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Tucows Software Libraries
Tucows offers Internet users from around the globe the most useful, comprehensive, and
thoughtfully assembled software libraries, reviews, and news in the world!
Tucows currently hosts over 30,000 software titles - all tested, rated and reviewed by our own
editorial staff of software experts.
Established in 1993, Tucows earned its name early on for being the first to provide software on a
“freeware” or “shareware” basis, now offering over 30,000 software titles through its network of
more than 1000 partner sites globally, providing users with fast, local downloads.
All titles are available for a free trial in accordance with Tucows' "try and buy"
philosophy.
Downloads are available for the Windows, Macintosh, Linux, and PDA operating systems. Download
categories include Office, HTML, Java, Children's, Games and Desktop Themes.
Why be a Content Partner?
Companies around the world are beginning to realize the importance of extending the range of services offered to their clients. Premium content from Tucows responds to that need and allows our partners to generate additional advertising revenue from increased site traffic.
Why choose Tucows?
Here is a list of advantages:
- Domain name integration with your own service
- Above the fold prime advertising exposure on the site.
- Virus-testing of all software before available for download
- Value add for your site
- Create site "stickyness"
- Proven track record
- Tucows has been a leader in content quality and distribution reach since 1994
- Bandwidth savings & fast downloads
- Our data is mirrored to your site, saving you bandwidth and giving your customers fast downloads.
Recreate the Tucows success with your own brand (some statistics from our main site):
- 100 Million page views/month
- 6 Million downloads/month
- 6.5 Million unique visitors/month
- 50% of users visit our site at least once a week
- 41% of users spend between 15 and 30 minutes on the site per session
- Wide selection
- More than 30,000 software titles in clearly organized categories
- Virus-testing of all software before being made available for download
- Respected "5 Cow" review system
Draws an attractive audience (US Data):
- 53% are aged 25-44
- 66% have gone through post-secondary education
- Average household income is US$ 56,000
(demographics from Tucows Visitor Profile Study, Winter 2000)
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Technical Specifications
Requirements
- No Windows mirrors. (Why? See our FAQ .)
- The mirror must exist on a publicly accessible web server (no private mirrors please).
- You should have a domain name for your mirror, and the ability to manage the DNS for that domain.
- You should have control over the configuration files for your web server (e.g. httpd.conf for Apache).
- You should meet the minimum hardware, disk space, and bandwidth requirements as listed below.
These are the minimum requirements to host a mirror:
| Mirror |
Processor |
Memory |
Operating System |
Bandwidth |
Hard Drive |
| Windows |
Pentium 133 |
64 MB Ram |
UNIX 0/S |
T1 or E1 |
40 GB Drive |
| Linux |
Pentium 133 |
64 MB Ram |
UNIX 0/S |
T1 / E1 |
20 GB Drive |
| Mac |
Pentium 133 |
64 MB Ram |
UNIX 0/S |
T1 / E1 |
20 GB Drive |
| PDA |
Pentium 133 |
64 MB Ram |
UNIX 0/S |
T1 / E1 |
10 GB Drive |
| Games |
Pentium 133 |
64 MB Ram |
UNIX 0/S |
T1 / E1 |
20 GB Drive |
| Themes |
Pentium 133 |
64 MB Ram |
UNIX 0/S |
T1 / E1 |
20 GB Drive |
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e-mail us.
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