E-Business Essentials	Vol. 1,  No. 3   October 2000
	Critical Information You Need to Boost Your Bottom Line

Alphabet Soup - A Glossary

ASP: Application Service Providers,** as referred to in our article, are third-party entities that manage and distribute software-based services and solutions to customers across a wide area network from a central data center. This means that instead of having to buy certain software packages, the users can  log onto the Internet,  "use" the software through a web browser, and pay a per-minute-per-use fee. (**There is another meaning of ASP which refers to a specification for dynamically generating web pages.)

According to ASPnews.com, there are 5 categories of ASP's:

Enterprise ASP’s: deliver high-end business applications.

Local/Regional ASP’s: supply wide variety of application services for smaller businesses in a local area.

Specialist ASP’s: provide applications for a specific need, such as Web site services or human resources.

Vertical Market ASP’s: provide support to a specific industry such as healthcare

Volume Business ASP’s: supply general small/medium-sized businesses with prepackaged application services in volume.

WAN: Wide Area Network - a computer network spanning a relatively large geographic area. The largest WAN in existence is the Internet.

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Other Articles in this Issue:  Volume 3: October 2000
    Customer Relationship Management Key to Success
    Wireless LAN's for the Small Office - Q & A
    Logitech Cordless Keyboard and Mouse Review
    Application Service Providers Make Powerful Software Affordable
    Alphabet Soup - A Glossary

Volume 2:  September 2000                
   Wireless LAN's Provide Speed and Simplicity
   Which Internet Access Speed is Right for You? 
    Windows ME - a Smooth Program  (Review)
   Alphabet Soup - A Glossary

Volume 1:  Winter 2000:
    Infogrinder Cuts through the Hype with E-Business Sense
   E-Commerce Explained
   Brave New Future of E-Business – an Essay
   Customer Satisfaction Key to E-Commerce Success
   E-Commerce Success Stories – AOL
   Alphabet Soup - A Glossary

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