An ASP (Application
Service Provider) is a supplier of software application services.
The services consist in enabling a software in Internet (in
this case, an administrative software), so that it may be
used by the clients without the need to load it in their computers.
In other words, the client accesses the applications using
only its browser (Microsoft Explorer 4.0 or up, Netscape Navigator
5.0 or up). The information is stored in a Data Center, which
has all necessary security characteristics. This basic service
is supplemented by other additional services, such as infrastructure
administration (Data bases, CPU, users, etc.), support and
recovery handling, process running as well as all others which
guarantee a comfortable, continuous and secure operation.
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