ASP Industry Consortium Chairman Traver Gruen-Kennedy Promotes Florida as ASP Haven; Joins Florida Gov. Jeb Bush.FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 17, 1999-- Joining Gov. Jeb Bush to advance Florida as an important center for the growing application service provider industry, ASP Industry Consortium (Application Service Provider Industry Consortium, Wakefield, MA) A now disbanded trade organization founded in 1999 dedicated to research and standards in the application service provider (ASP) industry. Chairman Traver Gruen-Kennedy promoted the state as a leading place for ASPs to locate. Gruen-Kennedy joined Gov. Bush and Lt. Gov. Frank Brogan during a press conference yesterday at Fort Lauderdale's Museum of Discovery and Science The Museum of Discovery and Science is a museum located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It is one of the largest museums of its kind in Florida, and has the most visitors of any museum in the state. , where Bush also announced the formation of an a new Internet Task Force that will set forth his vision, objectives and goals. The event was presented by ITFlorida.com, a State of Florida task force designed to explore communications networks and information technologies. In a presentation, Gruen-Kennedy detailed the success of the Consortium, as it has grown from 25 members just seven months ago to more than 260. Gruen-Kennedy also pointed to Florida as a fast-growing center for start-up ASP businesses. One reason for this, Gruen-Kennedy said, is that the Sunshine State features low taxes, high quality of life, low housing costs and good commuting times, when compared with some other high-tech centers. "The continued rapid growth of the ASP Industry Consortium demonstrates that this industry is one of the hottest in the technology sector," said Gruen-Kennedy. "As we continue to grow at this strong pace, we are gaining international influence. And as more and more players in the ASP industry locate here in Florida, you could say it is replacing Silicon Valley with ASP Valley." About the ASP Industry Consortium Founded in May 1999, the Application Service Provider Industry Consortium is an advocacy group of companies formed to promote the application service provider industry by sponsoring research, fostering standards, and articulating the measurable benefits of this evolving delivery model. The Board of Directors of the ASP Industry Consortium includes representatives of AT&T (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : T); AristaSoft Corp., Boundless Technologies, Inc. (AMEX AMEX See: American Stock Exchange : BND BND In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Brunei Dollar. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. ); Cisco Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSCO); Citrix Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: CTXS); Compaq Computer Corporation (company) Compaq Computer Corporation - The largest US manufacturer and vendor of IBM PC compatible personal computers and servers. Compaq was started in 1982 by three ex-Texas Instruments employees. Quarterly sales $2499M, profits $210M (Aug 1994). http://compaq.com/. (NYSE: CPQ); CyLex Systems, Inc., Ernst & Young LLP; Exodus Communications, Inc. (Nasdaq: EXDS); FutureLink Distribution Corp. (Nasdaq: FLNK); GTE (NYSE: GTE); Great Plains Software (Nasdaq: GPSI); IBM Corp. (NYSE: IBM); Interpath Communications, Inc.; JAWS Technologies Inc. (NASD NASD See: National Association of Securities Dealers NASD See National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD). OTC OTC See: Over-the-counter. OTC See over-the-counter market (OTC). BB: JAWZ); Marimba, Inc. (Nasdaq: MRBA); Onyx Software Corporation (Nasdaq: ONXS); SaskTel; Sharp Electronics Corp.; Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq: SUNW); The Taylor Group; TeleComputing TeleComputing (OSE: TCO) is an international information technology operation and outsourcing company that provides services in Norway, Sweden and Russia, including IT on demand and software as a service services. In addition it owns the system development company Kentor. , Inc.; UUNET (an MCIWorldCom Company, Nasdaq: WCOM); Verio, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRIO); and Wyse Technology. Information on the ASP Industry Consortium is available on the World Wide Web at www.aspindustry.org, by contacting consortium headquarters at: ASP Industry Consortium, Inc., 401 Edgewater Place, Suite 500, Wakefield, Mass. 01880; Tel: 781-246-9321, or by sending email to info@aspindustry.org. |
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