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If it fits and works, using an ASP to host some portion or even all of a set of ERP applications means that enterprises can reap value from their ERP investments faster and pay less in the long run. Ask an ERP vendor or its partners about this, and the strategy will sound fail-safe. But the ASP/ERP concept is still new, and it's great only if it works. Five years from now, using ASPs could be the norm, or it could prove to be another pothole on the road to ERP bliss. The ASP model definitely has downsides....
