Title :
Two approaches for pay-per-use software construction
Author :
Ferreira, Lucas C. ; Dahab, Ricardo ; Aragão, Marcus Poggi ; Magalhães, João A P
Author_Institution :
Inst. de Computacao, UNICAMP, Campinas, SP, Brazil
Abstract :
This paper describes two architectures for building pay-per-run software systems: the download-once approach and the dynamic-download approach. These are systems that allow the user to pay for each execution of an application, instead of buying a more expensive user license. This is a new model for software distribution in which developers charge small fees for each execution in order to increase their user market. We detail each component of the architectures and compare both approaches
Keywords :
invoicing; software architecture; tariffs; application execution payment; charging; download-once approach; dynamic-download approach; fees; pay-per-run software systems; pay-per-use software construction; software architectures; software distribution; user licences; user market; Application software; Binary codes; Computer architecture; Costs; Internet; Java; Licenses; Security; Software systems; Spatial databases;
Conference_Titel :
Advanced Issues of E-Commerce and Web-Based Information Systems, 2000. WECWIS 2000. Second International Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Milpitas, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-0610-0
DOI :
10.1109/WECWIS.2000.853874
