| 摘要 |
<p>A sofware brokering method and framework (10) are presented. The software brokering method (10) includes a step of establishing a use-based pricing scheme for a set of software modules that are utilized at a customer's site (12). By pricing software according to its use rather than a set fee, flexib le pricing is facilitated for meeting the broad spectrum of customers needs. Th e software modules are distributed to customers. The software modules are preferably downloaded from an e-commerce site (16), but may also be mailed o r distributed from conventional retail outlets. Use of the software at a customer's site (12) is monitored by processes integrated into the deploymen t and execution components of a software module integration platform (14) residing at the customer's site. Customers are charged based upon their actu al use of the software modules, as registered by the software module integratio n platform, in view of the software pricing scheme established for the downloaded software modules. In a preferred embodiment, the software modules are distributed and monitored through an e-commerce site.</p> |
