Software Licensing
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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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The history of dongles
Friday, July 20th, 2007Copy protection technologies for computer software fall into two categories: the digital (software) and the physical.
No matter how diligently you attempt to protect your computer software from piracy, protecting it using software algorithms will always introduce an element of vulnerability.
Because software can be manipulated, hackers with enough skill can neutralize the detection algorithms or circumnavigate [...]
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Getting ready for using Software Anti-piracy measures
Monday, July 2nd, 2007Copy protection will require your business to take into consideration a number of changes to your End User interaction. This will affect both your support and operations and will be a driver for the decisions you will make in programming the copy protection security.
Your choices here will be driven by your End Users and your [...]
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Choosing a software copy protection supplier
Friday, June 1st, 2007Although all software publishers face the same challenges from pirates and crackers, the techniques for meeting these challenges will differ according to the nature of your business. Each business is different and should weigh up various criteria when deciding on a copy protection mechanism:
Does the technology support your development environment?
Many vendors support only one or [...]
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Top 10 Questions to ask when buying software copy protection
Tuesday, May 1st, 2007The ‘detail’ in the answers to these questions is what counts – you need to dig deep into the answer to understand the real ramifications to you of the exact solution they are offering.
No means No, when they say the security fails BUT it’s easy to re-license, this a question of opinion, your customers may [...]
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Giving the software licensing industry the “finger”
Monday, April 2nd, 2007Of course we don’t mean the age-old symbol to ‘go away’ but a reference to an industry obsession with something called a "fingerprint".
Here a Nalpeiron, one of the longest running players in this market, we find the whole concept of a fingerprint sold to customers as a benefit quite laughable.
The theory goes that creating a [...]
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Who cares about the Software Piracy problem anyway?
Monday, March 5th, 2007You will know it takes a huge amount of work to develop your software and what a great feeling it is to see your creativity in use. However, while some developers get a kick out of simply seeing their software being used most of us would like some financial recognition for our work.
Many developers prefer [...]
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The history of Application Software Anti-Piracy
Monday, February 5th, 2007The problem with copy protection as a concept is that it creates as many questions as it solves.
There are many different types of copy protection working at many different levels. Companies wanting to protect their source code and binaries have a confusing array of options. Part of the reason for this involves the way that [...]
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Henry Roberts mentioned in the history of software copy protection
Monday, February 5th, 2007Poacher turned gamekeeper is the best description for Henry Roberts, CTO and co-founder of Nalpeiron.
In the early 1980’s Henry was one of only a handful of experts on software copy protection. Not only did he actually write a great deal of the products to break copy protection in those days he then decided to create [...]
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Welcome to the software licensing blog from Nalpeiron
Monday, January 1st, 2007Thanks for visiting, we will be posting useful information on the industry, licensing in general and news we think our customer will find of value.
We also look forward to your comments and areas of interest.
Thanks
Jon Gillespie-BrownCEO, Nalpeironwww.nalpeiron.com
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