The number and variety of small, medium and large organizations seeking to outsource their business applications to an Application Service Provider (ASP) using the Internet is galloping without precedent. The market for ASPs is forecast to reach tens of billions of dollars by 2004.

Management, CIOs. IT managers, technology experts, legal counsel and procurement specialists need to become literate on the meaning, impact and full implications of the ASP model and learn how to assess ASPs before considering serious outsourcing.

Despite the need, there have been only scanty articles and white papers to keep all concerned appraised of this new and revolutionary IT development.  This unique book provides you with the fundamental background and practical guidelines and the considerations you should keep in mind before engaging in any ASP outsourcing program. It provides you with practical and to-the-point information on what you should do to ensure that your outsourcing program is successful and what you should consider to avoid costly pitfalls.

Any organization considering ASP outsourcing and ASP providers, product planners and marketers that develop strategies and need to educate buying organizations will benefit from this unique book. MAP-45 belongs in every IT department's, ASP's, user's, legal and IT procurement department's and executive's bookshelf. Outsourcing users, consultants, auditors and quality of service professionals will benefit from the background and the extensive set of checklists.