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The CEO of Microsoft, Steve Ballmer, has predicted that "in three to four years, with broadband connection everywhere, the notion of software as a packaged product will disappear," Software companies, in their continual need to expand their access to customers, are increasingly utilizing the Internet for demonstrations, trials and ultimate delivery of their software. The only method being used at this time is downloading. The disadvantages of this approach include:
	Potential users dislike downloading and installing a software program for trial.
	Sixty percent of software downloads end in failure, according to market research.
	Publishers are unable to offer options to lease, subscribe, or pay per use.
Z!Stream allows users to try a full version of a software package from the publisher's web site without downloading and installing the application onto his/her local hard disk. As a result, Z!Stream eliminates the high costs of mailing trial software CDs. This real-time, on-demand access vastly increases the willingness of customers to try new software, improving the effectiveness of marketing campaigns and ultimately increasing sales. Z!Stream ensures secure delivery through encrypted application streaming and prevents piracy by not installing applications onto a prospect's hard drive. And Z!Stream supports broadband connections, making it accessible to the widest possible marketplace. Z!Stream also offers valuable product feedback for publishers by tracking the executables that are downloaded through the trial, providing a record of how users interact with a software package. And Z!Stream contains a powerful billing feature, which enables publishers to offer software on a subscription or rental basis. A highly scalable solution, Z!Stream can meet the demands of hundreds of thousands of subscribers.


LEARN - Z!Learn can help introduce your product to your prospective customers before purchase. This online learning tool can also help your customer become more familiar with the full capabilities of your software at each step of the purchase consideration process.
	Key Features
	Complete, networked multimedia online learning tool.
	Synchronized video-on-demand, Internet Protocol, and Video Indexing.
	Graphic intensive multimedia content support.
	Easy to use tools to help create learning materials rapidly.
	Benefits
	Engages the user through interactivity.
	Enhances the learning experience with interactive multimedia presentations.
	Helps the user become fluent in utilizing application tools.
TRY - Z!Stream The simple and elegant alternative to downloading that delivers software applications on-demand over the Web in seconds, not minutes or hours. Z!Stream offers hands-on experience with the product and helps convert trial users into active users.
	Key Features
	Enhances the delivery of .exe files to client computers as needed with patent-pending distributed virtual paging technology.
	Eliminates downloading, file sharing, rebooting, player installation, and emulation.
	Supports broadband connections.
	Ensures the scalability of software distribution in multi-tier server environments with client-run applications.
	Prevents piracy by not installing applications onto the client's hard drive.
	Ensures secure delivery with encrypted application streaming.
	Tracks the usage of applications.
	Offers flexible billing features.
	Enables the software developer to upload most software effortlessly with auto-encoding technology.
	Benefits
	Lowers the barrier to purchase by allowing the user to try software.
	Expands your revenue sources with subscrition-based sales.
	Increases your knowledge of customer preferences with usage data tracking.
BUY - Z!Stream also helps extend customer reach by facilitating secure software rental and leasing.