Hosted software vendor

Hosted Software Vendor (HSV) A model of offering software packages over the Internet. The term has supplanted ASP. Applications can be in categories such as accounting and CRM or vertical solutions for specific industries. (Adapted from Infoworld, January 20, 2003, p. 35)... 

For a broader audience, we hosted a series of workshops and symposia bringing together participants from academia, software vendors, and end-users. The... 

In order for the data generated by the analyzer to be useful, it must be transferred to the operation s centralized control or host computer and made available to process control algorithms. Vendor packages manage instrument control and can do spectral interpretation and prediction or pass the data to another software package that will make predictions. Most vendors support a variety of the most common communications... 

Increases in processor speeds and storage capacity allowed these system to acquire and process data rapidly. Many fourth-generation systems became nodes in laboratory computer UMS networks. They communicate with host computers to receive instructions for analyses and for transferring results. Programs and values of parameters for specific analytical methods can be stored in memory and recalled by the analyst as needed. While the analyst found interaction with these systems easier, he or she became further removed from the system components and often more dependent on the vendor s software. Tailoring requirements to individual user requirements was often not viable with this approach. 

The people involved in an enterprise software project extend far beyond the immediate project team. It will involve all levels of management and staff of the organization, including information technology staff, technology vendors, integration partners, and perhaps a host of consultants, subcontractors, or contract staff. 

The host assigns and loads a device driver. After the host determines the device s properties from the device descriptors, it assigns a matching device driver to the device. The device driver enables communication between the software applications and the hardware device. In selecting a driver, Microsoft Windows tries to match the information stored in the system s. inf files with the vendor and product IDs retrieved from the device. The. inf files specifies which device driver should be used with which device. 

The writer, or user, of a PC package which is an unsupported interface to software from a major vendor, faces obvious dangers. The vendor of the host system may, maliciously or unknowingly, change minor features of his file structure or command language, rendering the PC interface inoperable. 

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