Software as a service?
In place of shrink-wraps and CDs, software is being distributed as a service over the Web and paid for on a per-use or subscription basis. Will the trend toward Web services and application service providers (ASPs) dramatically change the way software is developed and used?
Paul Bryan, a manager in Microsoft's eBusiness Strategy Group, told the audience that "Microsoft has a lot underway in this area, including our dot.net architecture, which is a method of using and developing Web services. It's all about greater efficiency for business."
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