Go!Zilla

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Go!Zilla
Developed by Headlight Software
Latest release v5.02
OS Windows
Platform PC
Genre Download Manager
License Shareware
Website http://gozilla.com/

Go!Zilla is a proprietary download manager originally developed by Radiate in 1995 for use on Windows. It is shareware and its previous ad supported version drew controversy among users and privacy advocates. Upon being acquired by a Headlight Software in 2008, the ad-supported versions were discontinued and the software now offers a free limited trial.

Go!Zilla was one of many download managers, also called download accelerators,[1] was especially useful when Dial-up internet access was more common and it wasn't as fast or easy to download software and it permitted users to resume partial downloads.[2] It allowed people to schedule downloads for a convenient time, including while they were away from the computer[3] and was credited with allowing companies to provide a parallel distribution system for their products.[4] In July 2000 the software won PC Magazine's ZDNet's Seventh Annual Shareware Award for Best Utility and was estimated to be used by ten million people at that time.[5]

In January 2008, Go!Zilla was acquired by Headlight Software, and Go!Zilla 5 was the first version released with all new source code and without the bundled adware, which had caused some controversy[6][7] despite notifying users that adware was bundled.[8]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Speed up Your Internet Connection. Australian PC World (2001-12). Retrieved on 2008-05-21.
  2. ^ Kyle MacRae (2004-04-20). Supersonic Dial-up Web Access - Part 2. Computing. Retrieved on 2008-05-21.
  3. ^ Paula Schleis (1999-11-01). Go!Zilla Can Attack Task of Downloading Programs. Akron Beacon Journal. Retrieved on 2008-05-21.
  4. ^ Michael Brock, Andrzej Goscinski. "A Parallel Download Protocol for Internet-based Distributed Systems". Grid and Service Oriented Architecture Research Group. 
  5. ^ ZDNet Names Radiate's Go!Zilla No. 1 Software Utility. PR Newswire (2000-07-18). Retrieved on 2008-05-21.
  6. ^ Go!Zilla 5 - A New Start. Headlight Software (2008-01). Retrieved on 2008-05-21.
  7. ^ Ronald L. Ropp (2004-02). "I Know What Your Browser Did Last Night". GIAC Security Essentials Certification. 
  8. ^ Download Deathmatch. ZDNet (2001-09-25). Retrieved on 2008-05-21.

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