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Applicast Adopts Fixed-Fee Model for SAP and Siebel
Silicon Valley ASP Applicast Inc today launched fixed-cost, fixed-time...
ESoft Global Wins $38m Funding
UK-based ASP hosting and Internet security business ESOFT Global...
Durlacher Launches ASP Infrastructure Play
London-based investment group Durlacher Corporation plc last week launched...
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No Justice in McAfee Patent
Some dignified celebration would have been fair enough, but the crowing emanating from McAfee.com's headquarters last Monday took on an unseemly tone.
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Is McAfee's patent potential trouble for software-as-a-service vendors? Sound off...
How Can ISVs Survive the Switch to Web Services?
In the mid-1980s, leading computer manufacturers made a fundamental miscalculation. Today's leading software makers are making exactly the same mistake.
Twenty years ago, computer manufacturers kept all their systems design, manufacturing and customer management in-house....
Some ASPs Survive, Others Thrive
There are two distinct ASP industries at the moment. One merely survives; the other thrives.
On the surviving side are those ASPs whose main business is taking recognized software packages and making them available...
Don’t Worry, Be Happy
When there's so much pessimism in the air about the business outlook for the world economy, and for the technology sector in particular, it's probably not surprising that ASPs — who after all were...
Analysis: Is Sun Burning ASP Bridges?
At one time, enterprise ASPs thought their toughest competition would come from giant telecoms companies or from the "big five" systems integrators.
Now it's clear that where such companies attempt to compete in delivering...
Weekly Review: Anticipating Q2 Financial Results
All eyes on Wall Street this week will turn to companies' financial results for the second quarter — the three-month period that ended on June 30th. The world is watching closely, since the figures...
Weekly Review: Microsoft Stumbles As a Service
Microsoft's continuing problems with its MSN Messenger service, which began early last week, demonstrate the challenges faced when a market-leading giant attempts to dominate an emerging new technology — one that threatens its leadership...
Ingram Micro to Broker ASP Deals for Resellers
Leading technology distributor Ingram Micro Inc announced its entry into the ASP market on Monday (Nov 20th), unveiling its plan to act as a matchmaker between ASP vendors and resellers.
Initially available in the...
