Application Service Provider (ASP) – Data

Computer World has a special report on Outsourcing, Here are some data points specificall on ASPs.
- Almost 1/3rd of US Companies currently use an ASP, And further 22% indicated that they will in the in the next two years.
- 37% of the people surveyed think that SaaS will have a significant impact on the way thier company purchases software within the next year.
- Top Reasons for using ASP
- Freeing Internal IT Staff
- Gaining access to applications faster than via internal development
- Achieving lower cost access to corporate quality applications.
Source: Computer WorldPrashanth RaiTag(s):ASP