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Software Activation for Software Publishers |
Software Activation is one of the hottest topics in today's dynamic and dangerous software marketplace. Recent industry research estimates that software pirates and hackers steal $35 billion worth of software each year.
Dynamic Software activation methods can be used to verify the authenticity of a program and protect the rights of the software proprietor.
What is Software Activation? Software activation is a license validation procedure wherein a protected program recieves a valid license in order to run. The creation and installation of a license is called Activation. A license is usually locked to a machine, USB hardware key or USB flash disk.
How does Software Activation Work? Certain License Management systems allow software activation to be done online, via e-mail or via phone. Also, a License Management system should provide a web interface for sales, integration and support staff that allows issuing and managing customer licenses from anywhere. The interface should perform operations like: * Issue licenses * Reissue existing licenses * Perform e-mail and phone activations * Increase number of allowed activations per license key * Track issued licenses and online activations * Define system configuration
Developers can choose between alternative activation scenarios for software activation.
If you want to know more about the ins and outs of Software Activation see this site: www.securelm.net
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| [By Kimber Fulcher] [05/May/07] |
