5. ShareWare
• Shareware (also termed trialware or
demoware) is proprietary software that is
provided to users without payment on a trial
basis and is often limited by any combination of
functionality, availability (it may be functional for
a limited time period only), or convenience (the
software may present a dialog at startup or
during usage, reminding the user to purchase it;
"nagging dialogs"). Shareware is often offered
as a download from an Internet website or as a
compact disc included with a periodical such as
a newspaper or magazine
6. Examples
• Wage Calculator ExcelWage Calculator Excel
Waiter Restaurant Management SoftwareWaiter Restaurant Management Software
Wallpaper Master ProWallpaper Master Pro
Wall Photo MakerWall Photo Maker
Wall Street RaiderWall Street Raider
WanSpyWanSpy
WAPT - load and stress testing toolWAPT - load and stress testing tool
WarperWarper
Watchdog - O - MaticWatchdog - O - Matic
7. Freeware
• Freeware (portmanteau of "free" and "software") is
software that is available for use at no cost or for an
optional fee,[1]
but usually with one or more restricted
usage rights.[2][3][4]
Freeware is in contrast to
commercial software, which is typically sold for profit, but
might be distributed for a business or commercial
purpose in the aim to expand the marketshare of a
"premium" product. According to the
Free Software Foundation, "freeware" is a loosely
defined category and it has no clear accepted definition,
although FSF says it must be distinguished from
free software (libre).[4]
Popular examples of closed-source
freeware include Adobe reader and Skype.
8. Public domain Software
• Public domain software is software that
has been placed in the public domain, in
other words there is absolutely no
ownership such as copyright, trademark,
or patent.
• GameSWF
• Qmail
9. Application Software Categories
• Business Software
– To assist in routine business activities
– Examples
• Word processing (MS Word, Apple Pages, Corel
Wordperfect)
• Databases (MS Access, Oracle, MySQL)
• Presentation (MS Powerpoint, Corel Presentations)
• Personal information manager (MS Outlook, IBM Organizer)
• Project management software (MS Project etc)
• Enterprise computing software
10. Application Software Categories
(continued)
• Graphics and multimedia software
– Specially designed for a particular field of
work.
– Examples
• Computer Aided Design (CAD)
• Desktop Publishing software
• Image editing software
• Video and Audio editing software
• Web designing software etc
11. Application Software Categories
(continued)
• Software for home, personal and
educational use
– Examples
• Budgeting
• Image and video editing
• Travel and mapping software
• Entertainment software
• Home décor
12. Application Software Categories
(continued)
• Application software for Communication
– Some communication software are included in system
software category, others are there to assist users in
communication
– Examples
• Browsers
• Email
• Instant messaging
• Chat
• FTP softwares
• VOIP
• Video conferencing
13. Web 2.0
• The websites offering web-based software
are referred to as Web 2.0
– More and more software are now available
online
– Examples
• Maps
• Documents, spreadsheets etc
• Online media players, picture viewers
14. Web 2.0
• A Web 2.0 site may allow users to interact
and collaborate with each other in a
social media dialogue as creators of
user-generated content in a
virtual community, in contrast to websites
where people are limited to the passive
viewing of content. Examples of Web 2.0
include social networking sites, blogs,
wikis, video sharing sites, hosted services,
web applications, mashups and
[3]
16. Application Service Providers
• ASP is a third-party organisation that manages
and distributes software and services on the
web.
1. Enterprise ASP – customised high end business
applications like finance and database
2. Local ASP – software applications specific to a
geographical region, e.g. Google Street
3. Specialist ASP – application to meet specific
business needs, e.g. Emailing, recruitment ?
4. Vertical market ASP – for a particular industry like
health, retail etc
5. Volume Business ASP – prepackaged applications
for businesses, e.g. accounting
17. Learning and supporting tools for
Application Software
• Tools to help us in using the application software
– Online Help
• Electronic equivalent of user manual integrated in the
program
– Web-based Help
• Updates, add-ons available on internet
– Templates
• Files containing necessary formatting for a specific task
– Web-based Training
• Distance Learning E Learning Web based Learning
• Web-based courses for particular application software
18. Summary
• Different forms of Application software
– Packaged, web-based, open source etc
• Categories of Application software
– Business, Graphics/multimedia,
home/personal, communication
• Web 2.0
• ASP
• Supporting tools
