Property managers will soon be able to outsource their management systems online using what is claimed to be the first-ever application service provider (ASP) Internet portal for the property market.

Specialist computer software and services company Fraser Williams is launching www.propertydesktop.com worldwide this week. For a fixed monthly fee companies can run the full range of Fraser Williams property applications -including property database, system administration, accounting, reporting, diary and company security – over the Internet.

The company says propertydesktop.com enables users not only to link cost with usage, but also to stop worrying about updating system software and hardware, IT skills shortages or disaster recovery.

John Cuppello, Managing Director of Fraser Williams Commercial Systems,
commented: "How can property companies exploit e-business without turning
themselves into technology-bound oganisations? The ASP concept, allied to
our long reputation for trust and security, is the perfect solution for customers who want to concentrate on their core competencies and greatly reduce their IT costs."

Fraser Williams cites one of its clients, Ford Motor Company, as proof that online access to property software applications works. The SKYLINE property management system is installed at Ford’s HQ in Detroit and is accessed by Ford’s subsidiaries around the world via the company’s Intranet.

Richard Byatt