XML Cover Pages . See Ecommerce Transactions . Web Services Provides Building Blocks for the Microsoft .NET Framework , by Mary Kirtland, MSDN, September 2000. Build Web Applications Faster and Easier Using Web Services and XML , by Dave Mendlen, MSDN, September 2000.
ASPs basically refers to software applications that are delivered as a service over the internet.
ASP is often used interchangeably with Application Server, often shortened to App Server. And, of course, web services involving databases present special problems. See Software Licensing Overview . Yet ASPs are flourishing as an efficient means of delivering services. Not only can companies more easily integrate internal applications, but they can also access services exposed by other businesses.