While numerous companies used this year’s Systems to dispose of their newest developments, usedSoft made a well-tried product a best seller: Windows XP. „Contrary to Vista, XP is technically mature.“, explains Peter Schneider, Managing Director of usedSoft. „The system software has been placed on the market for many years, has been tried and tested in practice by millions of users and will meet the requirements which are expected from a modern system software for the next few years.“ The system stability is particularly appreciated by companies: „This year, there is a drastically increased demand for XP-licences“, reports Schneider.

Many visitors of the fair did not only take the opportunity to get more information about the second-hand market for software at the Systems, but also made good bargains at the fair: „This morning we were approached by a small customer here at the Systems who offered us 370 Windows NT“, stated Peter Schneider during an interview with the Deutsche Welle. „We bought them,and we sold him 420 Windows XP Professional at the same time. To buy and sell is our business.“ Please listen to and find here the Deutsche Welle’s complete contribution about the Systems and the market for used software.

The SAT.1 "Bayern Journal" also reports on the trends of the IT-fair and clearly considers used software to be on the march: Instead of buying new licences, more and more companies become aware of used licences as being a most interesting alternative. Please find here the complete report.

Buying and selling: When buying licences, you may offer your old licences in part exchange.		A motto which was adopted by many visitors of the fair.

During the largest trade fair for IT and communication in Switzerland, the Orbit-iEX, Swiss companies were given an opportunity on the scene to extensively gather information about the use of used software for the very first time. The resonance of the visitors of the fair were positive without exception: „Switzerland is one of our most important sales markets“, Peter Schneider, Managing Director of usedSoft, is explaining. „The number of companies within this country which decide to make use of used software is continuously growing.“

The visistors are not only attracted by the favourable software prices and the saving potential of up to 55 percent. An unusual advertising banner of the company usedSoft was in everybody’s mouth at the fair as well. The visitors were welcomed by means of a XXXL-sized shopping bag posted directly next to the entrance which was saying: „Expensive software will not fit into this bag“ – a slogan which was taken seriously by many visitors of the fair after having visited the stand of the company usedSoft .

If you want to buy a lot, you need a large bag.