What are the principal advantages of using ActivePatch?
ActivePatch can significantly reduce the time and expense of updating files. Because ActivePatch analyzes the differences between two versions of a file, only the data which has changed is needed to update a previous version of a file to the current version. This reduces the amount of time a user must spend updating their software and/or data, as well as the expense of providing the update. Instead of requiring that an updated version of the product be shipped to a customer on CD, updates can be made available directly over the Internet. If a company already distributes updates through the Internet, ActivePatch can significantly reduce the size of those updates. This results in conserving bandwidth, reducing costs, and permits more updates to be quickly distributed to more customers. Updates that are immediately available and require minimal time to download also encourage customers to use the current version of the software. In turn, this improves customer service and reduces the cost
