Yes, there are several people that know some things about them...

What vertical markets do you think that this service will work for the best? What pros and cons do you see in ASP?

This sounds a lot like a school assignment question... in what context does your organization plan to use an ASP?

Rgds, Don

I think of ASPs just like I would think of any software publisher. It's just the method of delivery, access, and license of usage that is different.

On the plus side, APSs allow access to their service from any computer with Internet access, often lower cost of entry, and free upgrades generally.

On the negitive you have to have web access, if their system goes down or they go out of business you may be out of luck, if their backups or security has problems, you may be in trouble. Getting a backup copy of your data may not be possible or have additional fees connected with it.

Web access to ASP apps that you JavaScript can be quite slow, even with fast access. And the monthly fees you pay over time can be much more than if you just purchased a software solution outright.

I think those are the main points.

Check this article from the non profit news.

http://www.pnnonline.org/article.php?sid=5530

Jim Davis
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ASP does a lot more than one may think like it enables your company data to backup daily, store and access it from anywhere, no need to worry about it's security at all.

Moreover, it works as a SaaS or software on demand and any requirement from the client side is can be easily provided and managed by application service provider, beside this customer may easily became able to operate it. As a drawback concern, cons is variable according to quality of company services offering, as all the things operated by the hosting company.

I have using a application service provider since a lot more year and till yet i don't ever stuck in trouble and completely satisfied with it's services.