handing those operations over to Internet-based voice communications provider iBasis Inc. (Nasdaq: IBAS). The company will receive licensing fees from iBasis for the use of the Openwave Unified Messaging software. The […]

Web services aggregator Jamcracker Inc. announced it has signed over 100 customers to its Jamcracker Enterprise platform. “We’re adding customers faster than we’d anticipated, and our infrastructure has scaled accordingly to accommodate our growth,” said Todd Johnson, vice president of worldwide marketing for Jamcracker. “Since January, we’ve been consciously moving up-market, with a few over […]

Small business Web services developer Rivio Inc. announced today it has raised $12 million in its fourth external financing round, bringing its total funding to $61 million to date. Investors involved in this round represent strategic partners, distribution partners and venture capital firms, including Accenture Technology Ventures, Bank of America, Opportunity Capital Partners and SOFTBANK […]

Application Infrastructure Provider (AIP) Xevo Corp. this week released XevoWorks 2.0, formerly called ASP Workbench, an automatic application provisioning, metering and packaging solution designed to help xSPs become ASPs. “XevoWorks was developed and designed to enable an application hosting endeavor,” Bruce Hall, Xevo’s senior director of product management, told InternetNews. “We’re providing the essential infrastructure […]

eLedger, one of the first Web accounting systems for small businesses, announced Tuesday (May 15) that it will shut down its ASP service effective May 31 and begin selling licenses to its source code. “It is generally accepted in the accounting software community that the ASP model is a superior method of deploying financial applications, […]

Microsoft Great Plains Business Solutions Tuesday (May 8) named 10 companies to its ASP certification program, intended to help customers identify those ASPs who are uniquely qualified to host Microsoft Great Plains solutions. The company said that Allegrix Inc., ASPEN, EYT, FutureLink Corp., ManagedOps.com Inc., Mareechi.com LLC, NextCorp Ltd., RSM McGladrey Inc., Surebridge Inc. and […]

The Management Service Provider (MSP) Association, an international consortium to define, shape and promote the emerging MSP market, Tuesday (May 8) launched a buyers’ guide to help potential customers choose an MSP. The guide is intended to make it easier for potential customers to identify the services provided by MSP Association member companies in various […]

Enterprise ASP Agilera has named a new CEO and announced plans to reorganize its business development operations into seven major metropolitan hubs. Robert Unger, former president and COO, has replaced former chairman and CEO Paul Rudolph, initiating the company’s re-focused direction on profitable operations for applications hosting, management and professional services. The implementation of a […]

Enterprise ASP Corio Inc. (Nasdaq:CRIO) Monday (May 7) launched CorioNet, a new service that enables independent software vendors (ISVs) to offer software solutions to enterprises without building an ASP offering themselves. Through the CorioNet program, ISVs can take advantage of Corio’s infrastructure and operations capabilities in the Corio Intelligent Infrastructure, enabling them to quickly get […]