Software Licensing
« Previous Entries$1 million reward…report the sale of illegal software over the Internet!
Wednesday, May 7th, 2008I am very happy to report that the BSA have announced they are stepping up their campaigns with the addition of Internet based software pirates.
The Business Software Alliance (BSA) is announcing the expansion of its $1 million rewards program to include those that report the sale of illegal software over the Internet, such as in […]
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VS Live a big hit!
Thursday, April 17th, 2008Nalpeiron attended the VS Live show with two stands and got over 300 registered visitors to discuss our new and exciting Hosted Nalpeiron Licensing Service.
Over just 3 days over half of the conference delegates visited with us and discussed their requirements for Software copy protection, flexible licensing and the ability sell "software on demand".
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The risks of VMWare and how it works with software copy protection
Sunday, February 24th, 2008INTRODUCTION
As we all know VMware is an excellent tool for developers, especially for testing and cloning.
The problem lies with the last word, cloning. This is like the problem we encounter with the use of disk backup programs like Ghost. These programs make a copy of a partition and the MBR and then end users have […]
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Macrovision-Gemstar Deal Worries Analysts - Have they given up on their software licensing business?
Sunday, February 10th, 2008Have Macrovision given up on their software licensing business?
Macrovision are well known for their Flex range of software licensing products but the focus seems increasingly to be elsewhere nowadays.
You can’t blame them, they make a ton of money from DRM technology and not much from their Software unit in comparison - so why waste time […]
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The problem with dongles
Sunday, February 3rd, 2008The dongle sounds like an ideal solution, but it suffers from some underlying problems that affect the end user and the software developer alike. These can be collected together into a few categories:
Using physical media causes physical problems
Physical devices can be lost more easily, especially small form factor devices such as a dongle. A customer […]
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New to software copy protection?
Wednesday, January 2nd, 2008The first thing to understand about protecting applications from Piracy is that the real cost of this process is generally at the ‘back end’, in other words the costs of supporting and rolling out products including copy protection technologies far outweighs any initial investment in buying the tools to do it.
Many first time buyers consider […]
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“Wrap up” warm for winter….as the crackers get to work on your software
Thursday, November 1st, 2007Wrappers may make you feel all safe and warm - but this is a false feeling! Learn why in this article.
Evolving from the loader based mechanisms found in some software protection systems, software wrappers are considered by many developers to be among the easiest products to use, because they are often designed to be easily […]
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What End Users want from software copy protection technology
Monday, October 1st, 2007Fair use and mobility…it’s that simple!
Most End Users are honest, however there are 30% or so who will copy your software if they can get away with it for their own convenience and to ’save’ themselves money.
Small businesses are the same, but in the main, our Survey of Users shows that they have very specific […]
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What to consider when sourcing software dongles
Monday, September 3rd, 2007Any software developer thinking about ways to protect their software will doubtless consider physical protection solutions when making their final decision. If you decide that your product would benefit from physical protection, you should approach suppliers forearmed and forewarned. Consider these issues when making your choice:
InventoryHow easy is it to get supplies of the dongle […]
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Software Licensing - A Buyer’s Checklist
Wednesday, August 1st, 2007Choose these features when creating a supplier shortlist:
ReliabilityBuy a reliable SDK-based solution that will not fail when the end user upgrades the PC or uses Norton Ghost and Utilities. Make sure it survives Windows updates, reformats and registry changes.
End-user experienceInternet activation should be complemented by web-based forms for use behind firewalls. Phone and email license […]
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