The era of the fat desktop is ending. The ASP model is also an excellent way for companies to swiftly deploy enterprise applications without long implementation periods and without handling technical issues in-house. Based on expected spending in 2000, that s a forecasted market-growth rate approaching 100 percent. We think ASP is an applications-delivery model that many firms should seriously examine. Our enthusiasm stems from our long-held commitment that enterprises should think in terms of business solutions, not technologies.
Technology is only a tool.
Accordingly, the ASP model frees people from tinkering with applications technology and, instead, enables them to use the applications to help their companies win against competitors. The ASP market is defined differently by buyers and providers, depending on their particular points of view. These different definitions cause significant confusion about what ASP means. Although the ASP market is still maturing, EDS believes that there is a basic paradigm shift in the wings. A fundamentally different applications-delivery architecture is emerging.