ASPSecure.com Announces TrustData Family of Application Solutions.Business Editors SAN JOSE San Jose, city, United States San Jose (sănəzā`, săn hōzā`), city (1990 pop. 782,248), seat of Santa Clara co., W central Calif.; founded 1777, inc. 1850. , Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 3, 2000 Initial Application, Software Distribution Manager Targets Software Companies and ASPs ASPSecure.com today announced the TrustData(TM) Family of Application Solutions, an application suite facilitating e-commerce by providing a secure business environment for protecting any digital information used within or shared among enterprises. The company also announced its initial application solution, TrustData Software Distribution Manager, that provides ASPs, software companies, and their distributors a secure eBusiness environment for protecting software however that software is distributed and where ever it is used. TrustData Software Distribution Manager protects software from unauthorized use when downloaded over the Internet, distributed via CDs/DVDs, or in a client/server-based ASP application model. The Software Distribution Manager application features a usage-based model for license management and for tracking and billing customer's software usage. A broad range of customer privacy policies can be supported. The TrustData Family In addition to the TrustData Software Distribution Manager (SDM SDM - Schematic Data Model ), The TrustData Family of Application Solutions will include: - TrustData Secure email - TrustData Enterprise Digital Information Management - TrustData Telemedical Records Management - TrustData Net Based Secure Information Collaboration - TrustData B2B and B2C e-Commerce - TrustData Biometric Authentication. These secure applications will enable new ways to generate revenue for ASPs and their information providers. Software Data Manager Protects Software Where Ever Its Used Piracy piracy, robbery committed or attempted on the high seas. It is distinguished from privateering in that the pirate holds no commission from and receives the protection of no nation but usually attacks vessels of all nations. has been a long-standing issue in the software industry. According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the Software & Information Industry Association, "Conservative analysis estimates revenue lost to software piracy The illegal copying of software for distribution within the organization, or to friends, clubs and other groups, or for duplication and resale. The software industry loses billions of dollars each year to piracy, and although it may seem innocent enough to install an application on a for business applications in the U.S. during 1998 was $2.9 billion. Worldwide, the loss is estimated at $11 billion or 4 out of every 10 copies being pirated pi·rate n. 1. a. One who robs at sea or plunders the land from the sea without commission from a sovereign nation. b. A ship used for this purpose. 2. One who preys on others; a plunderer. 3. ." Naturally, concern with piracy has heightened with the distribution of software over the Internet and growing use of gigabyte rewriteable and read/only DVD drives DVD drives come in a variety of speeds and options. The original drive (1x) transferred data at 1.35MB per second. By doubling the spindle speed (RPMs) for 2x drives, the transfer rate increased to 2.7MB/sec and has been increasing ever since. . ASPSecure.com's TrustData SDM guards against illegal software use by securely associating usage rules with software and by ensuring that the software can only be used according to these rules, even after the user has disconnected from the network. Consequently, TrustData SDM protects the ASPs and software provider's revenue growth from erosion because of unauthorized use and piracy. "For example, if a user downloads a copy of a tax program from an ASP, he or she will not be able to share that program with anyone who does not satisfy the usage rules, for example, being an employee of the same firm or department," said Larry McArthur, founder and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of ASPSecure.com. "Software use can be governed even when the user disconnects from the ASP's service, on airplanes, in remote field locations, for example." Usage-Based Model Today, ASPs typically charge for software use on a monthly basis. Until now, ASPs have not had the ability to track and bill customers by actual software usage. By offering customers the ability to use either a usage-based model (also called per click rate) or a monthly rate, ASPs can expand their revenue growth and customer base by offering an efficient, low cost solution to dot.coms and the mid-an low-end market In the USA, as well as in most developed countries, the low-end market consists of lower-priced products suitable for customers who are not willing or able to spend large amounts of money. In developing countries, some low-end products may be considered high-end or even luxury items. . "With TrustData SDM, ASPs can now have the technology they have always wanted," said S. Partha Sarathy, founder and CEO of Aztec Software Aztec Software is a software company founded by Martin Hooley and Richard Green in the eary 80s. The company was based in a small yorkshire town called Mirfield before moving to Ravensthorpe, Dewsbury. The company initially wrote educational games. Inc. "Trust SDM enables the flexibility to rent software on a pay per click basis or a monthly, quarterly, or annual basis." Additionally, internally distributed applications An application made up of distinct components running in separate runtime environments, usually on different platforms connected via a network. Typical distributed applications can benefit from the usage-based model of TrustData Software Distribution Manager. Organizations that purchase a site license for software can manage the software rollout across all departments and then track each department's usage in order to effectively bill back by department. Many ASPs are currently handling their own financial and usage clearing; this has proven to be a time-consuming and costly effort. ASPSecure.com offers ASPs access to the global MetaTrust(TM) Utility financial and usage clearing network. This clearing network provides an efficient and cost effective method to measure usage and process payments, while reducing the ASPs overall costs. A broad range of privacy policies are supported by the MetaTrust Utility. ASPSecure.com uses InterTrust (Nasdaq:ITRU) Digital Rights Management (DRM (1) (Digital Radio Mondiale) A digital audio broadcasting (DAB) system for AM radio in Europe. See HD Radio. (2) (Digital Rights M ) technology as the basis of its e-commerce software applications and services for secure delivery and management of digital content and associated rights. TrustData Software Distribution Management is designed to be MetaTrust(TM) Certified See certification. . ASPSecure.com ASPSecure.com offers custom designed Digital Rights Management (DRM) software products and services to the rapidly growing Application Service Providers (ASP) market. Based on InterTrust's (Nasdaq:ITRU) DRM technology, ASPSecure.com provides integration services and training as well as usage and financial clearing services to ASPs, their content providers, suppliers, and customers. ASPSecure.com was formed to address ASP integration and e-business opportunities. The company's approach enables persistent protection of digital content online or offline, usage and time-based billing, improved customer transactions and data privacy, customer-to-customer superdistribution, and access to the global MetaTrust Utility financial and usage clearing network. ASPSecure.com is headquartered in San Jose, California San Jose (IPA: /ˌsænhoʊˈzeɪ/) is the third-largest city in California, and the tenth-largest in the United States. It is the county seat of Santa Clara County. . The company's web address is www.ASPSecure.com. TrustData is a registered trademark of ASPSecure.com InterTrust is a registered trademark of InterTrust Technologies InterTrust Technologies Corporation was founded by Victor Shear in 1990 to develop and market technologies for digital rights management (DRM). Its initial public offering (IPO) was in November 1999. It was purchased by Sony and Philips in November 2002. Corporation, and the InterTrust logo, MetaTrust, and MetaTrust Utility are trademarks of InterTrust Technologies Corporation, all of which may or may not be used in certain jurisdictions. All other brand or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies or organizations. |
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