Are you a budding programmer who wants to protect the licence of your creation, or just an eager consumer trying to find a secure way of downloading and purchasing software on the Net?

Softwrap is the world's first complete solution for software authors and distributors who wish to securely distribute and sell their software over the Web.

Softwrap protects your product from piracy, allows you to offer free trials and automates the registration, sale and billing of your software over the Net.

HOW IT WORKS

For users

1. Download and install the software.
2. Use it as per the free trial offered.
3. You can then choose to purchase it over the Net or on the phone.
4. Provide your complete registration details.
5. Provide your credit card details.
6. Your credit card is verified in real time over the Net.
7. On successful authorisation, the software is automatically unlocked.
8. Money is transferred from your credit card and paid to the authors.

For authors
1. Download and install Softwrap.
2. Register yourself as an author.
3. Wrap your software with Softwrap
4. Register the software you wish to distribute, supplying: * your author code * your software code * terms of the free trial (if any) * cost of the Software
5. Distribute the wrapped software (via CD, Internet and magazines).
6. Review your sales and registration info on the Softwrap site.
7. Receive your money.

It's that simple!

Softwrap has supplied PC User with a compilation of programs using the Softwrap mode of distribution. Try them out and see how easy it is to register using Softwrap.

For more information, visit the Softwrap Web site at www.softwrap.com.