In fact, they've already made a bit of progress on that front, as Mann mentioned to me that the company is preparing to launch what he calls "coupon bundle" functionality for the service.
Large enterprises will continue following a best-of-breed strategy for things like firewalls and opt to bundle that functionality into their SD-WAN purchase.
Revenue-wise, Invideous is the first to concede that its new social offering isn't as potentially money spinning as its pay-per-view platform – it's free for publishers to use – but since both functionality comes bundled, it could work as a great marketing tool or value add-on for the latter.
A ConfiguredService is a structure that bundles together service functionality, service contract, and provision context.
This functionality is then bundled in a package that's easy to park and maneuver around tight cityscapes.
The main reason is that instead of distributing business logic over several backend servers, more functionality can be bundled into the client application, reducing the need for logic that orchestrates distributed operations.
Virtually no one would have complained had Microsoft bundled a browser interface with the limited functionality of Notepad, Calculator and Wordpad.
This is done by using the Session Announcement Protocol (SAP, [36]) functionality of the mini-SAP server bundled with the VLC software.
Hence, we introduced the concept ConfiguredService, which is a structure in which service functionality, service contract, and service provision context are bundled together.
The controllers could be bundled with PCs and notebooks to radically enhance the experience and functionality of certain apps.
The company made further in-roads by establishing tie-ins with modem manufacturers such as U.S. Robotics and Supra that bundled simple versions of the product (called "WinFax LITE") that offered basic functionality.
