Customers use these servers for everything from software development and Web design to e-commerce and reselling. The flexibility is what gives this line of dedicated servers its value.

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Small employers also have less flexibility to tinker with plan design. They're most likely to shop around for a cheaper plan.

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We believe BEA is well positioned as one of the leaders in the e-commerce infrastructure software and applications server software markets.

[Few small e-commerce software makers have been able to turn a profit in the small-business market. Bock says that with an ISP's sales channel, those small companies can change their fortunes.] The tools makers are lining up to dance with the ISPs, ... Tool vendors have to have an elegant way to interface with potential clients: supporting a tool through an ISP is like a hot knife through butter.