BNET Business Dictionary
Business Definition for: Freeware
- free software programs
Wiktionary Definition for: Freeware
- # cattag Computing : Complete and functional software that does not require payment or other compensation (such as nags or advertising) for its use. Freeware is a proprietary license with no access to the source code.
Additional Resources
- Companies may get more than they bargained for with freeware and shareware, warns Websense Inc.; Freeware and shareware sites on the web jump more than 300 percent in 2001.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-22 February 2002-Websense: Companies may get more than they bargained for with freeware and shareware, warns Websense Inc.; Freeware and shareware sites on the web jump more than 300 percent in 2001 C1994-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:22022002 ...
- Research articles 2002-02-22
- Five Freeware Gems I Use Every Day
- Five Freeware Gems I Use Every DayScreenshot appFor quick screenshots, I install MWSnap (http://www.mirekw.com/winfreeware/mwsnap.html). It's free, and hasn't been updated since 2002, but I've never run into an issue with it and I've used it since 2004 or so. It's got a very small footprint and loads fast. It doesn't...
- Discussion threads 2008-05-01
- Five Freeware Gems I Can't Live Without
- A few months ago I listed five freeware gems I use every day. Today I've got five more, and while I don't use all of them on a daily basis, I definitely can't live without them. CrossLoop For remote access to another PC, there's nothing easier than...
- Blog posts 2008-09-05
- Freeware Security Tools You Need
- This is a presentation for freeware security tools you need.
- Presentations
- Five Freeware Gems I Use Every Day
- Whenever I migrate to a new PC it happens more often than you might think, I immediately install the following five programs. I can't live without them, and neither should you. Copernic Desktop Search  I don't know why desktop-search utilities have all but vanished, but thank goodness Copernic...
- Blog posts 2008-04-30
- StillSecure(R) Builds on Momentum for Freeware IDS/IPS Solution
- StillSecure, provider of an award-winning, integrated suite of enterprise network security solutions, today announced that StillSecure Strata Guard Free, the company's freeware IDS/IPS, is available as a VMware virtual appliance for Windows environments. Now, end users can access the pre-built, pre-configured and ready-to-run version of Strata Guard Free using either...
- Research articles 2006-05-31
- Diskeeper Releases New Freeware for Administrators Looking to Improve Performance
- Diskeeper Corporation® has announced the release of the latest version of Disk Performance Analyzer for NetworksTM DPAN, a freeware application which allows administrators to closely monitor the affects of fragmentation across a network.
- Research articles 2008-02-07
- Veeam Software Releases New Version of Popular FastSCP Freeware for VMware ESX
- Veeam Software, award-winning provider of systems management tools for VMware ESX Server environments, today announced that its popular FastSCP file management freeware for VMware environments has been downloaded more than 30,000 times. To mark the milestone, Veeam also introduced a new version of...
- Research articles 2008-04-09
- IObit Defrags Microsoft's Windows Vista with Technically Savvy and Alternative Freeware
- IObit SmartDefrag Is a Novel Freeware to True Defragmentation for Windows Vista
- Research articles 2007-03-12
- Get Free BlackBerry Software from BlackBerry Freeware Directory
- Surprisingly few people know that it's possible to install third-party software on a BlackBerry. Fewer still know that some of that software is available free of charge. BlackBerry Freeware Directory catalogs a small but growing assortment of free BlackBerry programs. The directory is divided into categories like...
- Blog posts 2008-08-15
- Top Five Freeware PC Games: For The Low Budget Gamer
- Let's face it: PC games are expensive. Not only are the games themselves quite pricey but it can be difficult to afford the hardware upgrades necessary to run the latest releases. Though freeware games may not have the best graphics or latest features, they're great for the PC gamer a...
- White papers 2007-07-30
- Five Freeware Gems I Can't Live Without
- Five Freeware Gems I Can't Live WithoutThank You from CrossLoop!Rick - this is SOOOO exciting and inspirational for small business like us!!A HUGE thank you from all of us here at CrossLoop - if you have any questions at anytime please feel free to email me at anytime at mrinal...
- Discussion threads 2008-09-05
- The Top Freeware of 2008
- It's time to seriously rethink the old adage about free lunches. I mean, 10 punches on my China Queen card and my next visit to the buffet is free. But even better than that, today's SMBs can operate without spending a penny on software, as evidenced by...
- Blog posts 2008-12-29
- MakeMusic! Releases Finale NotePad 2005; Downloadable Freeware Music Notation Software Offers New Features and Support for Files Created in Finale 2005
- MINNEAPOLIS -- MakeMusic!R Inc. (Nasdaq:MMUS) announced today the release of Finale NotePadR 2005, the latest version of the popular freeware. Based on their award-winning FinaleR music notation software, NotePad allows users of both WindowsR and MacintoshR OS X computers to create, play back, and print out sheet music. Downloads are...
- Research articles 2004-09-20
- Enterprise Planning Systems hits 1995 APICS show with new "FREEWARE" Windows product
- CHICAGO and OTTAWA--BUSINESS WIRE--Oct. 13, 1995--Enterprise Planning Systems, Inc. will announce a new Windows-based simulation product for manufacturers at the 39th Annual APICS International Conference on October 24th in Orlando, Florida. To complement the product, a new "freeware" distribution model has been adopted by the firm. Also, the...
- Research articles 1995-10-13
- Free Software for Videographers
- Video production is rapidly becoming a part of mainstream business, whether you're shooting how-to videos for clients, video blogging for your site, or actually making movies for a living. Of course, all this stuff requires a small fortune in video hardware and software. Well, maybe not software: Free Geekery catalogs...
- Blog posts 2007-07-11
- Do More with Your USB Flash Drive
- Using your USB flash drive for mere data storage is like using your Ferrari for trips to the grocery store. The little guy can do so much more, as evidenced by the whopping 55 portable programs rounded up by Free Geekery. Every one of them is designed to run from...
- Blog posts 2007-06-19
- Uninstall Windows Apps with Ease with Revo Uninstaller
- How to put this kindly... Windows' built-in uninstaller sucks. It's slow. It's buried in the Control Panel. It doesn't always remove all traces of the program. Oh, and let's not forget that sometimes it flat out refuses to remove entries at all.  That's why I'm a huge fan...
- Blog posts 2008-05-07
- Create Adobe Illustrator-Style Vector Graphics with Free Creative Docs .NET (Windows)
- Regular Business Hacks readers know that the go-to freeware for Adobe Photoshop-style image editing is Paint.NET. What you may not know is that there's also a freeware application that can take the place of Adobe Illustrator: Creative Docs .NET. Available for Windows only,...
- Blog posts 2008-07-22
- HMI tools for Palm[TM] handhelds.(Communication Devices)
- Human-Machine-Interface HMI tools for Palm handhelds are freeware that enable communication between operator terminals and Palm handhelds. They allow Palm handhelds to hold system programs and project files for operator terminals. Files stored in t Human-Machine-Interface HMI tools for Palm handhelds are freeware that enable...
- Research articles 2003-10-01
