Kevin Newcomb

Following up on a promise made earlier this year to develop a global dispute avoidance and resolution mechanism for application service providers (ASPs), the ASP Industry Consortium today (Nov 14) said its recommendations and guidelines are nearly complete, and released the executive summary of a white paper highlighting those guidelines. “ASPresolve: Dispute Avoidance and Resolution […]

As part of its efforts to provide insight into key portions of the ASP computing solution, the ASP Industry Consortium today (Nov 14) released a comprehensive white paper on service level agreements (SLAs). The white paper was part of a presentation made by Consortium officials during a press conference at COMDEX Fall 2000. The Guide […]

Leading ASP USinternetworking Inc. announced Monday night (Nov 13) that it has signed commitments for over $300 million in equity and commercial credit facilities from financial and strategic investors and lenders. This much-needed capital will carry USi through to cash flow breakeven some time in 2002, USi’s CEO Andy Stern said today. Of the $320 […]

With surveys showing security to be the top issue of concern among ASP end users, the ASP Industry Consortium has launched a security initiative within its Technology Committee and published a guide that highlights important security issues both vendors and customers need to be aware of. The “Key Security Issues for ASPs and Their Customers” […]

WorldCom (Nasdaq: WCOM) announced Monday (Nov 13) the immediate U.S. availability of an expanded global web hosting product suite to include high-end managed hosting services through a recently signed deal with Digex Inc. (Nasdaq: DIGX). In addition, Digex will connect its Internet data centers to the WorldCom global IP network and will utilize WorldCom’s sales […]

eBusiness platform provider Asera Inc. announced today (Nov 13) that the latest release of its eService Platform has been designed for open integration, expanded personalization portal capabilities and an integrated development and deployment environment. Asera has opened its platform to certified third-party Independent Software Vendors (ISVs) and Systems Integrators (SIs) to integrate a host of […]

AMSTERDAM, The Netherlands & WALLDORF, Germany — SITA, the world’s leading provider of integrated telecommunications and information solutions for the air transport industry, and SAP AG (NYSE:SAP), the world’s leading provider of collaborative e-business solutions, will create a new, independent ASP venture for the world’s air-transport community. This ASP will combine software, implementation, infrastructure, service […]

Inspired by a mysterious legend and a hands-on history lesson, Millennia Vision Thursday (Nov 9) announced that it has changed its name to Quovera. The name Quovera, based on both fact and fable, can be loosely translated as “the one who sees” or “seeing truth”. The Quovera legend dates back to the late 15th century, […]

IBM and Mercantec today (Nov 10) announced usage-based pricing for service providers that host e-commerce sites for their customers, leveraging IBM’s industry-leading UNIX server platform and e-business support services with Mercantec’s SoftCart storefront software. “Our revenue stream — and our success — is directly tied to theirs. It’s a shared-risk model,” Al Rosen, program director, […]

Merisel Inc. (Nasdaq:MSEL) today (Nov 10) announced that it has completed the previously announced $2,375,000 acquisition of substantially all the assets of Charlottesville, Va.-based Value America Inc., which had filed for Chapter 11 protection in August. This acquisition is intended to complement Merisel’s existing back-end logistics capability with a state-of-the-art front-end web-based customer interface and […]

Bridgecom announced an alliance Tuesday (Nov 7) with San Diego-based OfficeTool.com. The partnership will integrate Bridgecom’s unified messaging services with OfficeTool.com’s Internet-based collaboration, organization and productivity tools, creating what it calls an Information Access Portal. This Information Access Portal (IAP) combines business productivity tools with an enhanced communications suite. The IAP is aimed at small […]

Allaire Corporation (Nasdaq: ALLR), a leading provider of software for companies building their business on the web, announced Monday (Nov 6) at its Second Annual Developer Conference, new licensing options and tailored partner programs for Applications Service Providers (ASPs). The Commercial Service Provider Licensing Program is being introduced with pay-as-you-go payment structures and bundled services […]