SAN FRANCISCO, CA / LONDON, UK – ‘Collaborative computing’ is the single most important trend driving ASPs, B2B exchanges, dot-coms and e-business, says a new report published today by ASPNews.com. Internet Application Engines was researched and written by Phil Wainewright, founder and managing editor of ASPnews.com, who, two years ago, was the first independent analyst to predict the rapid development and growth of the ASP industry. In this report, Wainewright predicts that ‘Collaborative Computing’ is the new force behind a fundamental change in computing and the way businesses interact externally and internally.
Written for strategists, CEOs, CTOs and CIOs in technology companies including software vendors, ASPs, Internet infrastructure providers and pure Internet plays, Internet Application Engines describes the convergence of ASPs, Internet services and e-business operations into a single, Internet-based computing model. It is essential reading for anyone wanting to assess and evaluate the impact of new vendor initiatives to build Web services and Internet architectures — such as Microsoft’s .Net, launched in June, and Oracle’s Dynamic Services Framework, due to be announced today.
“Conventional client-server software is yesterday’s technology; computing is moving onto the Internet. This is leading to the evolution of an entirely new, Internet-native computing model based on collaboration between multiple tiers of component services,” said Phil Wainewright.
“Once computing becomes Internet-resident, the Internet itself becomes the computer. Every individual unit can access resources from anywhere in the global network,” added Wainewright. “To take advantage of this new environment, businesses must radically change the way in which they design their computing systems.”
Internet Application Engines describes how technology companies must develop their products and partner with other vendors in the supply chain to deliver new and improved business services demanded by customers in today – and tomorrow’s – Internet computing environment. The report maps out the Internet computing value chain, describing the major types of providers participating in it today and outlining how these businesses need to evolve in order to survive. It goes on to examine the key components of Internet computing and the new architecture that is being created by leading vendors and discusses some of the implications of Internet computing on business strategy and practice.
Cameron Chell, co-founder and President of the ASP Industry Consortium and founder of Futurelink and Chell Merchant Capital Group, said, “Yet again Phil is way ahead of mainstream thinking. His vision for the ASP market was invaluable during Futurelink’s early development. Internet Application Engines is at the top of my reading list, as it should be for all vendors who still want to be around in a year’s time.”
For more details see http://seminars.internet.com/isp-asp/sf00/index.html. The report is available to purchase online from the Premium Content section of the ASPnews.com Web site, price £185 (approx $270).
