Toolbar Project

We are looking for an XML toolbar, or in another language that can handle a search box and different icons and drop down menus like the one you can find here: [login to view URL] The toolbar must be visible in IE’s View ??" Toolbar menu. The configuration file of the toolbar must be encrypted on the user’s computer. The user must connect to our server on every reboot, or every X hours to download the new configuration file from our server. We should have an easy way to manage that configuration file to add links and drop downs etc. We want to be able to have affiliates to promote our toolbar and be able to be paid per new unique installation for certain countries. We will use our IP to Country database to have different payouts for every country, or groups of countries. To calculate a unique installation, we might want to set a key in the registry and not delete it when the toolbar is removed to make sure we do not credit the affiliate again if the user installs it again. We want to make sure that this system is secure so affiliates cannot simulate installations. An easy way would be that every affiliate has his own [login to view URL] on our server with his special code to credit him? We should also have some sort of counter to calculate number of installations, removes, and log install/remove dates in our database. The toolbar should also change the homepage of the user and his “F3?? button (Search Button in IE). The toolbar should also ad a few links in the user’s “favorites?? and a few icons on the desktop & start menu. These links will be encrypted in the configuration file and will be updated every time a new configuration file is downloaded from our server. Toolbar should also set a cookie with the “affiliate_id?? to track searches made by users from every affiliate. That system is already in place on our server, for example, if you go to [login to view URL] we will track every search/account. ## Deliverables 1) Complete and fully-functional working program(s) in executable form as well as complete source code of all work done. 2) Installation package that will install the software (in ready-to-run condition) on the platform(s) specified in this bid request. 3) Complete ownership and distribution copyrights to all work purchased. ## Platform all windows