Application Service Provider (ASP) Hosting Services: Market Research Report

February 2012 | 558 pages | ID: AE192CBD7BEEN
Global Industry Analysts, Inc

Abstracts

This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Application Service Provider (ASP) Hosting Services in US$ Million.

The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for the US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Rest of World.

Annual estimates and forecasts are provided for the period 2009 through 2017.

Also, a six-year historic analysis is provided for these markets.

The report profiles 218 companies including many key and niche players such as Ariba, Inc., HP Enterprise Services, International Business Machines Corporation, Intelligroup, Inc., Jamcracker, Inc., Oracle Corporation, Tata Consultancy Services Ltd., and USinternetworking, Inc.

Market data and analytics are derived from primary and secondary research.

Company profiles are primarily based upon search engine sources in the public domain.

Contents

I. INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY & PRODUCT DEFINITIONS

Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations
Disclaimers
Data Interpretation & Reporting Level
Quantitative Techniques & Analytics
Product Definitions and Scope of Study

II. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1. INDUSTRY OVERVIEW

Evolution of ASP as a Business Model
Market Scenario
ASP Hosting Services Defies the 2007-2009 Recession
Cost Savings: A Sharp Edged Benefit Driving the Uptake of ASP Services
Impact of the European Debt Crisis: A Review
Trends & Issues
Longstanding Market Pull & Push Factors
Focus on Profitability
Large Companies as ASP Customers
Partnerships
Consolidation
Undecided Channels
Undefined Future Strategy
CRM and Industry Specific Applications Offer Great Potential

Table 1. Global ASP Hosting Services Market by Application Type: Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for CRM (Customer Relationship Management), ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning), E-Commerce, Collaborative, Financial, Vertical/Industry Specific and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Growing Market Awareness
Differentiation – the Buzz Word
Integration with Legacy Systems Gains Prominence
ASPs for Insurance Sector Still in Nascent Stage

2. PRODUCT OVERVIEW

Introduction
Classification of ASPs by Area of Focus
Specialist ASPs
Regional/Local ASPs
Enterprise ASPs
Volume Business ASPs
Vertical Market ASPs
Classification of ASPs by Applications and Services Provided
Applications
Vertical Applications
Analytical Applications
Personal Applications
CRM Applications
ERM Applications
Collaborative Applications
Services
Core Services
Managed Services
Extended Services
Components of ASP
ASP Players
Advantages of ASP Model
Cost Benefits
Swift Implementation
Broad Range of Applications
Alleviates Dearth of Talented IT Professionals
Service Level Agreement in Brief

3. PRODUCT INTRODUCTIONS/INNOVATIONS

Patsystems Introduces XConnect ASP
Daman Rolls Out Electronic Approval System
BSNL and Microsoft Introduce Managed SaaS Business Mail Service
SAP to Introduce New Alternative Software as a Service Models
ebrary Introduces SaaS for Government Documents
Fujitsu and SAP to Introduce Japanese Version of SAP® BusinessObjects™ BI On-Demand Solution
MedNet Solutions Launches iMedNet
BMC Software to Launch Remedy IT Service Management Suite
Quest Software Introduces SaaS Windows Management Solutions
Go2mobile Solutions Introduces Grouptext+ Service
Fletcher-Flora Health Care Systems Launches FFlex eSuite™ ASP
MaximumASP Unveils New Beta Accounts Services
Adaption Technologies Introduces ExamiNet Remote LAN Assessment Tool
Kore Telematics Launches International One-Rate GSM Service
Cirrhus9 Rolls Out C9 CSP Platform
XENA Health Launches Online SaaS Medical Billing Solutions
Merge Healthcare Launches SaaS Image Management Solutions
NTT Communications to Launch Global Messaging
SunGard Introduces ASP Version of Charlotte Trust Accounting System
Application Solution Providers Introduces Environment as a Service Business Model

4. PRODUCT INTRODUCTIONS/INNOVATIONS – A HISTORIC PERSPECTIVE BUILDER

Oracle Unveils Oracle® Mobile Sales Assistant
Intermedia. NET Expands Hosted Exchange Storage
Verio Inc. Introduces New Hosting Solutions
GoDaddy. com Strengthens Web Hosting Security
Spry Hosting Launches advanced VPS Hosting Services
HostChart. com Launches HostAssist
Seamless Wi-Fi Launches Alpha Internet
nuWebHosts. com Introduces Complete Hosting Service
AdventNet Launches Web-based Application Monitoring Tool

5. RECENT INDUSTRY ACTIVITY

Equinix Chooses Paladyne Systems to Deploy Paladyne ASP Solution
Velocity Technology Solutions Enters into Partnership with Primus Telecommunications Canada
Healthmaster Holdings Signs Agreement with Online Tech
MeridianLink and DocuSign Team Up to Provide Cloud-Based Account and Loan Solution
Excel Inks Partnership Agreement with Callidus
Safaricom to Acquire IGO Wireless and Instaconnect
Administaff Takes Over OneMind Connect to Expand SaaS Product Range
CDC Software Takes Over Information Development Consultants
CDC Software Takes Over TradeBeam
Allocate Software Takes Over Dynamic Change
IBM Takes Over Cast Iron Systems
TransPerfect Translations Merges with Astoria Software
Vocus Takes Over Datapresse
Polaris Software Acquires IndigoTX Software
Velocity Technology Solutions Takes Over Kronos and Lawson Hosting Business of NaviSite
CDC Software Takes Over computility Software Solution from Alliance Technologies
Cisco Systems Acquires ScanSafe
ONE Software Merges with Lundalogik
IKANO Communications Snaps Up Defender Technologies Group
CDC Software Acquires Gomembers and Truition
Barracuda Networks Acquires Purewire
Gizmox and DiscountASP. NET Enter Into Partnership
Really Strategies Snaps Up DocZone. com
Alibaba. com Acquires Majority Stake in HiChina Web Solutions
Intuit Acquires Mint. com
F-Secure Takes Over Steek
Glodyne Technoserve Acquires Broadllyne Technologies
Acresso Software Acquires Intraware
Velocity Technology Solutions and Kronos Enter into Partnership
Akamai Technologies Collaborates with OpSource™
Etelos Enters into Partnership with Renovatix Solutions
Chinese Bank Consortium Selects Yucheng Technologies Limited
zumzum and Anachron Enter Into Alliance

6. STRATEGIC CORPORATE DEVELOPMENTS – A HISTORIC PERSPECTIVE BUILDER

Symantec Acquires MessageLabs
Sandata Acquires Major Portion of TeleTimecard (TM) LLC
Digital Dispatch to Acquire MobiSoft OY
IBM Pockets Encentuate
Pfizer Switzerland Gains Access to Ariba Sourcing™
Ariba to Service Mid Management Companies
Intelligroup Sings a Partnership Agreement with iStreet Solutions
AT&T Inc. Inks Marketing Pact with SAP America Inc
USi and Webmetrics Join Forces to Launch E-Commerce Performance Analysis Package
OntarioMD Selects the New ASP Version of Practice Solutions
USi Acquires Daniel IT
Nightingale to Acquire VantageMed
Ariba Acquires Procuri
EDS Inaugurates Wuhan Global Service Centre (GSC)
AboveNet Sells its Data Center Facility in San Jose to DataPipe
Web. com Acquires WebSource Media
The Planet and EV1 Join Hands
TelCove and High Density Hosting Join Hands
FlatBurger Signs Agreement with SWsoft
Little Star Web Network Takes Over cPanelDemos. com
X1Services. com Buys MaximumVPS
IceWEB Purchases PatriotNet
Microsoft and Interland Sign Marketing Deal
Eros Enterprises to Buy Talex Studios
Othello Technology Takes Over BeamHost
Spiderhost Acquires Hosting Accounts of Zynergy
TITAN Buys Titanium Consulting Group
Sitestar Takes Over Netrover
Dotster Signs Agreement with Thawte
Hosting. com Purchases Data Center Facility
Interland Acquires Web. com
EarthLink Acquires New Edge Networks
Cmather Launches Web Hosting Services
EDS Acquires Majority Stake in MphasiS
Eastman Signs Agreement with Intelligroup
Intelligroup Partners with Royal Greenland
IBM Purchases Internet Security Systems
IBM Takes Over FileNet
IBM Buys Webify
TCS Establishes BFS Solution Center
DemoWolf Signs Partnership Agreement with ResellersToday
RCM Technologies, Inc. Acquires Soltre Technology Inc.
IBM Takes Over Corio
Sun Microsystems Buys SevenSpace
SunGard Purchases Inflow, Inc.
Network Solutions Purchases MonsterCommerce
Tucows Buys Hosted Messaging Assets of Critical Path
LocalNet Takes Over CoreComm Customers
Joyent Takes Over TextDrive
Interland Integrates with Ambassador Yellow Pages
Claranet Purchases Artful
Aplus. Net and Comodo Join Hands
Dotster Signs Partnership Agreement with Akmin
Peer 1 Network Integrates with Swsoft
Livedoor Takes Over ClickDiario
Hostway Signs Partnership Agreement with Intellext
MCI Acquires Totality
Equinix Purchases New Data Center
Interoute Buys European Operations of VIA
Peer 1 Takes Over Dedicated Server Assets of Interland
Microsoft Purchases Teleo
HostMySite. com and Auersoft Join Hands
Cisco Systems Takes Over Sheer Networks
OneNeck Integrates with Hosted Solutions
Destra Takes Over GPM Internet
Apollo Hosting Unites with Tucows
Destra and Ansearch Join Hands
CheetahMail Purchases Harvest Solutions
WebServe Buys EZ Host Provider
Ensim Acquires TeleGea Inc.
Cisco Systems Buys FineGround Networks
Globat. com Takes Over Entity Communications
Hostway Purchases Server-Service GmbH
America Online, Inc. and Doubleclick Join Hands
Inkra Inks Pact with Sententia
CoConnect Acquires EonDeck. com and Rndtuit. com
LinuxForce Takes Over Cyber Loft
Fusepoint Purchases Worldwide Online
Tornado Unites with Novara I. T
CIQ Inks Pact with AT&T
DedicatedCentral and Urchin Software Join Hands
TCS and SAP Join Hands in South Africa

7. FOCUS ON SELECT GLOBAL PLAYERS

Ariba, Inc. (US)
HP Enterprise Services (US)
International Business Machines Corporation (US)
Intelligroup, Inc. (US)
Jamcracker, Inc. (US)
Oracle Corporation (US)
Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (India)
USinternetworking, Inc. (US)

8. GLOBAL MARKET PERSPECTIVE

Table 2. World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Application Service Provider (ASP) Hosting Services by Geographic Region – US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Revenue Figures in US$ Million for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 3. World Historic Review for Application Service Provider (ASP) Hosting Services by Geographic Region – US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Revenue Figures in US$ Million for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 4. World 15-Year Perspective for Application Service Provider (ASP) Hosting Services by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Revenues for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific and Rest of World Markets for Years 2003, 2011 & 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

III. MARKET

1. THE UNITED STATES

A. Market Analysis
US Leads World ASP Market
Differentiation – the Buzz Word
B. Market Analytics

Table 5. US Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Application Service Provider (ASP) Hosting Services with Annual Revenue Figures in US$ Million for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 6. US Historic Review for Application Service Provider (ASP) Hosting Services with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

2. CANADA

Market Analytics

Table 7. Canadian Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Application Service Provider (ASP) Hosting Services with Annual Revenue Figures in US$ Million for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 8. Canadian Historic Review for Application Service Provider (ASP) Hosting Services - Annual Revenue Figures in US$ Million for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

3. JAPAN

A. Market Analysis
Japanese ASP Market: An Overview
B. Market Analytics

Table 9. Japanese Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Application Service Provider (ASP) Hosting Services with Annual Revenue Figures in US$ Million for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 10. Japanese Historic Review for Application Service Provider (ASP) Hosting Services - Annual Revenue Figures in US$ Million for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

4. EUROPE

Market Analytics

Table 11. European Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Application Service Provider (ASP) Hosting Services by Geographic Region – France, Germany, Italy, UK and Rest of Europe Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Revenue Figures in US$ Million for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 12. European Historic Review for Application Service Provider (ASP) Hosting Services by Geographic Region – France, Germany, Italy, UK and Rest of Europe Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Revenue Figures in US$ Million for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 13. European 15-Year Perspective for Application Service Provider (ASP) Hosting Services by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Revenues for France, Germany, Italy, UK and Rest of Europe for Years 2003, 2011 and 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

4A. FRANCE

Market Analytics

Table 14. French Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Application Service Provider (ASP) Hosting Services with Annual Revenue Figures in US$ Million for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 15. French Historic Review for Application Service Provider (ASP) Hosting Services - Annual Revenue Figures in US$ Million for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

4B. GERMANY

Market Analytics

Table 16. German Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Application Service Provider (ASP) Hosting Services with Annual Revenue Figures in US$ Million for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 17. German Historic Review for Application Service Provider (ASP) Hosting Services - Annual Revenue Figures in US$ Million for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

4C. ITALY

Market Analytics

Table 18. Italian Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Application Service Provider (ASP) Hosting Services with Annual Revenue Figures in US$ Million for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 19. Italian Historic Review for Application Service Provider (ASP) Hosting Services - Annual Revenue Figures in US$ Million for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

4D. THE UNITED KINGDOM

Market Analytics

Table 20. UK Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Application Service Provider (ASP) Hosting Services with Annual Revenue Figures in US$ Million for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 21. UK Historic Review for Application Service Provider (ASP) Hosting Services - Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

4E. REST OF EUROPE

Market Analytics

Table 22. Rest of Europe Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Application Service Provider (ASP) Hosting Services with Annual Revenue Figures in US$ Million for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 23. Rest of Europe Historic Review for Application Service Provider (ASP) Hosting Services with Annual Revenue Figures in US$ Million for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

5. ASIA-PACIFIC

Market Analytics

Table 24. Asia-Pacific Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Application Service Provider (ASP) Hosting Services by Geographic Region – China, Hong Kong and Rest of Asia-Pacific Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Revenue Figures in US$ Million for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 25. Asia-Pacific Historic Review for Application Service Provider (ASP) Hosting Services by Geographic Region – China, Hong Kong, and Rest of Asia-Pacific Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Revenue Figures in US$ Million for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 26. Asia-Pacific 15-Year Perspective for Application Service Provider (ASP) Hosting Services by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Dollar Revenues for China, Hong Kong and Rest of Asia-Pacific for Years 2003, 2011 and 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

5A. CHINA

A. Market Analysis
ASP market in China: A Picturesque
ERP – the Leading ASP Application
B. Market Analytics

Table 27. Chinese Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Application Service Provider (ASP) Hosting Services with Annual Revenue Figures in US$ Million for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 28. Chinese Historic Review for Application Service Provider (ASP) Hosting Services - Annual Revenue Figures in US$ Million for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

5B. HONG KONG

A. Market Analysis
A Scenario of Hong Kong ASP Market
B. Market Analytics

Table 29. Hong Kong Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Application Service Provider (ASP) Hosting Services with Annual Revenue Figures in US$ Million for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 30. Hong Kong Historic Review for Application Service Provider (ASP) Hosting Services - Annual Revenue Figures in US$ Million for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

5C. REST OF ASIA-PACIFIC

A. Market Analysis
Singapore, South Korea and Taiwan to Lead Market
B. Market Analytics

Table 31. Rest of Asia-Pacific Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Application Service Provider (ASP) Hosting Services with Annual Revenue Figures in US$ Million for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 32. Rest of Asia-Pacific Historic Review for Application Service Provider (ASP) Hostin Services with Annual Revenue Figures in US$ Million for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

6. REST OF WORLD

Market Analytics

Table 33. Rest of World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Application Service Provider (ASP) Hosting Services with Annual Revenue Figures in US$ Million for Years 2009 through 2017 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

Table 34. Rest of World Historic Review for Application Service Provider (ASP) Hosting Services with Annual Revenue Figures in US$ Million for Years 2003 through 2008 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

IV. COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

Total Companies Profiled: 227 (including Divisions/Subsidiaries - 235)
Region/CountryPlayers
The United States
Canada
Japan
Europe
Germany
The United Kingdom
Italy
Rest of Europe
Asia-Pacific (Excluding Japan)
Latin America
Middle-East