The delivery of software over the internet, rather than physically as on a disk or CD-ROM.
A secure communications system that customers use to download and pay for software. This can operate over the Internet or on a direct modem-to-modem connection. ESD systems can let users use software for a trial period before purchasing.
Electronic Software Distribution is a system for selling software over a network, it provides secure communications that customers use to download and pay for software. They can operate over the internet or on a direct modem to modem connection.
Software that can be purchased and downloaded directly from the internet.
Software marketing via the WWW.
n. A means of directly distributing software to users on line over the Internet. Electronic software distribution is analogous to direct-mail ordering. Acronym: ESD.
Electronic Software Distribution (ESD) refers to the practice of allowing users to download software products electronically (and primarily over the Internet) as opposed to receiving physical media. Although not all software vendors discount the prices of electronically distributed software from the price of the physically distributed versions, such a discount is common, as electronic distribution can typically be much less costly for the vendors than its conventional counterpart.
