Application hosting allows customers access to applications over the Internet. In contrast to the traditional client-server model of implementing and maintaining applications entirely on the customer's facilities, application hosting enables companies to run applications without incurring the capital or personnel overhead of a complex computing infrastructure. The programs and data are installed and maintained at ADS's facilities. ADS maintains the computing infrastructure hardware, software, and networking. All the customer needs is a Web browser for each user, so it's easier to make the applications available to many more people in the organization. Users can access the application from anywhere. The entire system--software, hardware, networking, services--is provided for a predictable monthly fee.

Application Hosting Solutions offer you:

• Controllable and predictable costs.
• Best-of-class applications.
• Speed to Market - You can be up and running with a complete Internet infrastructure in much less time.
• The infrastructure is likely to be more reliable, flexible, and secure than the in-house alternative.
• You can concentrate on growing your business, rather than implementing and maintaining software and hardware.
• The ability to outsource an application or new eBusiness initiatives.