Software Industry Announcements and News
Go Daddy Drops Price of Extended Validation SSL to $99
[ Comments Off ] Posted on 11.20.09 under Business
Get a Better Product for a Fraction of Competitors’ Price
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz.–Go Daddy’s SSL Certificate business has been growing at a rapid pace. Respected analyst firm Netcraft LTD announced Go Daddy’s overall SSL market share has grown four times faster than VeriSign’s during the past year.[1] In fact, in September, Netcraft projected Go Daddy to pass long-time market leader VeriSign in less than 18 months. Now, Go Daddy is fueling its speedy growth with even lower pricing.
Go Daddy is now offering its EV SSL Certificate for $99. The identical security level through VeriSign costs more than $1,400.
SSL certificates provide server-to-browser-encryption, a padlock icon and “https” prefix to secure a Web site. An Extended Validation (EV) SSL certificate provides all this, plus gives Web site visitors extended reassurance a site is legitimate, including a more stringent vetting process and a browser bar that turns ‘green,’ signaling the site is “good to go.” Go Daddy’s EV SSL Certificates give consumers these benefits for significantly less than competitors.
“The reason for our growth is simple – our customers are smart enough to know they can get a world-class SSL Cert without having to pay through the roof,” said Go Daddy CEO and Founder Bob Parsons. “You could purchase 14 Go Daddy Certificates for the same price as a single VeriSign Cert, not to mention the great support our customers enjoy.”
In addition to the price and service advantages, Go Daddy’s EV SSL Certificates include an unlimited server license – only one EV SSL certificate is needed “per domain,” not “per server” like others. This can save Go Daddy customers significant time and money, while allowing them to focus on the business of serving their customers.
Go Daddy EV SSL Certificate customers also have the added bonus of securing their site instantly with a standard SSL certificate, which provides ‘peace of mind’ during the EV SSL certificate verification process.
With so-called Cyber Monday, the Monday after Thanksgiving, less than two weeks away, online security is as important as ever. In fact, shoppers are expected to spend $44.7 billion online this year during November and December.[2] This means merchants need to provide a secure shopping environment. Go Daddy’s EV SSL Certificate is the most efficient way to accomplish this.
To learn more about Go Daddy’s Premium Extended Validation, Deluxe High Assurance or Standard Domain Validated SSL Certificates, visit www.GoDaddy.com/SSL.
To learn how to build and grow your business online, visit www.GoDaddy.com.
[1] Netcraft LTD Secure Server Survey, Nov. 2009
[2] Forrester Research
About The Go Daddy Group, Inc.
Go Daddy is a leading provider of services that enable individuals and businesses to establish, maintain and evolve an online presence. Go Daddy provides a variety of domain name registration plans and Web site design and hosting packages, as well as a broad array of on-demand services. These include products such as SSL Certificates, Domains by Proxy private registration, ecommerce Web site hosting, blog templates and blog software, podcast packages and online photo hosting. The Go Daddy Group, Inc. has more than 37 million domain names under management. Go Daddy registers, renews or transfers a domain name every second. GoDaddy.com is the world’s No. 1 domain name registrar according to Name Intelligence, Inc. GoDaddy.com is also rated the world’s largest hostname provider according to Netcraft Ltd. During 2008, The Go Daddy Group registered more than one-third of all new domain names created in the top six generic top-level domains, or gTLDs, including .com, .net, .org, .info, .biz and .mobi.
SharewareJunkies.com reviews HaySoft’s HS WinPerfect
[ Comments Off ] Posted on 11.20.09 under ASP Member Companies, System Utilities, Web Sites
HaySoft’s HS WinPerfect was given 5 Stars in 4 categories by SharewareJunkies.com reviewer Dan W. He loved the disk Optimization feature. It really gives you a lot of features just in the disk optimizer alone. More than in some defraggers that cost more than HS WinPerfect.
To read the complete review go to www.sharewarejunkies.com/09awy10/hs_winperfect.htm.
PicturesToExe Deluxe Creates Slideshows
[ Comments Off ] Posted on 11.19.09 under Audio & Multimedia, Graphic Apps
WnSoft has announced the release of PicturesToExe Deluxe 6.0, the photo slideshow software for PC providing a smart solution to combine photos and music into an admirable movie. Version 6.0 of the Deluxe edition brings new enhancements to the program, including 3D effects and the capability to create executables for Mac.
What’s New in PicturesToExe Deluxe 6.0?
The new version of PicturesToExe Deluxe delivers a number of new features and improvements to enable the creation of even more elaborate slideshows and ensure smooth user experience. To give the slideshows even more impressive look, a user now can utilize the extensive capabilities of 3D graphics, offered by the program. What’s more, various unique fonts can be used to give the slideshow a truly personal touch.
Those who have already appreciated the convenience of using more than one monitor will be delighted to discover that PicturesToExe supports multi-monitor configuration. Now if you click Preview button, the program will ask you to select the monitor for the full-screen preview of your slideshow.
What’s more, the new version fully supports Windows 7.
PicturesToExe Deluxe at a Glance
PicturesToExe is widely used by home users and professional photographers. Many Audio & Visual works in AV festivals and competitions in England and France were created with PicturesToExe.
PicturesToExe Deluxe is a program enabling its user to create impressive photo slideshows for any purpose. Whether you want a slideshow to surprise your friends and relatives, or to make a presentation for your business partner, PicturesToExe provides you with all the necessary tools for the task. The beneficial software allows adding your own soundtrack, sound effects and text comments to each slide. Slide show can be created as executables for PC and Mac and screensaver files, HD video, DVD video disc or iPhone video. Advanced yet and easy-to-use, the program enables quick export of slide shows to YouTube and Vimeo.
Pricing and Availability
PicturesToExe Deluxe 6.0 runs under Windows 7, Vista, XP, 2000. Requires 384 MB of system memory and 128 MB of video memory. DirectX 9 or higher. The Deluxe edition is available at $75(US). All the registered users are entitled to free unlimited upgrades of the program and two years of free upgrades for VideoBuilder. For further information on the product, as well as its free evaluation copy and sample slideshows, please visit http://www.wnsoft.com/apr/index.html
SharewareJunkies.com reviews Moleskinsoft Clone Remover Pro
[ Comments Off ] Posted on 11.18.09 under ASP Member Companies, Web Sites
Moleskinsoft Clone Remover Pro was given 5 Stars in 4 categories by SharewareJunkies.com reviewer Dan W. One of the things he really liked about it is that when he started the scan it asked him if he wanted to ignore the Windows system folder because removing files from there can damage the operating system.
To read the complete review go towww.sharewarejunkies.com/09awy10/moleskinsoft_clone_remover_pro.htm
Digital River Introduces Advanced Online Subscription Solution for Software and Game Publishers
[ Comments Off ] Posted on 11.17.09 under ASP Member Companies, Business, Development
Offers more sophisticated tools for building more predictable revenue streams
MINNEAPOLIS–Digital River, Inc. (NASDAQ:DRIV), a leading provider of global e-commerce solutions, introduced an advanced online subscription solution for software and game publishers. The new Digital River Subscriptions solution, which builds upon the existing subscription capabilities of Digital River’s global commerce engine, includes more sophisticated marketing capabilities and deeper administration functions. The new subscription features are designed to help publishers grow their global e-commerce businesses with a steadier, more predictable revenue stream.
Digital River Subscriptions offers more options to control and customize subscriptions and market renewals, more detailed performance data on subscription campaigns, and increased opportunities to raise renewal success rates. The enhancements are designed to reduce the costs of extending and retaining subscriber relationships as well as provide subscribers even more custom and localized experiences.
“The shift from offline to online subscriptions is happening in earnest among software and game publishers – and Digital River has the infrastructure and expertise to help publishers make this technology leap,” said Joel Ronning, Digital River’s CEO. “We’ve taken a familiar and traditional service model and brought it online with automated and advanced capabilities that enable publishers to run their businesses and service their customers with a whole new level of efficiency. And because we’ve integrated our best-of-breed subscription technology with our e-commerce platform, publishers can now manage reoccurring revenue business models in a single construct. What we have created is yet another lucrative way for publishers to monetize their products.”
With Digital River Subscriptions, publishers can:
* Customize their subscription model based on time and units;
* Save on administration costs with subscriber self-service tools that allow them to fully manage their account information and functions;
* Maximize renewal rates and preserve subscriber bases with comprehensive, global renewal marketing capabilities;
* Enhance customer loyalty by taking automated pre-orders of upcoming application or game launches; and
* Drive greater administrative efficiencies with back-end processes that automatically handle changes in service levels and suspending or re-instating subscriptions.
Digital River Subscriptions is an integrated part of the comprehensive, global Digital River® e-commerce solution. The e-commerce solution includes localized e-commerce store building and hosting, international transaction and payment processing, digital and physical product fulfillment, and e-marketing and site merchandising programs, among others.
About Digital River, Inc.
Digital River, Inc., a leading provider of global e-commerce solutions, builds and manages online businesses for software and game publishers, consumer electronics manufacturers, distributors, online retailers and affiliates. Its multi-channel e-commerce solution, which supports both direct and indirect sales, is designed to help companies of all sizes maximize online revenues as well as reduce the costs and risks of running an e-commerce operation. The company’s comprehensive platform offers site development and hosting, order management, fraud management, export controls, tax management, physical and digital product fulfillment, multi-lingual customer service, advanced reporting and strategic marketing services.
Founded in 1994, Digital River is headquartered in Minneapolis with offices across the U.S., Asia, Europe and South America. For more details about Digital River, visit the corporate Web site at www.digitalriver.com or call +1 952-253-1234.
Intuit Completes Acquisition of Mint.com
[ Comments Off ] Posted on 11.17.09 under ASP Member Companies, Business, Web Sites
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif.–Intuit Inc. (Nasdaq:INTU) has completed its acquisition of Mint.com, a fast-growing provider of online personal finance services based in Mountain View, Calif. The transaction, announced Sept. 14, is valued at approximately $170 million and enhances Intuit’s position as a leading provider of consumer, software-as-a-service offerings that connect customers across desktop, online and mobile.
Intuit and Mint.com together will help redefine personal finance, delivering innovative, easy-to-use online services that help consumers save and do more with their money. By integrating with Intuit, Mint.com quickly gains access to resources to accelerate both product development and growth.
It is expected that Mint.com’s innovative technology will be available broadly to millions of Intuit customers, starting with TurboTax® products for the upcoming 2009 tax season. With future product integrations, Mint.com’s unique ‘ways to save’ engine will help consumers and small businesses make the most of their money, while categorization algorithms will make financial management easier. Intuit also expects that the acquisition of Mint.com will offer Intuit’s financial institution clients the ability to strengthen their online offerings and deliver more value to their customers.
With the transaction complete, Aaron Patzer, former CEO of Mint.com, becomes vice president and general manager of Intuit’s personal finance group, responsible for Mint.com and all Quicken online, desktop and mobile offerings. The combined team will continue to innovate and reinvent Intuit’s personal finance business, building on the assets of both Mint.com and Quicken.
“As the leader of Intuit’s new personal finance group, I’m looking forward to bringing together the best of Quicken and all we’ve learned at Mint.com to help people save and do more with their money,” said Patzer. “We have an opportunity to leverage new technologies and new user-interface design principles to impact more than 10 million Quicken users. Together with Intuit’s expertise in tax, bill-pay and banking, we can build powerful new online services that will make it easier for people to manage their money.”
Intuit will maintain both the Mint.com and Quicken brands, and continue to offer Quicken products. The company recently released Quicken 2010 Windows desktop and expects to release Quicken for Mac in early 2010. The current Mint.com service will remain free and becomes Intuit’s primary online personal finance management solution offered directly to consumers.
“We’re very excited about the future of personal finance,” said Dan Maurer, senior vice president and general manager of Intuit’s Consumer Group. “We’re blending strong leadership, innovative technology, and the power of a well-known, trusted brand with a fresh user interface to create the next generation of personal finance offerings.”
Inclusive of the transaction, Intuit expects a reduction of approximately 2 cents to its fiscal year 2010 non-GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) diluted earnings per share and approximately 3 cents to its GAAP diluted earnings per share. Intuit does not expect the acquisition to have a material effect on fiscal year 2011 earnings.
About Intuit Inc.
Intuit Inc. is a leading provider of business and financial management solutions for small and mid-sized businesses; financial institutions, including banks and credit unions; consumers and accounting professionals. Its flagship products and services, including QuickBooks®, Quicken® and TurboTax®, simplify small business management and payroll processing, personal finance, and tax preparation and filing. ProSeries® and Lacerte® are Intuit’s leading tax preparation offerings for professional accountants. The company’s financial institutions division, anchored by Digital Insight, provides on-demand banking services to help banks and credit unions serve businesses and consumers with innovative solutions.
Founded in 1983, Intuit had annual revenue of $3.2 billion in its fiscal year 2009. The company has approximately 7,800 employees with major offices in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, India and other locations. More information can be found at www.intuit.com.
About Mint.com
Mint.com is America’s #1 online personal finance service, providing over 1.5 million users a fresh, easy and intelligent way to manage their money. And it’s free. Launched in September 2007, Mint.com has quickly grown to track nearly $200 billion in transactions and $50 billion in assets and has identified more than $300 million in potential savings for its users.
Mint.com’s innovation is in applying advanced technology to deliver breakthrough ease-of-use. Using patent-pending technology and proprietary algorithms, Mint.com allows users to see all their financial accounts in one place, makes it easy to set and keep to budgets, and helps identify money saving ideas. Mint.com is so effective that more than 90 percent of users say they have changed their financial habits as a result of using the service.
For more information on Mint.com’s free online personal finance service, please visit http://www.mint.com and follow Mint.com on Twitter: www.twitter.com/mint.