Some examples include timesheet reporting and tracking, expense reporting, sales forecasting, order entry and purchase requisition management. All applications require only a Web browser for use. All applications may be used anywhere and at any time. All applications can be set up in less than 24 hours for a new company. All come with no long-term commitments, which are typically required in other ASP environments.
All applications come with little or no administration on the part of the corporate user.
Integration of data collected into other corporate systems may require additional work. All applications involve relatively little risk to try. Pricing is based on the number of applications and the number of users per application. Buying issues With ASP services, the primary issues in choosing a provider are security, security, security. Security therefore is best handled with specific responses to each situation.