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Plimus: The New Plimloc Offering

Posted in Plimus on the October 10th, 2007

Plimus has had great response to the introduction of the new Plimloc offering. As you probably know already, this is a partnership with Uniloc, which delivers strong and configurable protection against fraud, piracy and copy infringement. A lot of vendors have contacted Plimus to find out more, and Plimus encourages everyone to follow suit - this is a great way for you to protect your Intellectual Property. To read the latest right now, visit the Plimloc website.

*Plimloc is fee-free for the first $50,000 in sales per product per year, and just 3% beyond that. And if you currently are using Armadillo, you get $100,000 fee-free per product for the first year!

eSellerate Releases Subscription-Based Licensing Options

Posted in eSellerate on the August 28th, 2007

For software publishers wanting to provide their customers with alternatives to paying a lump sum for products and services, eSellerate now offers a full-featured subscriptions model. This major new, end-to-end addition to the eSellerate suite of technologies is designed to complement and work seamlessly with our existing sales options, including Custom Layouts, Embedded Web Stores, Product Activation and Native Currency Pricing.

Some advantages of using eSellerate’s new subscription-based licensing include:

It is an emerging business model and a competitive offering for licensing and purchasing.
It can be an advantage over competitors that offer one-time payments only.
It provides end users with another option to pay for a product, so they have a better chance of finding an option that fits their needs.
It provides a … (more…)

eSellerate Announces Affiliate Program Update and Other New Features

Posted in eSellerate on the June 19th, 2007

eSellerate announces the immediate availability of an update that includes the following features:

Major enhancements for the eSellerate Affiliate program: Hosted eST, Affiliate Landing Pages & Hosted eST Tracking report
Shopping cart preservation
Support for editing coupons after you activate them
Three additional ways to access _Custom.Data variables collected in Custom Layouts

These features have been available in limited release, and now are available to all publishers using eSellerate.

Hosted eST

The new Hosted eST option enables affiliates to provide eST trial versions of your products without having to host the downloads themselves. This differs from standard eST, which requires affiliates to host the downloads and keep them up to date.

With Hosted eST, the affiliate provides a link on its web site that allows customers to download … (more…)

eSellerate SDK Support for Windows Vista

Posted in eSellerate on the June 5th, 2007

With Windows Vista appearing on more and more desktops as consumers and enterprises migrate to the new operating system, we would like to remind you that the following eSellerate SDK options now provide Vista compatibility:

eSellerate libraries for Windows
eSellerate ActiveX control
eWeb libraries for Windows
eWeb ActiveX control

To help ensure that Vista users can make purchases from within your application, we recommend updating your application to integrate with the latest eSellerate SDK, and then re-deploying it. For more information, please see “How to transition to the new SDK” at http://www.esellerate.net/whatsnew/20070329/index.htm.

eSellerate Updates the Embedded Web Store SDK for Windows

Posted in eSellerate on the May 1st, 2007

eSellerate has released a new Embedded Web Store SDK for Windows that supports recent enhancements to its anti-piracy technology, eSellerate Product Activation. The new SDK is version 3.6.5, and it includes updates to the following Embedded Web Store options:

eWeb libraries for Windows
eWeb ActiveX control

Changes to the SDK for this release include:

Support for all product activation enhancements released on March 29
Windows Vista compatibility
Updated demo applications and code samples for C++, Visual Basic and Delphi

To download the new SDK, you can use either of these links: Active Installer or Normal Installer

Please see http://www.esellerate.net/whatsnew/20070329/index.htm for information on the following topics:

New SDK functions for product activation
How to transition to the new SDK
Release notes

Detailed descriptions of all the Embedded Web Store SDKs are … (more…)

eSellerate Phone/Fax Order Numbers Changing May 1

Posted in eSellerate on the April 11th, 2007

The numbers for placing phone or fax orders through eSellerate will change beginning Tuesday, May 1. If you use eSellerate and display these numbers anywhere on your web site, you will need to update them prior to May 1. Otherwise, no action is required on your part, as eSellerate will be updating the web pages that display when your customers choose the phone or fax order options.

The new order numbers are:

Phone orders: 952-908-4090 (United States) or +1 952-908-4090 (International)
Fax orders: 952-908-4092 (United States) or +1 952-908-4092 (International)

For a few weeks following the changeover, the old phone order line will provide a message that instructs callers to use the new number.

If you’re not yet using eSellerate’s phone/fax service, you may want to … (more…)

New Features of SWREG

Posted in SWREG on the March 30th, 2007

SWREG has just released a new improved subscription system. It is more robust efficient system. Please reference the help doc: https://usd.swreg.org/services_setup_recurtrans.htm.

SWREG also changed how test orders are processed by request. They now follow the exact same path of a live order. All test order numbers will contain a “T” at the beginning of the order number and you must pass a TestOrder=1 variable in the URL string.

Example: https://usd.swreg.org/cgi-bin/s.cgi?s=43387&p=433871&v=0&d=0&q=1&t=TestOrder=1&t=

This addition allows you to test the entire process from your site to order completion. The system verifies you have logged into your SWREG store via a cookie and that the browser is still open on your system allowing you to test.

The help doc is here: https://usd.swreg.org/services_setup_testorder.htm

eSellerate Releases Product Activation Enhancements

Posted in eSellerate on the March 30th, 2007

eSellerate today released major enhancements to its anti-piracy technology, eSellerate Product Activation. The update offers software developers these advantages:

License management/product deactivation - customers may be given the ability to deactivate your application on one machine and reactivate it on another
Improved security - stronger encryption and advanced activation restrictions by country and geo-IP locations
Enhanced activation capabilities - allows for more flexibility and creativity when using product activation for your applications
Date-stamped verification - lets your application periodically check for legal registration of your products

Enhancements to the eSellerate Sales Manager for this release include:

Activation sets now allow setting country restrictions, and regulating the number of times customers can deactivate products through the new deactivation options.
A new Enhanced setting makes eSellerate Standard Serial Numbers … (more…)

New Changes of SWREG

Posted in SWREG on the March 13th, 2007

Today SWREG released several items:

Implemented some adjustments to SWREG’s fraud system to continue the progress in lowering your chargeback rates. Please be aware it can take 30-60 days to see the results due to the chargeback delay timeframe. SWREG will continue to tweak the system to maximize the performance of the system.
For Advanced Users, the callback and vt parameter functionality to prevent duplicate orders has been fixed. The new information and examples are located at https://usd.swreg.org/services_setup_advanced.htm under “Additional Information.”
Some users were receiving duplicate chargeback emails, and it was fixed.
Orders that were declined by SWREG’s fraud department are now appearing in the correct failed order report. In a couple weeks SWREG will be releasing the option for you to receive … (more…)

SWREG New Admin Panel

Posted in SWREG on the January 11th, 2007

When logging into your store you will see the newly redesigned store page. The “Click here” is gone! It is organized by the different processes and functionality available, and also links to several help pages across the site. The goal was to clean-up the page and make it clearer for new users.

Product Catalog Backup System

This new system is going to a fantastic addition to the great functionality offered by SWREG. It will help minimize the time you spend making changes to your product, especially if you have large or multiple stores!

A few of the great new features:

Ability to save a backup of your product catalog
Ability to download your existing catalog, make changes, and apply those changes to your store. For … (more…)