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Application Service Providers represent the latest breakthrough in software technology
for businesses of all sizes. By introducing the notion of "renting" instead of
buying software, they have offered a means for businesses to significantly reduce operating
costs and increase employee productivity. This is possible because the ASP stores all of the
software in central data center, which the client can then access over a wide
area network via a web browser. RICIS can host your applications on one of their Windows 2000
advanced server clusters, or we offer access to a number of our own licensed packages.
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The terminal server allows a client to connect in using either a terminal server
client installed locally on their computer or using the newer terminal server advanced
client active-x control. The advantage of the later is that it lets a user navigate to a
web page to initially connect to the terminal server. If the active-x control is not
present and local security policy permits it, then the active-x control can be instantly
downloaded and installed in a matter of seconds to a minute depending on the speed of the
connection. The terminal server advanced client gives the user a scaleable Windows 2000
desktop literally right inside of their browser. Your applications can be on a shared
cluster if they are less secure or on a dedicated cluster just for your company's
applications. As your application requirements grow, or as your number of users grow,
the cluster can be scaled to meet your needs. The bandwidth can also grow with you. If
you want to use this technology firsthand, you can connect to one of our client ASP sites
- tsweb.mhcpc.com
- to try some accounting software. Just call our office and ask for the current guest
account password to give it a try.
How can renting be more cost efficient than owning? By using an ASP, you can operate the
licensed software of your choice from their remote servers at lower costs than buying the
same software for your own. The ASP performs all the maintenance, like upgrades and patches,
automatically so you don't have to worry about staying up-to-date. Working with an ASP can
also reduce your IT Budget by minimizing (or even eliminating) your need for a System
Administrator or expensive hardware.
When you aren't spending the time worrying about budgets, hard drive space, licenses, and
software versions you will notice not only that you have the time to focus on your original
business plan, but you have also gained the freedom to execute that plan from beyond your
office desk. One of the greatest advantages of an ASP is that you simply need a web browser
to access your applications. All the resources from your office have suddenly caught up with
the rest of your wireless arsenal - you now have the ability to access your office accounting
software, contact list, or product inventory from anywhere you have the Internet.
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