<s>
The	O
Application	B-Application
Packaging	I-Application
Standard	I-Application
(	O
APS	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
standard	O
that	O
defines	O
a	O
technology	O
for	O
integrating	O
application	B-Application
software	I-Application
with	O
hosting	O
platforms	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Independent	B-Application
software	I-Application
vendors	I-Application
(	O
ISVs	O
)	O
use	O
APS	O
to	O
make	O
their	O
applications	O
available	O
to	O
numerous	O
hosting	O
providers	O
and	O
through	O
them	O
to	O
huge	O
number	O
of	O
customers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
an	O
effective	O
way	O
to	O
convert	O
an	O
application	O
to	O
SaaS	B-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
APS	O
external	O
application	O
implies	O
sharing	O
a	O
single	O
cloud	B-Architecture
application	I-Architecture
for	O
many	O
customers	O
who	O
can	O
get	O
access	O
to	O
the	O
application	O
services	O
as	O
application	B-Architecture
tenants	I-Architecture
.	O
</s>
<s>
APS	O
2	O
makes	O
it	O
possible	O
to	O
create	O
custom	O
user	B-Application
interface	I-Application
in	O
hosting	O
platforms	O
for	O
managing	O
the	O
integrated	O
applications	O
.	O
</s>
