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Aladdin Systems, Inc. Announces New Version Allows Developers To Transform Any Product Into Trialware With No Coding Required!San Francisco, CA, Macworld Expo (January 7, 1997)--Aladdin Systems, Inc., developer and publisher of the worldwide Macintosh compression standard StuffIt(tm), today announced StuffIt InstallerMaker(tm) 4.0 with support for electronic transaction processing. This version of InstallerMaker will ship in first quarter 1997. It can automatically transform any product into trialware software (a time-locked demo) from the regular version without any coding. End users can purchase this trialware version with the click of a button. InstallerMaker also creates installers that require an end-user to pay for the product prior to installation. "The software industry is rapidly moving towards electronic distribution methods to help cut costs and increase the availability of software to their customers," said Brian Schussler, InstallerMaker Product Manager. "InstallerMaker 4.0 radically lowers the barriers to entry for developers and customers alike. Installers created with InstallerMaker's electronic transaction processing technology are ready for distribution via the internet, online services, CD-ROMs and even floppy disks." Developers can transform their software into trialware or a pay-before-use product by making a few menu selections (to set the purchase price and demo period) and pasting in two graphics when creating their installers. Reinstalling software after the demo period is over will not allow additional usage without a purchase. Real-Time Unlocking "InstallerMaker 4.0 was created as a direct response to developer requests for an easier way to sell software electronically," said Darryl Lovato, Vice President and General Manager of Aladdin Developer Technology. "Other schemes required developers to set up SHTTP web sites, or make engineering changes to their applications to support electronic transactions. With InstallerMaker 4.0 we've eliminated all of those headaches and time sinks." Other new features of InstallerMaker 4.0 include the capability to use ShrinkWrap(tm) for creating disk images as part of the build process, software license display mode during installation, a new update architecture for smaller and faster software updaters, support for building additional foreign language installers, and additional user interface enhancements. Creating Disk Images with ShrinkWrap Software License Mode Other Information About Aladdin Aladdin is located at 165 Westridge Drive, Watsonville, CA 95076, USA; telephone: (408)761-6200, web: http://www.aladdinsys.com, e-mail: dev.sales@aladdinsys.com. ###ShrinkWrap, StuffIt, StuffIt InstallerMaker and the Aladdin Logo are trademarks of Aladdin Systems, Inc. Macintosh is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. All other product names are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective holders. |
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