EDS sees five reasons why ASP seems likely to become the dominant applications-delivery model. The first is declining bandwidth cost. While the basic technology required to centrally publish rentable applications is not new, falling bandwidth prices finally make ASP a powerful and affordable solution for enterprises of most any size. Economic appeal is the second reason. Companies intense cost-consciousness is the major reason that ASP is on the verge of a boom.
Buyers can purchase access to applications services and pay for what they use.
The third reason is the need for speed. Companies simply cannot afford the slack time characteristic of implementations. Customization is available in many providers models, but the methods are streamlined and do not put companies on ice for extended periods. The fourth reason is the shortage of technical support personnel and the more general sense that enterprises cannot afford distractions from their core business. Managers have lost patience with the pointless energy and time drain created by the demand to continuously find, train, develop and retain qualified technical people necessary for their in-house applications.