Newzware E-Pass

Newzware E-PASS uses Javascript technology to integrate web pages with the Newzware Self Service (SSM) and Authentication modules. Javascript includes are placed in the head tags of the HTML document to protect and control the user experience for paid content. Newzware E-Pass acts as a gateway and paywall using Newzware's SSM and Authentication modules.

The Newzware E-Pass module consists for four components:

• Metering
  • Metering can be accomplished two ways: Browser cookies and forcing registration. If no registration is required, a cookie based approach is used, which can be bypassed by deleting the computer's cookies. If registration is forced, the number of protected page views are stored in the Newzware database. By forcing registration, users cannot bypass the Metering component.
• Day Pass
  • The Day Pass allows users to purchase only one day at a time. Once the initial information is entered, the Day Pass is a couple of quick clicks to get the user viewing the day's protected content.
• E-Wallet
  • Purchase credits in configurable amounts, such as, $5.00, $10.00 or $20.00. Each time a user views a day, the amount of the rate for that day is deducted from the balance on the account.
• Term Subscriptions
  • Uses the Self Service Module's subscription processing to choose from the available print/online rates. Users are automatically logged into the SSM to complete a subscription transaction, then returned back to the originating page to view content after the purchase is complete.

The following is how E-Wallet and Day Pass subscriptions work in Newzware and the SSM.

1) An E-Wallet subscription is the same as a term subscription. It has an active status in the database and other term subscriptions cannot be created for the same edition. Only one active subscription per edition is allowed in Newzware.

2) If a day pass subscription is present (Subscription has an inactive status and a delivery method of EC), and a term subscription exists for the same edition, only the ability to purchase a day pass will be allowed when clicking the Buy Credits button in the SSM.

3) If a day pass subscription is present (Subscription has an inactive status and a delivery method of EC), and a term subscription DOES NOT exist, the user can purchase a day pass or create an E-Wallet subscription when clicking the Buy Credits option, which will then update the current day pass subscription to an E-Wallet subscription (Subscription will be changed to have an active status).

4) E-Wallet subscribers will not have the ability to change their subscription to a term subscription through the SSM (This is because the SSM would have to transfer the existing balance to the new subscription - which is not yet available in the SSM).

5) The E-Purchase Close routine within Newzware must be run daily (this can be scheduled to run on its own). The E-Purchase Close routine applies the debits to the subscriber accounts. This is not done at the time of purchase due to processes in Newzware, such as Month End and Calculate Draw, that do not allow certain transactions to occur while running. The E-Purchase Close routine should be run before Month End if the revenue for those purchases should be within the period.

Typical Workflow

A typical E-Pass workflow is below. Users would navigate to the site and be prompted with a JQuery box after a defined number of free views (A metered slide box can be configured as well and shown on each view).

The user may register, see options or log in. Upon successful log in, the JQuery box will fade away and the content for the page is shown.