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What is an ASP?

You may have heard of the Application Service Provider model, or ASP. This state-of-the-art approach to software distribution is based on delivering software as an easy to use, immediately available service over the Web, rather than CD-ROMs through the mail or software downloads. An ASP provides access to software applications running on its servers in a secure, continuously maintained environment. This means you save on the cost of:

Servers
Bandwidth Charges
Database Management Systems
System Engineers
System Security
Fire Protection
Automated Back-ups
Technical Support

This means drastically reduced Total Cost of Ownership for you.

Additionally, as a service provider, an ASP is concerned about your satisfaction. You may not receive the same level of support from a traditional software vendor once they have made their sale.

Build vs Buy vs ASP hosted Learning Management System?

Learning Management System

ü     Lower Cost

ü     Predictable Future Costs

ü     Comprehensive

ü     Available Today

ü     No Debugging Cycle

ü     Regular Upgrade Cycle

ü     External Data Integration

ü      Evaluation / Surveys / Polls and Testing Assessment

ü      Online course content management and authoring

ü     Contact Management / Financial Management?

ü     Graphic Scheduling

ü     Advanced Portability and Language support

ü     Internet Integration

ü     E-Course Integration

ü     End-user Configuration and Maintenance

ü     Technical/User Support

ü     Developed and Supported by IT & Education Specialists

In-House System

ü Usually Higher Cost

ü Unpredictable Future Costs

ü Overlooked Features

ü Available When?

ü Debug as You Go

ü Upgrade when?

ü External Data Integration?

ü Limited surveys / polls and testing assessment

ü Limited or no online course content management

ü Contact Management / Financial Management?

ü Graphic Scheduling?

ü Limited Portability and Language Support

ü Internet Integration?

ü E-Course Integration?

ü Dependence on Developers for Configuration, etc.

ü Technical/User Support?

ü Developed and Supported by?

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