Designing and maintaining computer server systems for use in distributing, licensing and providing computer software applications to end-users with access to various business and personal computer software applications on a private or global communications network; online services for providing application service provider (ASP) services on a private or global communications network, namely, designing and implementing computer software for others; computer software for facilitating the distribution, licensing, and use of business and personal computer software applications on a private or global communications network; computer software for facilitating the provision of network backbone services on a private or global communications network; computer software for facilitating, providing and assisting others in providing application service provider (ASP) services on a private or global communications networks