Industry standards now require increased security in encryption protocols to keep data safe. We are legally-obligated to comply with these increased security requirements, and doing so requires changes to our hosting infrastructure. We will be enforcing security updates on Monday, 16 July 2018 that have the potential to be impactful to your company and […]
Read MoreBy Abram P | General Licensing Tips
Many commercial applications allow third-party developers to add new and/or enhanced functionality to them through modules called “add-ins” or “plug-ins.” Since these modules are not standalone applications, and instead they are loaded by the vendor’s application, they often present some unique challenges and options for licensing. The way add-ins or plug-ins (we’ll use plug-ins from here on) […]
Read MoreBy Mike Wozniak | General
What is GDPR?The General Data Protection Regulation is a regulation that unifies data protection laws across the European Union. This means that we all need to ensure that the way we process personal data (for our employees and customers), within our company, follows the new legislation. If your company is based within the European Union, […]
Read MoreIntroducing Custom Parameter Sets!Support for customized license parameter data has always been available with the Protection PLUS 5 SDK, and now there is an easier way to manage that data with new Custom Parameters Sets through SOLO Server Automation! You can define as many custom parameters as you need, and it’s easy to set and […]
Read MoreBy Steve Marsh | Releases
We are happy to announce that SOLO Server Automation – Build 1.18.1.1 has been released with enhancements to the new Custom License Parameters and Multi-Tenant Catalog Mode features.In case you missed the previous announcement of these major new features, check out our previous post SOLO Server 1.18.1.0 Released with Custom License Parameters and Multi-Tenant Catalog Features Custom License Parameters EnhancementsCustom license mailings sent from […]
Read MoreTeam SoftwareKey has recently posted releases for both Protection PLUS 5 SDK and Instant Protection PLUS 3 as outlined in this post. These releases contain major updates to make it easier to evaluate and begin using the tools as well as other minor fixes and enhancements.Instant Protection PLUS 3 Version 3.3.6.0Instant Protection PLUS 3 has […]
Read MoreBy Steve Marsh | Releases
We are happy to announce that SOLO Server – Build 1.18.1.0 is a major new release with significant improvements such as easily-customizable license data and distributor / subsidiary self-manage license capabilities.New Custom License Parameters FeatureA new Custom License Parameters feature is now available, allowing you to define unlimited custom licensing parameters which are then included […]
Read MoreBy Mike Wozniak | Releases
Support for multi-tenancy has been available since the original 1998 launch of SOLO Server Automation. Recently, we adapted these multi-tenancy features to provide the same exact services to software publishers who had the requirement to let their subsidiaries / distributors manage their own licenses in an isolated environment.BackgroundWhile working with larger (Fortune 500) companies, we […]
Read MoreBy Abram P | General Licensing Tips
When publishing a new application for the first time or publishing an update to an existing application, thorough testing is critical to delivering a smooth and fulfilling experience to your customers and prospects. In this article, we cover some of the fundamentals of good testing and its importance.Test EnvironmentsEstablishing a clean environment to use for […]
Read MoreBy Mike Wozniak | General Licensing Tips
As our library of licensing tips blog posts has grown, we have noticed a recurring theme appearing in several of our most popular posts. Repeatedly, we recognize that there are no “absolutes” in software licensing. Instead, there are various advantages and disadvantages to each choice made in your approach to licensing business logic.”One Size Fits […]
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