Asia Online Joins Growing International ASP Industry Consortium; Plans to Galvanise Industry Support for Market Education Initiatives.Business Editors WALNUT CREEK, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 15, 2000 Asia Online Ltd., a pan-Asia Pacific Internet business solutions provider with North America headquarters here, has joined the Application Service Provider Industry Consortium (ASPIC as·pic 1 n. A clear jelly typically made of stock and gelatin and used as a glaze or garnish or to make a mold of meat, fish, or vegetables. ), an international advocacy group dedicated to fostering greater understanding of and guidelines for the fast-emerging application service provider (ASP) segment of the Internet industry. In less than a year, Massachusetts-based ASPIC has grown to more than 400 members, of which Asia Online is one of a handful of Asia Pacific representatives. The consortium sponsors research, advocates development standards, and works to educate the marketplace about the benefits of the evolving ASP delivery model. "Asia Online is currently rolling out hosted and managed application services to small and medium sized enterprise customers in six Asia Pacific countries," said Stoddard Vandersteel, executive vice president of development services for Asia Online. "While we firmly believe that each market has its own characteristics and requirements, which we are committed to meeting with tailored ASP solutions, we also recognise there is much to be gained from embracing industry standards and practices that have evolved in the more advanced North American ASP market." Vandersteel said that Asia Online would be seeking to galvanise industry support around the region for ASPIC's market education initiatives and intends to be a full participant in the consortium's proceedings. "With a preponderance of SMEs in the region, the ASP model is highly suited to smaller Asian businesses wishing to cost-effectively computerize their operations and extend their value to new customers using the power of the Internet. We therefore feel that, through the 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. , Asia and Asia Online have much to offer the ASP industry at large," said Vandersteel. Founded in May of 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. Founding members of the ASP Industry Consortium include AT&T; AristaSoft Corp.; Boundless Technologies Inc.; Cisco Systems Inc.; Citrix Systems Inc.; 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/. ; Cylex Systems Inc.; Ernst & Young LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol ; Exodus Communications Inc.; FutureLink Distribution Corp.; GTE GTE General Telephone & Electronics GTE Génie Thermique et Énergie (French) GTE Gas Turbine Engine GTE Global Tropospheric Experiment GTE Geothermal Energy GTE Gas Turbine Efficiency plc (Sweden & USA) ; Great Plains Software; IBM (International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY, www.ibm.com) The world's largest computer company. IBM's product lines include the S/390 mainframes (zSeries), AS/400 midrange business systems (iSeries), RS/6000 workstations and servers (pSeries), Intel-based servers (xSeries) Corp.; Interpath Communications Inc.; JAWS Technologies Inc.; Marimba Inc.; Onyx Software Corp.; SaskTel; Sharp Electronics Corp.; Sun Microsystems Inc.; 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. ASA Asa (ā`sə), in the Bible, king of Judah, son and successor of Abijah. He was a good king, zealous in his extirpation of idols. When Baasha of Israel took Ramah (a few miles N of Jerusalem), Asa bought the help of Benhadad of Damascus and ; UUNET (UUNET Technologies, Inc., Fairfax, VA, www.uunet.net) Founded in 1987, UUNET was the first commercial Internet service provider. Originally offering e-mail and news, it became a full Internet service organization providing dial-up and leased line accounts as well as archive space for ; Verio Inc.; and Wyse Technology. Information on the ASP Industry Consortium is available on the World Wide Web at www.aspindustry.org. Asia Online Ltd is the holding company for Asia Online operations in Hong Kong, the Philippines, Malaysia, India, Australia, New Zealand and the United States. Asia Online currently offers a variety of Internet-related services including dial-up, leased lines, ISDN ISDN in full Integrated Services Digital Network Digital telecommunications network that operates over standard copper telephone wires or other media. , roaming, Web design and hosting, co-location, unified messaging, portal management, advertising and e-commerce. Through partnerships with leading U.S. Internet companies and internal development, Asia Online plans to offer Internet-based communications products to both international and domestic customers. These will include audio conferencing, video conferencing, voice-over-IP, and digital signatures, to mention a few. Additional information about Asia Online is available at www.AsiaOnlineLtd.com. |
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