New UpdateStar 4 provides updates and maintenance for 259,000 programs

The newly released UpdateStar 4 provides software users with enhanced recognition of available updates and upgrades and a cleaner for more than 259,000 programs to maintain their software setup. Updates and patches for software often fix security issues and other problems. Updates appear almost on a daily basis for a software setup with 60 to 80 programs on a typical PC making it nearly impossible for a PC user to keep up. UpdateStar offers relief and is available as freeware as well as the commercial Premium Edition with additional security advice for program, a cleaner for system maintenance and more. UpdateStar is an important software add-on to every PC user’s security strategy. The UpdateStar community already scrobbles more than 4.5 million user programs for available updates daily.

Berlin, March 20, 2009 – UpdateStar, a leading software information and distribution provider, announces the release of UpdateStar 4. The new version 4 protects software users from security vulnerabilities caused by outdated software. With an average number of 60 to 80 applications on a PC updates and patches are very frequently available. This makes it hard for a user to keep the software setup up-to-date and secure. UpdateStar 4 ends the never-ending search for newly available updates. The enhanced software and version recognition provides the user with update information for more than 259,000 programs as soon as these are available.

Keeps PC software up-to-date

UpdateStar 4 provides the user with software updates available for one’s own software setup. This includes major releases provided by UpdateStar Freeware Edition as well as the numerous minor version upgrades and patches included with the Premium Edition. Many updates are published because of security reasons and newly included features. Either way software updates should be considered important or even critical in case of updates made available by the publishers for security reasons. UpdateStar Premium additionally offers security advice allowing for an identification of important software updates. Both UpdateStar Freeware Edition and Premium Edition make the software life of software users considerably easier and more secure.

Integrated registry cleaner

Over time the Windows registry accumulates traces of software products which do not properly uninstall. UpdateStar Premium now also includes a tool to clean the Registry from superfluous and faulty software entries which are often the result of incompletely uninstalled software. This way UpdateStar keeps a PC not only up-to-date, but also clean from software left-overs in the Windows registry.

Exports the software setup

UpdateStar Premium allows users to export their complete software setup for backup and migration purposes. The export can include all or only selected programs together with individual notes, for example license information for each program. This way the user can easily create a backup of the software setup.

Important features at a glance
+ Optimizes security by keeping software up-to-date
+ Provides minor and major updates
+ Export and backup of the software setups
+ Simplifies software management
+ Supports 259,000 software programs
+ Integrated registry cleaner
+ Provides secure and free downloads
+ Uses secure crowdsourcing approach for database maintenance

Prices and trials

UpdateStar 4 comes in two flavors, a Freeware Edition providing basic update features and a commercial Premium Edition with advanced features. The recommended retail price for UpdateStar Premium (1 year license) is US$ 29.95 (2 years license US$ 39.95). A volume licensing program is available for corporate users. UpdateStar runs with Windows XP and Vista. Trial downloads are available from the UpdateStar website at http://www.updatestar.com. The website also contains tips and tricks for using the program.

UpdateStar is the #1 source for complete software information and makes the life of every computer user easier. The UpdateStar software search engine, the UpdateStar Freeware Edition and Premium Edition provide millions of users with a free world-class service by keeping a PC's software up-to-date, increasing a user's security and productivity. UpdateStar currently provides users with program update information for 4.5 million installations daily and attracted over a million users already. Our worldwide community helps maintain the UpdateStar database, and the positive feedback we receive each day shows just how impressed users are with the UpdateStar concept. UpdateStar provides users with valuable product information and optimal licensing offers for shareware and commercial products. UpdateStar cooperates with hundreds of software manufacturers and e-commerce partners.

Frank Alperstaedt
UpdateStar GmbH, Am Borsigturm 50, 4th Floor, 13507 Berlin, Germany
+49 30 4303 4350 main
+49 30 4303 4398 fax
frank.alperstaedt@updatestar.com
Skype: frank.alperstaedt

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