JOINT OFFERING HELP COMPANIES MANAGE COSTS & REDUCE RISKS.Technology Solutions Co. announced that it has selected MCI (1) (Media Control Interface) A high-level programming interface from Microsoft and IBM for controlling multimedia devices. It provides commands and functions to open, play and close the device. (2) (Microwave Communications Inc. WorldCom as its preferred supplier for network and data center services. Through this strategic relationship, TSC TSC Thestreet.com (stock symbol) TSC Time Stamp Counter TSC Tuberous Sclerosis Complex TSC Tractor Supply Company TSC Terrorist Screening Center (Department of Homeland Security) , a leading eBusiness systems integrator, will provide clients with a single point of contact and accountability for a full range of eBusiness solutions, including global networking, application service provider (ASP+) services for integrated solutions, and hosting services. The agreement with the company's Internet division, 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 , allows TSC, an executive member of 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. , to provide end-to-end eBusiness solutions to brick and mortar See bricks and mortar. companies and dot.com start-ups, including strategy and planning, development, implementation, and support and operations services, in addition to integrated solutions outsourcing and hosting. "The company's 'burstable' Internet bandwidth capability and the need for server capacity 'on-demand' are critical elements of our total eBusiness solution offering," says Ard Geller, senior vice president at TSC. According to International Data Corp., the market for ASP and hosting services will grow from $150 million in 1999 to over $4.5 billion in 2003. |
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