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driftsleverandør

English translation: operations service provider

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Norwegian term or phrase:driftsleverandør
English translation:operations service provider
Entered by: brigidm

08:26 Feb 7, 2007
Norwegian to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - IT (Information Technology)
Norwegian term or phrase: driftsleverandør
Context: IT. This term seems to be translated with ASP, or Application Service Provider. Are these two terms equivalent?
brigidm
Norway
Local time: 19:03
operation service provider
Explanation:
Nope - driftsleverandør supplies infrastructure, applikasjonsleverandør provides applications software and databases.
Selected response from:

Per Bergvall
Norway
Local time: 19:03
Grading comment
I had a feeling I was on the wrong track there. Thanks, Per. Agree with Thomas' comment, BTW.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
5operation service provider
Per Bergvall
5operational services provider
Charles Ek
3 +1operations service provider
Thomas Deschington


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
operation service provider


Explanation:
Nope - driftsleverandør supplies infrastructure, applikasjonsleverandør provides applications software and databases.

Per Bergvall
Norway
Local time: 19:03
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian
PRO pts in category: 72
Grading comment
I had a feeling I was on the wrong track there. Thanks, Per. Agree with Thomas' comment, BTW.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Thomas Deschington: Hehe The screen hadn't been refreshed when I answered. I still think "operation" should have an "s".
4 mins
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
operations service provider


Explanation:
OSP Check Google

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Note added at 8 mins (2007-02-07 08:34:46 GMT)
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TO PER: I'M SORRY! THAT COMMENT SHOULD HAVE BEEN NEUTRAL! NOW I CAN'T FIX IT.

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Note added at 10 mins (2007-02-07 08:36:17 GMT)
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TO PER AGAIN: SORRY! I'M A MESS TODAY. I "COULD" EDIT IT. IT WAS FIRST SET TO "DISAGREE"... MAN... LOW BLOOD SUGAR OR SOMETHING.

Thomas Deschington
Poland
Local time: 19:03
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in NorwegianNorwegian
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Per Bergvall: Get yourself a sugar fix - FWIW, I agree, except they should both be plural. Operations Services Provider. I could be wrong - but what would you rather be - translation service provider, or translation services provider?
29 mins
  -> Dilmah Lemon & Lime tea with 3 spoons of sugar did the trick. However, I'm not sure about "services". Try 'em all in Google. ADDED: Me? ServiceS provider, but what about ISPs? Mostly without S.
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4307 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
operational services provider


Explanation:
See the links for examples. the example sentence is from the first link – some tiny outfit involved in retailing is their customer. ;-)

Example sentence(s):
  • Cloudreach, an AWS Premier Partner, is a global cloud enabler and operational services provider.

    https://aws.amazon.com/application-discovery/partners/
    Reference: http://tinyurl.com/yb7bjx38
Charles Ek
United States
Local time: 12:03
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 11
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