ZAPLETS

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ZAPLETS .lets
communicate

• SIDDHARTH TANDON
• JAYANT BANSAL

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WHAT IS A ZAPLET ???

• Internet Communications Technology developed by
  Firedrop
• Transforms email with immense multimedia and
  interactive facilities
• Beta product is out and newer applications are
  emerging using this technology

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WHAT DOES IT DO ??

• Blend of email and home page publishing
• When an email containing a Zaplet is opened
  embedded software in the Zaplet gets updated
  information from Firedrops central server
• Reader of email can see the original
  message(email , text , or image ) and all replies
  in a single screen

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TYPES OF ZAPLETS

• DISCUSSION ZAPLET
• STORY ZAPLET
• SCHEDULE ZAPLET
• POLL ZAPLET SUITE (Hot)
• PICTURE POLL ZAPLET
• E-BUSINESS APPLICATIONS ( Huge opportunity)

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ZAPLET COMPONENTS

• Zaplets use three features of email
  time-shifted communication its targeted
  delivery
• Borrows the commerce , content rich features ,
  dynamic nature of the web
• Marries the above to the immediacy of the IM (
  Instant Messaging)
• Works on email platforms
• Pass in and out of Firedrop Servers

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TECHNOLOGY

• Uses a suite of patented technologies to attain
  convergence of web , email and IM
• Breakthroughs in server base asynchronous
  communictaions and cross-email platform
  technology
• Static content like email is downloaded upon
  initial receipt
• Dynamic content comes from FireDrop Servers which
  refreshes whenever someone opens or responds to
  Zaplet
• Massive Scalable Architecture constructed

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TECHNOLOGY (contd.)

• Requires no plug-ins or downloads
• Delivers lightweight applications to email
  without IT infrastructure
• Best experience to every client because of client
  detection technology
• Fully interactive experience with HTML enabled
  emails

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TECHNOLOGY
USER 1
F I R E D R O P
W E B S I T E
Regular Updates
USER 2
USER n
SERVER
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CHALLENGES FOR ZAPLETS

• Competition from eroom , gizmoz and quicksuite
• Scalability of Server architecture
• Viability as content providers have to pay for
  the service which is free to users

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E-BUSINESS APPLICATIONS

• Immense scope in B2B sector
• Bids can be updated in real time each time the
  user wants to trade
• Very useful in supply chain monitoring
• Very useful for businesses
• Companies might be skeptical of revealing
  internal communication to Firedrop Servers

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To Conclude

• Huge oppurtunity to develop zaplet-based
  applications
• Saviour of email in light of competition from IM
• For more info check out http//zaplet.zaplet.com

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Thank You