orphan date June 2010 Onlineserviceproviderlaw is a summary and case law tracking page for laws, legal decisions and issues relating to onlineservice providers, like the Wikipedia and internet serviceprovider s, from the viewpoint of an OSP considering its liability and customer service issues. See Cyber law for broader coverage of the law of cyberspace. United States The general liability risk ... states in part that No provider or user of an interactive computer service shall be treated as the publisher or speaker of any information provided by another information content provider . Note that this portion of the CDA was not struck down and remains law. November 1997 Zeran v. AOL http ... is a provider or user of an interactive computer service 2 the cause of action treat the defendant ... the real doctor made requests to take it down. The issue was whether the serviceprovider had published ... works PDF Japan On 27 May 2002, so called Provider Liability Limitation Law or ..., the law holds that the service providers cannot be held liable unless 1 they have the technological ... for onlineservice providers and few cases. In Carter v. BC Federation of Foster Parents Association , 2004 BCSC 137, a case on a serviceprovider s liability for an anonymous forum posting, the Court ... editorial control test. Where a defamatory statement is found a serviceprovider may avail themselves ... Category Onlineservice providers ..., had editorial control and might well have been liable if it was not an online publication http www.techlawjournal.com ... held that internet chatroom provider was not considered a publisher of defamatory material posted from ... information content provider. Zeran, 129 F.3d at 330. Even completely ignoring a complaint has generally ... Decency Act The CDA does not limit or expand any law pertaining to intellectual property 47 U.S.C. ... a state law trade secret claim is a law pertaining to intellectual property. Copyright Communications ... more details
Lead too short date September 2009 An onlineserviceprovider can for example be an internet service ... centric online now Web world. Others were not. A new class of onlineserviceprovider arose to provide access to the Internet, the internet serviceprovider or ISP. Internet only service providers ... download areas within the onlineserviceprovider s network. Prior to the invention of the worldwide ... providerlaw Terminal emulator Category Pre World Wide Web online services References Refimprove date ... ServiceProvider Category Onlineservice providers de Online Dienst eo Komputilreta servo ja ... onlineservice was also used in references to these dial up services. The traditional dial up onlineservice differed from the modern Internet serviceprovider in that they provided a large degree of content that was only accessible by those who subscribed to the onlineservice, while ISP mostly ... States U.S. Digital Millennium Copyright Act has expanded the legal definition of onlineservice ... A As used in subsection a , the term serviceprovider means an entity offering the transmission ... provider means a provider of online services or network access, or the operator of facilities therefore ... by H&R Block and The Source onlineservice The Source for a time owned by The Reader s Digest ... such as Delphi onlineservice , GEnie and MCI Mail. The 1980s also saw the rise of independent Computer Bulletin Boards, or BBSes. Please note that online services are not BBSes. An onlineservice may ... , Prodigy onlineservice Prodigy , MSN , and Quantum Link were developed. Quantum Link ... onlineservice to offer Internet access was DELPHI, which had developed TCP IP access much earlier ... model that had supported the rise of the early onlineservice industry. CompuServe, BIX, AOL, DELPHI ... than 10 million people who were able to download their first web browser through an onlineservice ... the back bone for the Internet, nor did either start the Internet. Onlineservice interfaces The first ... more details
Unreferenced date July 2007 A serviceprovider is an entity that provides Service economics service s to other entities. Usually this refers to a business that provides Subscription business model subscription or web service to other businesses or individuals. Examples of these services include Internet Internet access , Mobile phone operator , and web application Web hosting service hosting . The term is more often applied to communication services than to other kinds of service industry . Types of service providers Application serviceprovider ASP Network serviceprovider NSP Internet serviceprovider ISP Managed serviceprovider MSP Master managed serviceprovider MMSP Managed Internet serviceprovider MISP Telecommunications serviceprovider TSP See also IP address w outsourcing Outsourcing Service system Web service Category Business models Category Services management and marketing service company stub es Proveedor de servicios ja no Tjenesteleverand r fi Palveluntarjoaja zh ... more details
A telephony serviceprovider , as defined in Microsoft s TAPI specification, is a software interface to a physical telephony device such as a modem that can be accessed programmatically to perform actions such as dialing a phone number or logging a call. TSPs can be thought of as a TAPI specific driver for a telephony device. External links http msdn2.microsoft.com en us library ms725516.aspx Microsoft Telephony ServiceProvider Documentation telecomm stub Category Telephony Category Microsoft application programming interfaces de Telephony ServiceProvider ... more details
refimprove date April 2007 Internet hosting An application serviceprovider ASP is a business that provides ... on the provider to provide a critical business function, thus limiting their control of that function and instead relying on the provider Changes in the ASP market may result in changes in the type or level of service available to clients Integration with the client s non ASP systems may be problematic Evaluating an Application ServiceProvider security when moving to an ASP infrastructure can ... Business serviceprovider Communication as a service Hosted serviceprovider Master managed serviceprovider Multitenancy Outsourcing Secure virtual office Service level agreement Software as a service ... management de Application ServiceProvider es Proveedor de servicios de aplicaci n fr Fournisseur de service d application ko id Penyedia layanan aplikasi it Application serviceprovider nl Application ServiceProvider ja pl Application ServiceProvider pt Application ServiceProvider sv Application ServiceProvider zh ... sometimes called On demand software or software as a service Software as a Service SaaS . The most ..., government organizations, non profits, and membership organizations. Provider types There are several ... Improved reliability, availability, scalability and security of internal IT systems A provider s service level agreement guarantees a certain level of service Access to product and technology experts ... evaluation guideline. This guideline includes evaluating the scope of the ASP s service, the security ... indicate the importance of performing audits on the ASP with respect to Port Network service Application ... on their Core competency core competencies , ASPs may be regarded as the indirect descendant of the service ... jargon for online programs or services that are available for businesses or customers. These are the applications ... ASPs Work dmoz Computers Software Business E Commerce Business to Business Application Service Providers ... more details
Unreferenced date September 2009 A payment serviceprovider PSP offers merchants online services for accepting electronic payments by a variety of payment methods including credit card , bank based payments such as direct debit , bank transfer , and real time bank transfer based on online banking . Some PSPs provide unique services to process other next generation methods Payment systems including cash payments, wallets such as PayPal , prepaid cards or vouchers, and even paper or Electronic funds transfer e check processing. Typically, a PSP can connect to multiple acquiring bank s, card, and payment networks. In many cases, the PSP will fully manage these technical connections, relationships with the external network, and bank accounts. This makes the merchant less dependent on financial institutions and free from the task of establishing these connections directly especially when operating internationally. Furthermore, a full service PSP can offer risk management services for card and bank based payments, transaction payment matching, reporting, fund remittance and fraud protection in addition to multi currency functionality and services. PSP fees are typically levied in one of two ways as a percentage of each transaction or a low fixed cost per transaction. US based on line payment service providers are supervised by the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network or FinCEN , a bureau of the United States Department of the Treasury that collects and analyzes information about financial transactions in order to combat money laundering , terrorist financiers, and other financial crime s. See also List of on line payment service providers DEFAULTSORT Payment ServiceProvider Category Financial services Category Payment systems finance company stub fr Prestataire de service de paiement ru sv Betalv xel ... more details
Unreferenced date March 2007 A communications serviceprovider or CSP is a serviceprovider that transports information electronically. The term encompasses public and private companies in the telecommunications serviceprovider telecom landline and mobile telephone wireless , Internet serviceprovider Internet , cable television cable , communication satellite satellite , and managed service s businesses. The market in which a communication serviceprovider specializes is often a function of the industry served. These industries can be divided into three categories telecommunications, entertainment and media, and Internet Web services. Some communication service providers have branched into multiple areas. Others provide communication services across all major categories. The term CSP came into vogue in the late 1990s. Prior to this time, communications businesses were highly specialized, with little overlap between traditional telecom, cellular, cable, and Internet companies. In the 1990s, deregulation in the US, the Telecom Act of 1996 and technology Technological convergence convergence began to cause massive upheaval in the industry. As companies began to offer broader portfolios of communications services, traditional categories were inadequate to describe service providers. The term communications serviceprovider is now widely accepted as a broad category encompassing all of these businesses. Category Telecommunications companies telecomm stub pl Przedsi biorca telekomunikacyjny ... more details
Mobile Commerce ServiceProvider mCSP An organization or company that provides any combination of consulting, software and computer systems for mobile e commerce platforms, mobile devices cellular phones, smartphones , mobile commerce, mobile content or mobile web sites. mCSPs supply businesses with the tools and services they need to distribute and sell products and services over both the Internet and Mobile Internet and manage their online enterprises. Specifically, these firms specialize in all aspects of mobile commerce, including for all digital goods games, video, ringtones, wallpapers and applications that are downloaded to mobile devices. mCSPs provide service in areas such as mobile device databases billing systems text messaging services hardware software design mobile payments brand recognition distribution control Web site development and hosting Web site performance monitoring fulfillment management online marketing order processing and delivery List of mCSPs http www.digby.com Digby provides retailers with branded applications for the mobile web Handango an aggregator of smartphone applications Luup allows users to send and receive money via their mobile phone Singlepoint a provider of text messaging services Marketext SMS provider Movaya provides merchant tools Motricity is a carrier grade content aggregator OpenMarket Inc. provides mobile messaging, payment and delivery services. Mobify provides m commerce and mobile rich media advertising services Bypass Mobile provides process based payment applications to venues and campuses http www.movyloshop.com Movylo Shop a SaaS solution that help merchants to sell via mobile and create promotions in a few minutes Category Electronic commerce ru ... more details
Unreferenced date October 2009 A telecommunications serviceprovider or TSP is a type of communications serviceprovider that has traditionally provided telephone and similar services. This category includes ILEC s, CLEC s, and mobile wireless communication companies. While some people use the terms telecom serviceprovider and communications serviceprovider interchangeably, the term TSP generally excludes Internet serviceprovider s ISP s , cable companies, satellite TV , and managed serviceprovider s. TSPs provide access to telephone and related communications services. In the past, most TSPs were government owned and operated in most countries, due to the nature of Capital economics capital expenditure involved in it. But today there are many private players in most regions of the world, and even most of the government owned companies have been privatized. The deregulation or privatization of telecom service providers first happened in the United States with the break up of the Bell System . References reflist See also Product and Service Assembly Telephone company Category Telecommunications ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 Business service providers BSPs are companies that offer state of the art business applications over the Web. These are Application serviceprovider s where applications are built as service based applications. A service based application is composed of a number of possibly independent services in a service oriented architecture SOA , which perform the desired functionalities of the architecture ref S Cube Knowledge Model http www.s cube network.eu km terms s service based application Service Based Applications ref . BPS are delivered as Web service s , designed with modern security, management, and identity standards to facilitate the plug and play integration of these services with other BSP services or with internal corporate Web services. The integration platform for BSP services within a company is the enterprise service bus , a standardized communication platform built on top of service to service messaging. ref S Cube Knowledge Model http www.s cube network.eu km terms e enterprise service bus ?searchterm enterprise 20service 20bus Enterprise Service Bus ref A Business ServiceProvider can also provide a combination of web based software with the additional support of outsourced human administrative services. DEFAULTSORT Business ServiceProvider Category Services management and marketing pt Business ServiceProvider References references ... more details
A Wireless Application ServiceProvider WASP provides remote services, typically to handheld devices that connect to wireless data networks such as cellphones or PDAs. WASPs are a specific category of Application ServiceProvider Application Service Providers ASPs , though the latter term may more often be associated with standard web services. They can also be used for wireless Bridging networking bridging between different types of network Network topology topologies . One of the leading Wireless Application ServiceProvider is VectraCom International www.vectracom.com . Wireless stub Category Wireless networking ... more details
Infobox Company company name Mstar company logo company type foundation Salt Lake City, Utah 1998 location Murray, Utah key people Mark Wentzlaff , President industry Fiber Optics Media products Internet , Telephone , Television Service Provider revenue operating profit homepage http www.mstar.net Mstar.net Mstar , headquartered in Murray, Utah , is a fiber optic ip service provider in the state of Utah. Mstar provides internet, telephone VOIP , and television services IPTV via fiber optic networks. Mstar is a provider of services over municipally owned backbones, namely the Utah Telecommunication Open Infrastructure Agency UTOPIA . History Launched in 1998 as Deseret Online by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints , Mstar began as a provider of value added IP based services to the Church s educational institutions around the world. In June 2002 the company was acquired by Chicago Venture Partners, L. P., CVP a private equity investment firm which specializes in buyouts, late stage growth equity investments and private investment in public equity PIPES . In June 2004, Mstar purchased Burgoyne Internet Services and nearly doubled its audience base. In March 2005, Mstar became the first company to launch services over the fiber to the premises FTTP network owned by UTOPIA. In May of 2009, Mstar was acquired by Prime Time Communications, a Denver Colorado facilities based provider of IPTV, VOIP, and Internet services. Prime Time brought a much expanded HD lineup, MPEG4 video, updated IPTV middle ware platform, and in house Broadworks Voip platform. Services Internet 15 to 50 Megabits per second upload and download speed 24 7 support Television High Definition IPTV Telephone Unlimited local & long distance References http www.mstar.net Mstar Website br http www.realtime unifiedcommunications.com market news and trends 2007 05 news release new global teleco 1.htm.com Realtime Community News Release br http www.redorbit.com news technology 818589 mstar rated amo ... more details
Unreferenced date February 2009 A Credential ServiceProvider CSP is an element of an authentication system, most typically identified as a separate entity in a Federated authentication system. In any authentication system, some entity is required to authenticate the user on behalf of the target software application application or service. For many years there was poor understanding of the impact of computer security security and the multiplicity of services and applications that would ultimately require authentication. Therefore many services and applications were built embedding the CSP function. The result of this is that not only are users burdened with many credential s that they must remember or carry around with them, but also applications and services must perform some level of registration and then some level of authentication of those users. A CSP decouples those functions from the application or service and typically provides trust to that application or service over a network such as the Internet . The term CSP is used frequently in the context of the Federal government of the United States US government s EGovernment eGov and eauthentication initiatives. An example of a CSP would be an online site whose primary purpose may be, for example, internet banking but whose users may be subsequently authenticated to other sites, applications or services without further action on their part. Category Federated identity computer security stub ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 A media serviceprovider is an organization that complements its regular business by adding a set of media services including but not limited to Access to the Internet Access to music and video Access to value added services only available while at the place of business For example, a subway system can turn into a Media ServiceProvider by providing access to the networked services for transit users. unreferenced date July 2007 Category Telecommunications companies Telecomm stub ... more details
Unreferenced date April 2010 A network serviceprovider NSP is a business or organization that sells Bandwidth computing bandwidth or network access by providing direct Internet backbone backbone access to the Internet and usually access to its network access point s NAPs Citation needed date April 2010 . For such a reason, network service providers are sometimes referred to as backbone providers or internet providers . Network service providers may consist of telecommunications companies, data carriers, wireless communications providers, Internet serviceprovider s, and cable television operators offering high speed Internet access. Gartner listed the world s top NSPs in 2004 as AT&T based in the USA Verizon based in the USA BT Group plc BT based in the UK NTT Communications Corp based in Japan Singapore Telecommunications SingTel based in Singapore Within the United States , major network service providers include AT&T , Verizon , Sprint Corporation Sprint , and Level 3 Communications . A few information technology companies are also emerging into the NSP market, notably IBM , Electronic Data Systems EDS , Computer Sciences Corporation CSC , Vanco and Atos Origin . This is due to the convergence of information technology and communications technology into one Information and Communications Technology Information and Communications Technology ICT . See also Internet serviceprovider DEFAULTSORT Network ServiceProvider Category Telecommunications Compu network stub ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2009 A Hosted ServiceProvider xSP is a business that delivers a combination of traditional IT functions such as infrastructure, applications Software as a Service , security, monitoring, storage, Web development, website hosting and email, over the Internet or other wide area network s WAN . An xSP combines the abilities of an application serviceprovider ASP and an Internet serviceprovider ISP . This approach enables customers to consolidate and outsource much of their IT needs for a predictable recurring fee. xSPs that integrate Web publishing give customers a central repository to rapidly and efficiently distribute information and resources among employees, customers, partners and the general public. Hosted Service Providers benefit from economies of scale and operate on a one to many business model, delivering the same software and services to many customers at once. Customers are charged on a subscription basis. Services Offered As defined by analyst Ovum. Repeatable business process led services shared among several clients Remotely delivered application services using shared resources Infrastructure services both remotely managed and or hosted services spanning data centre services, managed servers & databases, performance monitoring, security services, storage services and business continuity Web hosting the provision of infrastructure and application services to support the hosting of Web sites. See also Secure Virtual Office DEFAULTSORT Hosted ServiceProvider Category Internet access ... more details
Notability date September 2009 ServiceProvider Interface SPI is a software mechanism to support replaceable components. It is the implementer side equivalent of an Application programming interface API a set of hooks that can or must be overridden. From Java official documentation A service is a well known set of interfaces and usually abstract classes. A serviceprovider is a specific implementation of a service. The classes in a provider typically implement the interfaces and subclass the classes defined in the service itself. Service providers can be installed in an implementation of the Java platform in the form of extensions, that is, jar files placed into any of the usual extension directories. Providers can also be made available by adding them to the application s class path or by some other platform specific means. The concept can be easily extended to any other platform using the corresponding tools. In the Java Runtime Environment , SPIs are used in Java Database Connectivity JDBC , Java Cryptography Extension JCE , Java Naming and Directory Interface JNDI , Java API for XML Processing JAXP , Java Business Integration JBI , Java Sound and Java Image I O . See also Official Java API documentation http download.oracle.com javase 6 docs api java util ServiceLoader.html java.util.ServiceLoader class and http download.oracle.com javase 6 docs api java util spi package summary.html java.util.spi package http www.sei.cmu.edu library abstracts reports 02tn009.cfm Replaceable Components and the ServiceProvider Interface http www.developer.com java article.php 3848881 ServiceProvider Interface Creating Extensible Java Applications.htm ServiceProvider Interface Creating Extensible Java Applications Plug in computing Comp sci stub fr Interface de prestation de service ja Category Technical communication ... more details
The World is an internet serviceprovider originally headquartered in Brookline, Massachusetts Brookline , Massachusetts . It was the first internet serviceprovider offering dial up access to the general public, ref http tools.ietf.org html rfc2235 ref doing so since 1989 ref http world.std.com ref . The World is operated by Software Tool & Die and used to use the domain name world.std.com it now uses mainly TheWorld.com, though world.std.com is also used for certain things. References Reflist External links http www.TheWorld.com The World home page DEFAULTSORT World, The Category Brookline, Massachusetts Category Companies based in Massachusetts Category Internet service providers of the United States Category Communications in Massachusetts US internet company stub ... more details
orphan date December 2007 An Integrated ServiceProvider ISP is a for hire firm that performs a variety of logistics service activities such as warehousing, transportation, and other functional activities that constitute a total service package, as defined by the American Marketing Association . Firms that provide such services typically have a good understanding of their customers needs and are responsible for executing services in accordance with contract documents. Normally the scope of work SOW and the ISP contract are finalized only after an extensive due diligence period. As a service The ISP provider may be contracted to perform a function or consolidate any number of activities required to support the customer s needs. In any case, normally the primary goal of the ISP is to achieve an overall cost savings for the customer. ISP providers normally work closely with the customer s management team within a facility to provide strategic sourcing to cut costs. In addition, the ISP and the customer normally will use key performance indicators that provide constant feedback on the performance of the ISP program. Management of an ISP contract is typically a joint effort with both sides designating an ISP Manager. These managers will normally have quarterly review meetings to review performance and feedback with the customer s facility management team. Managers will also develop and review strategies related to spend management . ISP firms may be required to hold certain permits or licenses in order to perform services. To obtain information on state requirements, a firm may check with the Contractor s License Reference website as well as the National Contractor s website. ISP provider example An organization would start an ISP program in order to achieve a specific cost savings for its manufacturing facility. An ISP provider is selected at the owner s facility to conduct .... At this point the ISP provider has made all the appropriate preparations to provide agreed services ... more details
Orphan date November 2007 An Authorized ServiceProvider ASP is a person or company that has been cleared to work on a Product business product that is still under warranty by another company without voiding the warranty. In order to become an ASP, they would have had to complete a product certification certification test administered by the company of the product that they would be servicing, ie. Hewlett Packard , Apple Inc. Apple , IBM , Microsoft etc. Category Business terms Business term stub ... more details
Layered ServiceProvider LSP is a feature of the Microsoft Windows Winsock 2 ServiceProvider Interface SPI . A Layered ServiceProvider is a Dynamic Link Library DLL that uses Winsock APIs to insert itself into the TCP IP stack. Once in the stack, a Layered ServiceProvider can intercept and modify inbound and outbound Internet traffic. It allows processing all the TCP IP traffic taking place between the Internet and the applications that are accessing the Internet such as a web browser, the email .... The Winsock ServiceProvider Interface SPI API provides a mechanism for layering providers ... unexplored. The Winsock 2 SPI is implemented by network transport service providers and namespace resolution service providers. The Winsock 2 SPI can be used to extend an existing transport serviceprovider by implementing a Layered ServiceProvider. For example, Quality of Service QoS on Windows ... of Writing a Winsock 2 Layered ServiceProvider Microsoft Systems Journal http blogs.msdn.com wndp ... Category Windows communication and services ca Layered ServiceProvider es Layered ServiceProvider ru Layered ServiceProvider ... two different types of service providers transport and namespace. Transport providers commonly ... protocol independent name resolution. The SPI also allows you to develop two types of transport service providers base and layered service providers. Base service providers implement the actual details ... control. Layered service providers implement only higher level custom communication functions and rely on an existing underlying base provider for the actual data exchange with a remote endpoint ... or an upper chain layered provider via the LSP s dispatch table. LSPs and base providers are strung ... loss of all network connectivity is prevented in Windows XP Service Pack 2, Windows Server 2003 Service ... and exploitation of Winsock Layered Service Providers http www.findinternettv.com Video,item,2351599995.aspx ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Unreferenced date June 2007 A Storage ServiceProvider SSP is any company that provides computer storage space and related management services. SSPs also offer periodic backup and archiving. Advantages of managed storage are that more space can be ordered as required. Depending upon your SSP, backups may also be managed. Faster data access can be ordered as required. Also, maintenance costs may be reduced, particularly for larger organizations who store a large or increasing volumes of data. Another advantage is that best practices are likely to be followed. Disadvantages are that the cost may be prohibitive, for small organizations or individuals who deal with smaller amounts or static volumes of data and that there s less control of data systems. Types of Managed Storage Managed storage, is normally accessed via a network LAN , or a series of networks Internet . However, managed storage may be directly attached to a workstation or server, which is not managed by SSP. Managed Storage generally falls into one of the following categories Locally Managed Storage Remotely Managed Storage Locally Managed Storage Advantages of this type of storage are a high speed access to data and greater control over data availability . A disadvantage is that additional space is required at local site to store the data. Remotely Managed Storage Advantages of this type of storage are that it may be used an off site backup , it offers global access depending upon configuration and adding storage will not require additional space at the local site. However, if the network providing connectivity to the remote data is interrupted, there will be data availiibility issues, unless distributed file system s are in use. See also Application serviceprovider Internet serviceprovider Image hosting service Data Processing Providers References Reflist Category Web hosting Category Computer storage compu company stub compu storage stub ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 A ServiceProvider Gateway is a provisioning Gateway computer networking gateway in a telecommunication telecom s network used as part of Wholesale Line Rental to allow telecoms operators to control provisioning on the Openreach network. SPG as it is more commonly referred to has the ability to check an address for a standard BT Group BT line and then the agent using the system can order a new BT line, order the start of a stopped BT line, if required by the customer. SPG cannot detect Virgin Media lines, or lines that are on an LLU or Local loop unbundling network such as TalkTalk , tiscali , or British Sky Broadcasting . Compu network stub Category Computer networking ... more details
An Internet telephony serviceprovider ITSP offers digital telecommunications service s based on Voice over Internet Protocol VoIP that are provisioned via the Internet . ITSPs provide services to end users directly or as whole sale suppliers to other ITSPs. ITSPs use a variety of signaling and multimedia protocols, including the Session Initiation Protocol SIP , the Media Gateway Control Protocol MGCP , Media Gateway Control Protocol Megaco Megaco , and the H.323 protocol. H.323 is one of the earliest VoIP protocols, but its use is declining and it is rarely used for consumer products. ref cite web first Craig last Southeren title Keynote speech, Free Software Open Source Telephony Summit date January 2005 url http www.voxgratia.org docs geilenkirchen 2005 keynote speech.html accessdate 2009 01 23 ref Retail customers of an ITSP may use traditional analog telephone sets attached to an analog telephony adapter ATA to connect to the service providers network via a local area network , they may use an IP phone, or they may connect a private branch exchange PBX system to the service via media gateways. ITSPs are also known as VSP Voice ServiceProvider or simply VoIP Providers. History In the United States, net2Phone began offering consumer VoIP service in 1995. ref name timeline cite web url http web.net2phone.com about company timeline.asp title Timeline accessdate 2008 09 25 quote November 1995 Announces Plans to Release First PC to Phone Technology ref Before 2003, many VoIP services required customers to make and receive phone calls through a personal computer . See also SIP trunking References Reflist Category Voice over IP Category VoIP terminology & concepts es ITSP ... more details
refimprove date March 2008 Broadly defined as a company providing email services, an email serviceprovider ESP offers email marketing or bulk email services. Neither of these terms are intended to be synonymous with E mail spam spam or the sending of unwanted or unsolicited bulk email of a marketing or otherwise offensive nature. ref http www.spamhaus.org faq answers.lasso?section Glossary 181 Spam ref An ESP may provide tracking information showing the status of email sent to each member of an address list. ESPs also often provide the ability to segment an address list into interest groups or categories, allowing the user to send targeted information to people who they believe will value the correspondence. An ESP will provide a service which may include the following features Ability to create templates for sending to contacts and or the use of templates pre made A subscriber list, which is uploaded by the user for distributing messages. This may be enhanced with custom fields in order to hold additional information for each subscriber for filtering and targeted messaging purposes A send engine, which allows users to distribute their message to the subscribers Updating of the subscriber list to suppress those requesting to be unsubscribed Statistical reviews of each email sent to measure the success rate of the campaigns Testing of templates for compatibility with email applications Spam testing to gauge the score of the email against known factors that will place the template at risk of being blocked The ability to send both html and plain text formats to improve delivery success rates known as Multi Part MIME The level of service provided can be according to the above basic features, or the number of subscribers uploaded, or the frequency of use or any combination of the above ... Email marketing software References Reflist DEFAULTSORT E Mail ServiceProvider Category Email ... ESPs work with Internet Service Providers ISPs to ensure compliance with legalislation and best ... more details
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