An Application Service Provider ("ASP") is a company that offers access to applications (such as software) and related services via the Internet that would otherwise be located on a company's own computers.

Sometimes referred to as "apps-on-tap," ASP services are expected to become an important alternative, not only for smaller companies and individuals with small technology budgets, but also for larger companies as a form of outsourcing.

If you are running a small to medium size business, a multinational conglomerate, or any size business in between, you are keenly aware of limitations: Sometimes those limitations are related to time. Sometimes to money. But most often, both.

Faced with such limitations, business owners and managers are beginning to ask themselves this question: "With the advent of the Internet, is there a more effective way to spend my time managing a business rather than a computer system?" These same decision makers are also wondering what the competition is doing to address this fundamental issue. More and more frequently, the answer is to be found in what ASPs offer.

Autopartsasia Private EXchange(APEX) connects the user organisation to their business partners or their branches and warehouses through the ASP network infrastructure, hosting environment and centralized management.

APEX is an end-to-end ASP offering. The scope includes the following :

Usage of a packaged software application

Professional implementation services

Necessary computing hardware

Secure network connectivity

Responsibility for ongoing operations

Scalability and upgradability of the solution

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