CacheManager Creates New Standard In Enterprise Software Distribution.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)--July 7, 1998--software.net Corporation (Nasdaq: SWNT SWNT Single-Walled Nanotube ) today unveiled the next generation of CacheManager, a software management system for large enterprises that offers same-day, enterprise-wide distribution of the latest software. Demonstrated for the first time today at E-gov 98, CacheManager 2.0 streamlines and automates the process of downloading downloading - download software electronically from a network, producing cost savings and efficiencies for government enterprises. E-gov 98 is the nation's first conference and exposition for professionals involved in Electronic Government. "No more waiting weeks or months for the latest software updates," said Kendall Fargo, vice-president, government enterprise sales, at software.net. "CacheManager is one of the first enterprise software distribution services that electronically delivers the most up-to-date software products from the publisher's doorstep to the customer's desktop with ease and efficiency. "Employees across cities or countries work with the latest version of licensed software upgrades and updates with CacheManager," said Fargo. "This enhances employee productivity, since the service permits rapid, enterprise-wide software distribution." CacheManager 2.0 reduces the overall cost of owning, distributing and maintaining software while ensuring that system administrators within large enterprises control new product rollouts with increased reporting and accountability. Once the latest software has been downloaded to a systems administrator, that same software can be easily downloaded to end user desktops on a "managed pull" basis. Plus, downloading software from a network ensures faster and more secure software installation. By logging all client and server activity, CacheManager ensures that enterprises always comply with their licensing agreements. CacheManager has an automatic verification process that prevents damaged downloads from being available to users. Additionally, software.net provides superior customer support, at no additional cost, and secure credit card protection. software.net Corporation is a leading, online reseller An organization that sells hardware and software to the general public. Resellers purchase products from software publishers and hardware manufacturers. of commercial, off-the-shelf software to the government enterprise, corporate and consumer markets. Visitors to the company's online store (http://www.software.net ) enjoy a comprehensive selection of software backed by customer service and competitive pricing. Approximately 30,000 software stock-keeping units (database) stock-keeping unit - (SKU) /skyoo/ (rarely seen expanded) A common term for a unique numeric identifier, typically in a database. Originally this was used only for products, but has spread in usage. Compare with UID for sense development. (SKUs) are available for online purchase with more than 2,800 SKUs available for immediate, electronic delivery, including software from such major publishers as Adobe adobe (ədō`bē): see rammed earth. adobe Handmade sun-dried bricks formed from a mixture of heavy clay and straw found in arid regions. , Lotus, Microsoft, Sun Microsystems Sun Microsystems, Inc. (NASDAQ: JAVA[3]) is an American vendor of computers, computer components, computer software, and information-technology services, founded on 24 February 1982. and Symantec. This announcement contains forward-looking statements forward-looking statement A projected financial statement based on management expectations. A forward-looking statement involves risks with regard to the accuracy of assumptions underlying the projections. that involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, software.net's limited operating history, the unpredictability of its future revenues, and risks associated with capacity constraints CONSTRAINTS - A language for solving constraints using value inference. ["CONSTRAINTS: A Language for Expressing Almost-Hierarchical Descriptions", G.J. Sussman et al, Artif Intell 14(1):1-39 (Aug 1980)]. , management of growth, and new business opportunities. More information about factors that potentially could affect software.net's financial results is included in the company's Prospectus dated June 18, 1998 and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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