title: Taking a new look at the hosted applications model.
abstract: Deciding whether to adopt a hosted applications model for your organization? Advantages--rapid time to value, no hardware and software maintenance responsibilities, reduced IT staff support burden. Disadvantages--reliance on the Internet to deliver applications, concerns about security, and limited customization options with some vendors.
authors.affiliation: MedeFinance, Emeryville, Calif., USA. jquist@medefinance.com
authors.forename: Jim
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Quist
authors.forename: Brian
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Robertson
mesh_terms: D007256:Information Systems / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008491:Medical Informatics Applications; D010067:Ownership; D012984:Software; D018511:Systems Integration; D014481:United States