The BSTI Application Service Provider plan permits a winery to use the software, on our server, via internet connection.  Participation in this plan provides a number of valuable benefits for wineries, as outlined below, as well as renting/leasing the software instead of an outright purchase.

Ability to employ sophisticated software tools tailored specifically for wineries:

- Supports an complete range of winery business and accounting activities

- Entirely Microsoft Windows based

- Entirely Microsoft Office based (MS-Access and MS-Visual Basic)

Ability to employ high-end computer hardware capabilities without the costs:

(In the ASP Application, wineries simply maintain links to the internet)

- Employ BSTI’s high-end, highly loaded computer servers

- Enjoy BSTI’s hardware upgrades over time

- Avoid the need for system/network specialists for start-up and ongoing support

- Avoid most hardware upgrade costs, even as software advances require them

- Avoid operating system upgrade costs, even as software advances require them

- Avoid MS-Office upgrade costs, even as software advances require them

Ability to “delegate” the System Administrator function:

- Data back-up and retrieval services are provided by BSTI

- Security administration is provided by BSTI

- System auditing is performed by BSTI

- Error recovery is performed by BSTI

- Software updates are installed and managed by BSTI

- Annual archiving activities are performed by BSTI