The role we're trying to play in the ASP world is principally selling to companies that want to be ASPs. We'll sell hardware, software and services expertise to help make businesses successful.
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Web services fits into the original vision of the ASP model in that there are these functions out on the Internet and you can just go out there and rent them.
ATT's entry may help to crystallize this whole ASP movement, ... It will accelerate ASPs' ability to get to market quickly and develop differentiated services.
Dell was able to gain PC share while sustaining moderate ASP (average selling prices) declines and benefiting from component cost declines. The PC market unit growth was 15 during calendar Q4 and Dell gained share.
In the end, the market will pressure ISVs and ASPs application service providers to adopt a combination of pricing structures to meet the range of requirements they have. Short-term, we'll see ASP contract durations come down from the average of three years to under two,
They were probably a little behind the curve, but it's still early in the game. Compaq needed a partner for an ASP opportunity. They tried to address it on their own, but this is probably a more effective way to be doing it.
The consensus is very cautious on ASP development. It is a very volatile number, but it is also very important.
The number of Web services that can be deployed today without security and transaction support is pretty limited. And that means it doesn't have a critical mass that would make it economically viable for hosting by an ISP or an ASP,
In the ASP model as well, hospitals enjoy the full functionality of Visage PACS. Data access is on demand via a browser and is in real time. In this way, doctors can store their image data in a distributed or central approach without losing time, and use it for interpretation.
Clearly their future is with smart phones, and as that mix moves toward the higher ASP, it will give them better gross margins and improve their financial picture.
Low-end, ultra-low-cost mobile phones are being pushed into emerging markets in large numbers. Meanwhile, at the high-end, wireless communications service providers are continuing to demand lower-cost 3G mobile phones in order to spur greater consumer adoption of 3G services. These two factors are driving down the overall ASP in 2005 and 2006.
Telcos and network service providers, ASPs and ISPs, have all been growing as important players in the distribution of software functionality. With Windows 2000, Microsoft clearly thinks it has a much better horse to ride into battle to get these folks as customers. They will emphasize the new ASP channel as one they are especially targeting in that regard. They need a platform that actually runs 24 hours a day, and on bigger hardware configurations.