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    • How Does a Corporate Flight Attendant Spend a Workday?

      The job of corporate flight attendant could mean arriving to work in a different city each day. While the attendant might arrive to work in Atlanta on one day, she might arrive to work in Charlotte the next. The arrival involves passing through security at an airport, usually a smaller airport where there aren't long lines for... more »

    • Duties of a Facilities Manager

      Facility management is an interdisciplinary field requiring expertise in business, interior design, environmental management, and construction. Duties of a facility manager are varied and shaped by not just the type of building being managed, but the type of industry they house. Facilities managers in hospitals might have an active... more »

    • How to Choose a Merchant Account Provider

      Today, if you own and run a business, you clients are very likely to take it for granted that purchases can be made with their favorite credit card. However, setting up your Website to accept credit cards can be a daunting prospect. These days, it's imperative to consider protecting yourself and your customers against fraud. Setting... more »

    • How to Shop for a VoIP Home Telephone

      Electricity and telephone are the primary utilities for which every dwelling is wired. Homes with a Plain Old Telephone System (known as a POTS) rely on phones hooked up to a circuit. The wires carrying electrical impulses from your phone to the incoming service provided by the phone company. While it is reliable and known to... more »

    • Starting an ISP Company

      The business of providing Internet connections to paying customers as an Internet Service Provider (ISP) can be lucrative if done with care and planning. According to a 2006 study by the Pew Internet & American Life Project, 73 percent of Americans use the Internet regularly. This step-by-step tutorial will help give you the... more »

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    Service provider

    A service provider is an entity that provides services to other entities. Usually this refers to a business that provides subscription or web service to other businesses or individuals. Examples of these services include Internet access, Mobile phone operator, and web application hosting. P.S. Steven Jackson is a beast.

    Types of service providers
    For a more extensive list of service providers, see http://www.service.com.
    *Application service provider (ASP)
    *Internet Service Provider (ISP)
    *Managed Service Provider (MSP)
    *Master Managed Service Provider (MMSP)
    *Managed Internet Service Provider (MISP)
    *Telecommunications Service Provider (TSP)

    See also
    * Outsourcing
    * Service system
    * Web service

    References

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