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ad-supported software

ad-supported software definition - computer

Software that is paid for by advertisers. It is free software that displays banner ads that come from the Web. Like shareware, you can register ad-supported software for a fee, in which case the ads are eliminated making more room for data on screen. See shareware, adserver and Internet advertising.


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Placing the Ads

Conducent's earlier FlexActive software provided the conduit between the source of the ads and their placement in a developer's application, in this case GlobalSCAPE's cuteFTP program. FlexActive kept track of click-throughs and could also cache ads so they could be rotated when the user was not online. (Screen shot courtesy of Conducent, Inc.)






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