This might be a model for vendors like Microsoft, Lotus, or SAP, looking for new pricing models, such as annual subscriptions. ISP's may partners with Systems Integrators and other Outsourcers, both to access customers and provide appropriate systems and application expertise. ASP's may decide to take the lead role, partnering with ISP's for hosting and SI's and others for expertise and ISV's for application content. A word on pricing models. ASP business models seem to be based on subscriptions per service per user or on per transaction models.
Upgrades can occur automatically.
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