On this topic Newsletters XSP Trends. IBM launched ASP Prime in 1999 as a way to provide education, application evaluation, technical support and consulting services to businesses planning to move into the ASP market. Those businesses also get the benefit of the IBM name in marketing their services. In return, participants in the ASP Prime program must use IBM infrastructure to host the software. IBM officials say that instead of competing with ASPs, they want to provide the infrastructure to help the market grow.
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Linux developers will have access to the same support as those working on Windows and AIX, IBM's version of Unix. As part of its joint effort with Intel, IBM is adding a competency center supporting its NUMA-Q line of Intel servers at its ASP Prime center in Hursley, England. NUMA systems and support are currently available at the ASP Prime center in Beaverton, Ore. ASP Prime Jennifer Mears is a senior writer at Network World. Special offers on ORiNOCO wireless LANs for small businesses and homes. . Click to Download.