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UpdateStar 2.0 provides software updates and software ratings |
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March 26, 2008 |
Following on from the fast and furious start of the freeware project UpdateStar at the end of last year, the company exono from Berlin, Germany has come up with the new version 2.0. Version 2.0 comes with improved software and software version recognition. Many details including the user interface have also been adapted in accordance with the wishes of many users. UpdateStar runs entirely in the background and informs users when new updates are available for their programs. Thus a user’s PC software is kept constantly up-to-date. Users can download UpdateStar free of charge and in doing so make their software lives substantially easier in the future.
Right now, users of UpdateStar are monitoring the up-to-date status of around 2 million installed programs daily. More than 200,000 users joined up in the first quarter of 2008, making UpdateStar, with its comprehensive software database, the main source of up-to-date software information for many users.
The extensive UpdateStar product database knows every software program installed on the machine and provides the appropriate program information. Users can individually configure UpdateStar and select the programs they would like to receive update information on. With help from the users themselves, the UpdateStar team updates the database daily and constantly optimizes the quality of the results generated.
"It has become apparent that a large number of users wish to be actively involved in keeping the UpdateStar database constantly up-to-date“, said Frank Alperstädt, joint initiator of the UpdateStar project. “Every update is first approved by our team before being cleared to be included in the database."
Your opinion counts: users submit software ratings
In the new version, users can anonymously rate their installed software from within the UpdateStar program. The average rating of a software program is now included with all other program information delivered to all users by UpdateStar. Frank Alperstädt: "With the newly available software rating function, we have once again placed great emphasis on ease of use and maximum benefit to the user." Users can make their own contribution to the UpdateStar community by rating the software they use, which in turn counts toward the total rating given to the respective programs.
Most important features at a glance:
+ Freeware keeps PC software bang up-to-date
+ Protects against outdated Software
+ Delivers information on the entire software setup
+ Simplifies software management
+ Supports 80,000 software programs
+ Lets users rate software
With UpdateStar, keeping software up-to date is child's play. UpdateStar is Freeware, runs under Windows XP/Vista/2000 and is available by download from the UpdateStar website at http://www.updatestar.com. The website also contains tips and tricks for using the program.
About UpdateStar
UpdateStar is a project by exono from Berlin, Germany. The aim of the project is to make the life of every computer user easier. UpdateStar offers an outstanding service from which every user can profit, every single day. Our worldwide community helps maintain the UpdateStar database, and the positive feedback we receive each day shows just how impressed users are with the UpdateStar concept. UpdateStar provides users with valuable product information and optimal licensing offers for shareware and commercial products. UpdateStar cooperates with hundreds of software manufacturers and e-commerce partners. Partners in the media, such as the press and download portals, can join the UpdateStar partner program and distribute their own partner version of UpdateStar to their readers and customers. Further information on the UpdateStar partner program can be found at http://www.updatestar.com/en/partner/.
Press Contact
Frank Alperstaedt
exono GmbH, Am Borsigturm 48, D-13507 Berlin, Germany
Tel.: +49 (0)30 4303 4380, Fax: +49 (0)30 4303 4398
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Summary
Keeping their PC software constantly updated is a never-ending Sisyphean task for most users. The UpdateStar project promises to help. The Freeware works silently in the background and delivers Update information for a users entire software profile.
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