Some developers adapt current products or incorporate ASP elements into existing product lines. Hundreds of other companies have been established in the past few years specifically to provide software in this fashion. Intuit , an early adopter, has refocused its sales of Turbo Tax from boxed software to services online. It's been a profitable move. Other traditional software companies are following suit.
Some companies take a different tack.
The data from each action is warehoused and integrated to enhance customer service and product efficacy. By the numbers, the number of third-party ASP companies such as USInternetworking and Corio has grown significantly in the last year, from roughly 70 in 1999 to more than 100 in the first quarter of 2000. In-Stat ASPs expect their customer base to rise from an average of 25 per firm in 1999 to nearly 170 in 2000. The Software and Information Industry Association . All rights reserved.