One of the many ways that Centerprise provides a cost-effective solution for financial services enterprise management is by offering its products as an Application Service Provider, or ASP. The ASP model allows your firm to have access to Centerprise application functionality and services without the overhead of internal technology support and development staff, not to mention capital expenditures for infrastructure.

Connectivity to the application service is through a standard Internet connection using a web browser (currently, Internet Explorer v5.x or higher is supported). Data communications are encrypted for security, and user authentication is required for access to application services (much as you would access an online banking or online brokerage/trading system).

Centerprise is in the process of deploying its Enterprise OpRiskCenter suite in an ASP model in conjunction with the Risk Management Association, to service those banking institutions who would like to take advantage of the cost benefits of the ASP model. To find out more about this forthcoming service, read our press release.

Other "data center services," including systems and network management, storage and backup facilities, and security analysis, are provided by Centerprise and our data center hosting providers to ensure that your data is secure and that the CenterSphere application services are highly available.