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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…)

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…)

eSellerate Releases E-Commerce Web Services

Posted in eSellerate on the January 8th, 2007

eSellerate today released the newest addition to its suite of e-commerce technologies, eSellerate E-commerce Web Services. You can use these services to take complete control over the look and feel of the e-commerce process. This cutting-edge technology provides a new and exciting way to have complete ownership of your customer’s purchase experience.

Advantages of eSellerate E-commerce Web Services include:

Standards-based - sales solution built as a set of XML SOAP Web Services
Complete UI control - as the developer of the application, you have complete control of the user interface/purchase experience
Development environment openness - the e-commerce web services may be utilized in any environment that supports web services, such as Cocoa, Java and .NET
Direct registration submission - registration information is passed directly into … (more…)

eSellerate Releases Embedded Web Store For REALbasic

Posted in eSellerate on the November 16th, 2006

eSellerate announces the immediate availability of the next-generation in-application technology, the Embedded Web Store (EWS) as eSellerate’s Universal (universal binary) sales solution for REALbasic applications.

As the pioneer of in-application sales solutions, these tools become an industry standard that provides the most powerful and flexible way to sell your products as well as establish a continuous lifecycle with your customers.

The Embedded Web Store empowers the developer to add all of the features of eSellerate’s Custom Web Store right into your applications. A simple call from within the software launches a familiar web-based interface taking your customers through an online sales process that is more recognizable to them. Upon completion of the purchase, serial number information can then be passed directly back … (more…)

Digital Locker with eSellerate

Posted in eSellerate on the September 8th, 2006

With a brand new look and feel, Microsoft has re-launched Windows Marketplace and their new Digital Locker sales service. Your product might be eligible for premiere placement on the Windows Marketplace network! If you are participating in the eSellerate/Microsoft offering and have a successful product that has a new version release or fits an up-and-coming niche, please contact eSellerate for consideration at channels at esellerate.net.

Windows Marketplace is the first phase of the Microsoft offering. Products added to this channel will also be part of the offering through the Vista interface in the near future. If you haven’t yet, please take this opportunity to submit all of your Windows applications through eSellerate into digital locker. The more products you make … (more…)

eSellerate Updates the Embedded Web Store SDK for Macintosh

Posted in eSellerate on the August 10th, 2006

eSellerate today released a new Embedded Web Store SDK for Macintosh. The updated SDK is version 1.0.1.31, and it includes the following enhancements and bug fixes:

Event handling for the eSellerate Embedded Web Store Engine (EWSMac.framework) is now more robust.
An issue with the SDK returning an invalid result (E_SDK_ENGINE_NOT_INSTALLED) for the eWeb_InstallFromPath function is fixed.
Changes were made to prevent the engine from appearing in the Trash as a recovered file.
The askToConnect parameter is now available for use with the eWeb_ActivateSerialNumber function. This parameter controls whether a dialog is displayed asking the user for permission to connect to the Internet when no active connection is found. Previous SDK versions included the parameter with eWeb_ActivateSerialNumber, but reserved it for future use.
To help customers … (more…)