UpdateLive is designed to keep your applications up to date. Shipping UpdateLive with your applications keeps your software and data up to date -- keeps the customers happy, increases sales and reduces distribution and support costs.

UpdateLive is easy-to-use -- Can be added quickly with NO impact on your development cycle.

UpdateLive can be configured WITHOUT programmers.

Ship with your application to your customers. It allows you to insure your customers always have the latest versions of your software.

How it works:

• You include the UpdateLive utility with your install kit
• You place the individual files you want kept up to date on your web server -- You can also add advertising messages and update history.
• When the customer runs your install kit, you call the UpdateLive utility.

UpdateLive checks to see if the customer can make an internet connection.

UpdateLive asks (optional -- this can be invisibly done) the customer if he/she wants to check for updates.

UpdateLive checks the web site, checks to see which files (if any) need updating -- files can be checked by version number or date.

UpdateLive shows the customer what is new and presents your list of changes, then asks if he/she wants to get that update (again this can be done invisibly without asking.)

UpdateLive then downloads the appropriate files, creates a backup directory (to allow reversal of the process) registers any OCX's if necessary, runs any Exe's if necessary, and tells the user everything is ready.

• You can also call UpdateLive from your application to check for updates on a on a periodic basis (every 30 days, etc), or add a Shortcut to the Windows Start Menu to allow the customer to call UpdateLive utility directly when he or she wants.

UpdateLive

Increases Sales

• Your Customers will want to know that their investment is safe that they have the most recent updates/paches.
• You can place the UpdateLive Logo on your web site and product package to tell customers the product is kept up to date. This is a feature they will be increasingly looking for.
• Advertising messages optionally displayed during downloads will tell the customers about new products and services you offer.

Cuts Distribution Costs

• Produce CD's in large quantities without fear that it the inventory may become outdated.

Cuts Support Costs

• Support costs are cut when your customers automatically get the most recent versions of your products -- any patches etc to correct problems are in place from the start.
• Support costs are cut as you add to your help files and other documentation with answers to frequently asked questions.

Adds new business opportunities

• Update data not just applications

Reduces Network Maintenance

• Within an organization UpdateLive may be used to insure that everyone on your corporate network is working with the same versions of software and data.