The quest to refine operations and improve processes is critical for businesses operating in the retail, personal and motor credit sectors. There is constant pressure to drive down operational costs, eliminate inefficiencies and minimise time spent on administrative tasks.
Application Service Provision (ASP) as the name suggests is the provision of an I.T application as a service. Redline Software hosts financial applications on powerful servers in a secure Data Centre and we charge for the use of the tailored application only on a usage basis.
Our clients’ business users log onto the credit application over the Internet using a secure connection. The result is that our clients can use the full and powerful credit software applications without having to worry about the time or cost of putting in place a sophisticated I.T infrastructure.
The use of browser interfaces results in low cost, ease of operation and as no client software is required consequently even the smallest financial retailers and dealers could use the new functionality from a PC connected to the Internet.
Benefits to financial organisations using the ASP model include:
ASP Financial Benefits
Easy to budget - avoid large upfront expenses and break the hardware upgrade cycle. Operate with known fixed annual costs Tax advantages - the charges can be classed as Hire Charges - 100% deductible from Corporation Tax Scaleable - Redline Software will take care of hardware upgrades as required to maintain performance. Cost Savings - after initial implementation and training, IT costs can be reduced as no skilled IT personnel are required along with no costly hardware, software and network upgrades and associated support
ASP Operational Benefits
Focus - applications are delivered through a managed service thereby allowing organisations to concentrate on their core business Implementation - no specialist hardware requirements. Users can be added with ease and the latest version of the software will always be available. Availability - as applications are delivered over the Internet it is possible to access from any Internet connected device. Multi-site offices can share applications and data and multiple servers ensure high availability of the applications Secure - latest Microsoft SQL database and Intel hardware technology ensures a high level of data integrity and availability along with daily server back-ups stored off-site Service Levels - the service is delivered to a guaranteed Service Level Agreement ensuring availability, performance and reliability To download an overview of our ASP solution click here