October 4, 2001 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — According to a recently published survey, the Internet services industry has undergone dramatic changes over the past three years. The introduction of new Internet-based services provided by ASPs, HSPs, MSPs, SSPs, MSSPs and other xSPs has created an opportunity for businesses to outsource IT functions and an opportunity for traditional ISPs to expand their offerings.
The new ISP Market LLC (isp-market.com) report shows that the original xSP, Internet Service Providers, have defined their role in the future of Internet services and that role goes well beyond delivering Internet access and connectivity. New services being offered by ISPs many times equal or replace the popular xSP services being provided by Hosting Service Providers, Management Service Providers, Application Service Providers andothers.
“Technology vendors and xSPs must understand the trends in the InternetService Provider business and align their products, services and strategiesaccordingly if they plan to penetrate the growing market for Internet-basedservices,” reports Tom McCafferty, managing partner of ISP Market LLC. “Nowis the time for xSPs to examine their business models and understand thatISPs will be their fiercest competitors or their most important partners inthe future.”
Additional details on xSP trends in the ISP business can be found in thereport: “ISP to xSP: Putting the Service in Service Provider.” This reportdefines and analyzes more than twenty new services and technologies whileexamining their role in the current business offerings, future plans andcustomer requests of over 350 Internet Service Providers.
