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Thought for the Day
Life is no brief candle for me. It is a sort of splendid torch which I have got hold of for the moment, and I want to make it burn as brightly as possible before handing it on to future generations.
~ George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1920), Irish Dramatist and Literary Critic
August Special
July offer extended due to popular demand! Purchase a new CrypKey Instant, CrypKey SDK, CrypKey DLM, Casper eRegister, or Casper eCommerce license today, and receive a $300 US discount. As an added bonus, the first 100 customers to act on this offer will receive a 128MB CrypKey USBKey loaded with a site key generator!
Don't wait: This fabulous offer ends August 31, 2006!
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CrypKey USBKey: A Simple File Distribution and License Management Solution
CrypKey USBKey is a 32MB to 2GB USB flash drive software license management solution that offers an alternative to the common dongle protection method. Unlike dongle solutions, which hold only authorization codes to unlock software, CrypKey USBKey can hold a software application and the license to authorize it.
Similar to the size of a car key, CrypKey USBKey is a durable, simple, and economical method of protecting software licenses. CrypKey USBKey is a "must have" for customers who take software or data with them when they leave their computer, and also for "unique situation" computers that cannot easily incorporate other protection methods.
CrypKey USBKey can work in conjunction with CrypKey licensing whereby both CrypKey USBKey and either CrypKey Instant or CrypKey SDK are used to protect the software application. To date, CrypKey offers the only combination hardware and electronic license management solution.
CrypKey USBKey is most beneficial to users who:
- need to move their license from one computer to another on a regular basis
- travel frequently
- work both at the office and at home and who need the flexibility to transfer licenses easily
- prefer an old-fashioned, tangible solution
- require a back-up license
CrypKey USBKey is also popular among developers:
- with high-priced software applications
- who wish to deliver software and licenses in a “ready-to-run” format
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Annual Subscriptions: Important Notice
With the pending release of CrypKey 7, new developer keys will be required by all customers. To avoid unnecessary re-licensing fees, please ensure that your annual subscriptions are up to date. Don't wait until it's too late — contact support@CrypKey.com today!
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Industry News: Windows Vista
Windows Vista, the name of the next major version of Microsoft Windows, is currently in its beta testing phase. Microsoft indicates the release dates for Windows Vista are currently November 2006 for business editions, and January 2007 for consumer editions. These release dates come more than five years after the release of Windows XP, Microsoft's current consumer and business operating system, making it the longest time span between releases of Windows.
Microsoft claims that Windows Vista has hundreds of new features, such as an updated graphical user interface and visual style, called Windows Aero ; improved security, PC-to-PC communication, and searching features; new multimedia creation tools such as Windows DVD Maker ; and completely redesigned networking, audio, print, and display subsystems. For developers, Vista introduces version 3.0 of the .NET Framework, which promises to make it significantly easier for developers to write high-quality applications than with the traditional Windows API.
We are closely following the development and release of Windows Vista, and we're continuing our proactive approach to ensuring that CrypKey 7 will be compatible with it.
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Product News: CrypKey Enterprise License Pricing
Does your company require individual protection for more than one product?
If the answer is “yes”, CrypKey's new enterprise license pricing will be of interest to you. If your company has more than one product to protect and sell individually, please contact us at sales@crypkey.com for the best price on volume purchases. If you require 10 or more licenses, you may be eligible for a 50% discount.
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NEW — Casper Enhancements
Casper (CrypKey Automated Software Purchasing & Electronic Registration) is CrypKey's innovative e-commerce copy protection solution. It automates the authorization of CrypKey-protected products by verifying serial numbers or credit card purchases before authorizing a CrypKey product.
We are excited to announce the new features that are available in build 226, including:
- hundreds of products can be processed in optimal time
- eReceipt can be turned off via a checkbox in the System maintenance pages
- date ranges are no longer rounded down to the nearest week
- sums and counting of data are now correct at the product and global level
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What are Options and Levels?
Options and levels are flags that you can set (“on” or “off”) to indicate the state of different aspects of your application.
Within your application, you can control program flow based on the state of the options and levels. You can also control license protection and access to various aspects of a product, including:
- modules
- features
- functions
- version control
In general, CrypKey provides 32 bits to use for options and levels. If you need to extend your option and level requirements beyond this, we can assist you.
How It Works
As a vendor, you determine which levels and options are activated during the trial run of your software.
Using a Site Key Generator (SKG) or Casper , vendors can add or remove options for an existing license. Exactly how to implement options and levels is up to the individual vendor, however, some examples include:
- With CrypKey Instant, modules can be locked to specific options without additional coding by using the “run module based on options” feature. This allows a vendor to quickly protect new modules for an application that shares the same license as the parent application. This facilitates rapid deployment by allowing the vendor to assign an option number to a module, apply protection, and distribute it without changing existing installations.
- To meet more stringent requirements, CrypKey Instant allows a vendor to have finer control over options and levels at the code level.
- Using CrypKey SDK, a vendor has complete control over how option and levels are implemented. A level check prevents end users from circumventing a new release trial or adopting a license from a previous release.
- Typically, options are bound to the global parameters of a shared license, such as the expiry date. A vendor can, however, control the expiry date of individual options, or provide individual licenses to options while storing respective licenses in separate subdirectories.
Determining the best way to implement options and levels can be confusing, even for experienced programmers. We are happy to assist you in determining the best use of options and levels for your requirements. Contact us today at 1-403-258-6274.
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Customer Contact: Support & Password Bulletin
Are you receiving CrypKey's monthly Support & Password Bulletin?
Our bulletin contains important information about CrypKey protection and the security of your software. It also includes your current subscription status, password, and product upgrade information.
Don't miss receiving this important and timely information. If you are not receiving our bulletin, please contact us at sales@CrypKey.com or call 1.403.258.6274.
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CrypKey 7 (Beta) Release
CrypKey SDK 7 (beta version) has been released to a select group of customers for ongoing testing in a live environment. The valuable feedback provided by our clients is critical to ensuring the stability and robustness of the final version release, to be released soon. If you are interested in obtaining a beta-version copy of CrypKey 7, please contact us at support@CrypKey.com.
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Sunset on CrypKey 5.7 is Coming Soon
With the pending release of CrypKey 7, we will no longer support version 5.7. This change will be effective October 1, 2006. To ensure a smooth transition of your protected application(s), please contact technical support to discuss an implementation strategy that's best for you.
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Share Your Ideas
Let us know which topics you'd like to see in upcoming issues of CrypKey Customer News. If you'd like to learn more about specific technical aspects of CrypKey products, tell us. Send your requests and suggestions to sales@CrypKey.com.
We want to help. If you have questions about product subscription(s) or renewals, call us at 1-403-258-6274 or email sales@CrypKey.com.
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We appreciate your business and continued support. Thank you for reading and have a great day!
Sincerely,
Team CrypKey
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