AceGain LiveUpdate builds a direct connection between a company and its products out in the market. Whether the company is a software vendor, a systems provider, a computer component manufacturer or a peripherals company—AceGain LiveUpdate can help to automate and optimize product updates. AceGain LiveUpdate will automatically detect new patch updates, driver updates or full product updates and automatically download and install them according to user configuration.

AceGain LiveUpdate also allows each client to be individually configured. From the configuration menu, each client can:

• Choose to have all Live Update automatically download and install upon availability

• Automatically download the patch, but allow the user to install the patch manually

• Alert the user that a patch is available and allow the user to download and install the patch at their convenience
• Schedule how often each client will check for new update
• Specify whether to use P2P downloading or dedicated Client-Server downloading

• Many end users just want to maintain a level of control over what is installed on their system. AceGain P2P LiveUpdate Manager can be configured to notify the end user that a new patch is available, and the user can then take control over the downloading and installation process.

AceGain LiveUpdate can be used for any number of applications and industries:

• AceGain LiveUpdate for packaged software vendors
  
  Game publishers, anti-virus companies and more can leverage LiveUpdate for quick, fast patch updates. Vendors can use AceGain LiveUpdate for all of their applications, since LiveUpdate is a general LiveUpdate platform where any application or application module can leverage the same updating technology regardless of which language, protocol or platform the application is based on. Vendors can use LiveUpdate for any of their applications or application modules. Using LiveUpdate, vendors no longer have to spend time and money on creating live updating technology. AceGain LiveUpdate simplifies and automates this formerly costly and complex service.
  
• AceGain LiveUpdate for hardware components and systems vendors
  
  For companies that manufacture and distribute motherboards, chipsets, video cards and other components, managing compatibility with other programs and components can be a logistical nightmare. Using AceGain LiveUpdate, hardware and software companies can completely automate and optimize the entire Live Update process. Companies bundle AceGain LiveUpdate with their products, and tell AceGain when a patch is available. AceGain takes care of the rest.
  
• AceGain LiveUpdate for the enterprise
  
  Within any modern enterprise, there is a constant struggle to keep each PC and server up to date with the latest application and security patch updates. Patch updates keep organizations running like a well-oiled machine. The rise of malicious code and critical security flaws within an IT environment has created a situation where providing Live Updates is a mission critical endeavor.

INCREMENTAL UPDATES

Some patch updates are in the hundreds of megabytes in size. Patches are fast approaching One Gigabyte and beyond. Distributing this to millions of users is simply not economical. AceGain LiveUpdate enables companies to do incremental updates—only updating small parts of an application at a time. For many patches, this is sufficient enough for the job.

ADAPTIVE DRM

The LiveUpdate client is the perfect way to add additional revenue by selling additional titles or MODS to authorized users. The LiveUpdate client can ‘authorize' users' PCs and enable companies to encrypt large MODs or titles and distribute them via ‘micropayments' using our client. Contact AceGain for more information.