MS shilling funds Qwest app hosting
Dec 17th 1998: New-generation US telco Qwest will use a $200m investment from Microsoft to fund the launch of application rental ... more>>
Futurelink unwraps application portal
Dec 10th 1998: Calgary-based ASP Futurelink announced Tuesday (Dec 8th) that it will start renting traditional desktop software over the net ... more>>
Intel invests in rental model at iCAT
Dec 4th 1998: Intel's planned acquisition of ecommerce software vendor iCat, announced Monday, draws the chipmaker firmly into ... more>>
12/28: Netopia buys Java site builder ..read>>
12/21: Corel sells off NT-on-Java project ..read>>
12/14: Enterprises rent Netcenter portal ..read>>
12/9: Telecomputing plans US rollout ..read>>
12/3: US West offers online site builder ..read>>
Andersen bundles process with rental
Nov 30th 1998: Arthur Andersen will use rented software from JD Edwards at the core of a new packaged business process ... more>>
AOL plans e-commerce ASP role
Nov 24th 1998: Prompted by Sun, AOL has mapped out its future role as an Internet commerce application service provider in the wake ... more>>
USi pips IBM as first global ASP
Nov 18th 1998: USinternetworking pipped IBM to become the first enterprise ASP to announce a global service presence when ... more>>
Oracle hones net platform strategy
Nov 13th 1998: Oracle revealed more details of its forthcoming application rental service and put the finishing touches to ... more>>
Thin client rivals show Vegas hands
Nov 11th 1998: Leading thin client manufacturers NCD and Wyse jumped the gun this week by announcing products they'll be showing ... more>>
Peoplesoft swallows Netscape strategy
Nov 5th 1998: Leading US vendor Peoplesoft has announced a portal strategy which aims to have customers integrate its enterprise ... more>>
11/26: Futurelink eyes senior stock listing ..read>>
11/23: Netscape ponders merger with AOL ..read>>
11/20: DOJ slates Microsoft rental plan ..read>>
11/20: Qwest goes Dutch in Euro linkup ..read>>
11/18: Rental dooms shrinkwrap says report ..read>>
11/12: ASP offers package database rental ..read>>
11/11: Netscape innovates billing, browser ..read>>
11/5: Excite signs up with ASP startup ..read>>
11/5: 1m+ ASP seats by 2000 says Citrix ..read>>
11/4: Microsoft releases IE5 beta ..read>>
Setup eases enterprise apps rental
Oct 30th 1998: The first customer to sign up with an ASP for Siebel's customer management application is a model example ... more>>
SBC confirms its ASP plans
Oct 26th 1998: SBC Communications last week became the first major US telco to publicly announce its schedule for rolling out a hosted ... more>>
Rented apps bloom among the e-shops
Oct 14th 1998: Almost without realising, ecommerce providers have embarked on a subtle but decisive shift towards a rented applications model ... more>>
IBM readies hosted apps service
Oct 12th 1998: EXCLUSIVE IBM's experiments with hosted online applications are about to bear fruit with the worldwide launch of a new service ... more>>
Oracle will host third-party apps for rent
Oct 8th 1998: Oracle's newly-announced Business OnLine service will be a multi-vendor ASP, it emerged yesterday (Wednesday). In the course of ... more>>
10/28: IBM targets China with BCU ..read>>
10/22: Virtualscape rents site add-ons ..read>>
10/20: Oracle's DIY online apps builder ..read>>
10/14: Intershop debuts online shop creator ..read>>
10/12: Zland hooks up to Arthur Andersen ..read>>
10/9: Netscape offers own-brand Netcenter ..read>>
10/2: Microsoft counts on app hosting edge ..read>>
Interliant site offers instant online rental
Sept 23rd 1998: A new online catalogue from hosted groupware vendor Interliant offers instant subscription by credit card to a selection of rentable ... more>> |