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Applications Service Providers
nASPs are companies that rent software applications over the Internet.
nAdvantages: applications running in a short time and little initial investment
nDisadvantages: negotiating service level agreements and support during downtime
n Types of ASPs (see Figure 9-6)
nEnterprise
nGeneral Business
nSpecialist
nVertical