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The case for flat-rate services

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The case for flat-rate services

Steve Taylor By Steve Taylor and Jim Metzler
As we look at today's economic landscape, only one thing seems scarier than controlling expenses, and that is having unpredictable expenses. For that reason, we expect lots of services that have traditionally been usage based to be even more attractive if offered as a flat-rate service. Read full story

Steve Taylor is president of Distributed Networking Associates and publisher/editor-in-chief of Webtorials. Jim Metzler is vice president of Ashton, Metzler & Associates.

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