Winners will now be selected from among these finalists by an independent Review Board of respected ASP industry experts from outside the Consortium. The range of services offered and the types of technologies employed varies considerably, but all of the entries we reviewed documented significant and measurable benefits to customers when applications and the technology that supports them are provided as a service. Five renowned ASP experts from outside the Consortium are serving on the program's Review Board that will review the five finalists in each awards category and choose an ASPire Award winner in each. Laurie McCabe, vice president and service director of analyst firm Summit Strategies of Boston. An application service provider manages and delivers application capabilities to multiple entities from data centers across a wide area network.
ASPs give customers a viable alternative to procuring and implementing complex systems themselves.
In some cases, ASPs even provide customers with a comprehensive alternative to building and managing internal information technology operations. ASP customers also can control more precisely the total cost of technology ownership through scheduled payment schemes. About the ASP Industry Consortium Founded in May of 1999, the Application Service Provider Industry Consortium is an international advocacy group of more than 500 companies formed to promote the application service provider industry by sponsoring research, promoting best practices, and articulating the measurable benefits of this evolving delivery model. Its goals include educating the marketplace, developing common definitions for the industry, as well as serving as a forum for discussion and sponsoring research.