By Mike Wozniak | Our Product Tips
Network Floating Licensing is a software licensing approach where a limited number of seats for using an application are shared among a larger number of users over time. When an authorized user wishes to run the application, they request a seat from a central license server. If a seat is available, the license server approves […]
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Once you have a trial/evaluation version of your software ready for distribution, as long as you are not requiring customers to activate your evaluation version, there are many options to allow customers to download it from your website.Of course you can place a direct link to the trial installer, but this does not allow you […]
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Once your application is protected with the SoftwareKey System, there are really no limitations on how you initially deliver the software to your customer’s computers. One of the most commonly asked questions has to do with installing subsequent updates (patches) and new versions of your software (both minor and major), which we will discuss in […]
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AutoCrypt SL or Instant Protection PLUS 3Throughout our company’s 25+ year history, we have developed many different licensing clients to support the wide range of licensing requirements, programming languages, operating systems, and processor architectures available today. This post will compare our two wizard-based licensing clients which make it easy to apply licensing and copy protection […]
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The SoftwareKey System is a complete, turnkey solution for software licensing, online license activation and management, and much more. This system is comprised of two parts, a licensing client and a licensing server, which may be used independently, but yield the best results when used together. In Step 1 (Protect), you start with a licensing client, […]
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Throughout our company’s 25+ year history, we have developed many different licensing clients to support the wide range of licensing requirements, programming languages, operating systems, and processor architectures. Whether you want something simple or something more powerful, we have a tool to accommodate you. This post will help you decide between the simple and advanced […]
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Congratulations! You’ve created a tool for LabVIEW and are ready to license it. National Instruments has done the legwork to offer you several well-tested options to fit your every need. The NI/SoftwareKey.com partnership offers extensive options with all sorts of flexibility and streamlines the task of licensing. We want you to get your tool(s) in […]
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We continue to be thrilled to welcome more and more SoftwareKey customers to the exciting world of our amazing new product, Protection PLUS 5 SDK! Inspired by many of the same powerful technologies and experiences that have made Protection PLUS 4 SDK the licensing system of choice for thousands of software developers for over 20 years, […]
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Have you heard? Protection PLUS licensing client has spun into two products instead of one. For years, virtually all Protection PLUS users selected one of the two primary components for their licensing and copy protection solution. Now users can buy the single product they need. This post will compare and contrast the two components, now, […]
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We pay attention to how you are using Protection PLUS so we can respond to serve you better. Effective March 2015, we have made some adjustments to offer two individual components of Protection PLUS as separate products. This unbundling has several advantages. Read on for the details of what this means for you. We have […]
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