Hamilton--ASPs Are Poised to Strike

If digital asset management is ever going to become the profit center that some have predicted, this type of redundancy will certainly be a necessary component. And even if it doesn't, the liability issue certainly won't go away.

So far, WAM!NET and Vio have both announced services targeting this potential niche, which is a natural complement for their wideband telecom services, and some prepress VAR/integrators are looking into this as a standalone service, as well. While pricing models are still taking form, costs will be predicated on the volume and duration of storage. Database development and customized archival services, among others, will be the value-added that ASPs will most likely bundle with the disk space.