- VersionTracker
Infobox Website
name = VersionTracker
favicon = VersionTracker Pro.png
caption =
url = http://www.versiontracker.com/
commercial = Yes
type =software update tracker
registration = Optional
owner =
author =
launch date =
current status =
revenue =VersionTracker.com is a website that tracks software releases. It began as a
Mac OS software tracker, eventually expanding intoMac OS X ,iPhone ,Microsoft Windows andPalm OS software.VersionTracker does not host the majority of the software listed -- it merely links to them.
Browsing and searching the database is free. Paid users have access to streamlined download process and the
VersionTracker Pro software application. VersionTracker Pro tracks software versions on the users' computer and compares these versions to VersionTracker's database.Competitors
It competes against driver/program update sniffers
DriverAgent.com ,RadarSync ,PC Pitstop ,UpdateStar ,driverguide.com ,drivershq.com , [http://www.kcsoftwares.com/?sumo SUMo] , and to some degree withDownload.com ,Softpedia ,Tucows , and other file download sites, as well asMacUpdate for Macintosh software updates.GnomeFiles andFreshmeat are similar sites that cater to theopen source andLinux communities, although most software for these platforms is automatically kept up to date by apackage management system .History
In August 2007, VersionTracker and sister sites
MacFixIt andiPhone Atlas becameCNET sites. [ [http://www.versiontracker.com/vtblog/?q=node/62 VersionTracker joins the CNET family - The VersionTracker Blog, August 29, 2007] ] . CNET's Download.com promotes Version Tracker heavily on its website, through ads and following file downloads, although without specifically referencing its ownership ofCNET .In June 2008, VersionTracker migrated all user accounts to CNET's account system. This migration disabled many paid VersionTracker users' accounts, requiring users to contact support in order to have their accounts repaired.
References
External links
* [http://www.versiontracker.com/ VersionTracker.com]
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