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摘要

Network architects have better things to do than manage their company's IT applications. Yeah, right—and when they get done explaining that little insight to the CTO, they'll have plenty of time to scan the want ads and contemplate an exciting career as a heavy-equipment operator. Granted, it's a controversial concept. It's also the driving strategy behind a controversial class of outsourcing companies that are just starting to catch on. They're known as MAPs (managed application providers), and they insist they can offload everything from office automation and e-commerce to back-office processes and vertical market apps.