(Ulrike Weinbrenner, Salesforce.com)
Software - SAAS and other models
Most technology lawyers are familiar with ASP (Application Service Provision), which is effectively an internet-enabled version of the old “bureau services” model.
However SaaS (software as a service) represents the next generation, harnessing the ubiquity of broadband and the greater sophistication of web browsers and scripting languages.
A SaaS provider develops, hosts and maintains software but packages these together as a service. Like ASP, the service is usually accessed via a web browser. With its attractive risk transfer proposition, demand for SaaS is outpacing ASP and most other on-demand software delivery models.
SOA (or Service-Oriented Architecture) is an evolution of distributed computing. It is a style of software architecture which enables large applications to be built from a variety of software modules, each of which provides specific services in a platform-independent way. The applications can be constructed by reference to the business processes required, rather than being constrained by the compatibility of different software components or their underlying platforms.
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