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All Full-Featured Copy Protections Are Not Alike [continued...] In our previous issue, we outlined the results of a recent survey of 100 software developers. It revealed that developers' top five considerations when selecting a software security solution include the following:
This article will detail developers' preference for products that are easy to use. Developer Preference # 2: Ease of Use Easy to Manage Developers seek software protection and license management solutions that are easy to manage and highly customizable. They prefer protection that makes it simple to issue license keys to their customers. Most protection products offer little or no support for developers. CrypKey is aware that developers appreciate the value of automating this process. As such, Casper (CrypKey Automated Software Purchasing & Electronic Registration) provides maximum control by providing customers and prospective customers with online registration and authentication services 24/7. As such, Casper saves valuable time and enables IT staff to spend time and resources on new projects, or activities and also allows developers to use their own e-commerce enabled website, making the entire integration easier to manage. Highly Customizable Developers also seek software protection that is easy to customize, so their software looks and works the way it was intended to. Most of the products tested by developers in this survey were rated as too restrictive in terms of how functions worked, how they were configured and their inability to do what developers expected. CrypKey Instant and CrypKey SDK rated at the top of their respective categories for providing all the features developers want and expect. These protection products offer the ability to customize how individual features will function with each software application. Trials That Deliver Part of the easy-to-use protection factor is the need for product trials that are easy to use and flexible. CrypKey provides the appropriate tools to offer customers fully functioning software trials that are both easy and secure. In addition to selecting a solution that protects software against unauthorized copying and usage, there are other considerations. CrypKey recommends selecting a software protection that will...
What You Don't Want Based on the survey results, CrypKey notes that developers do not want:
For answers to some of the most common questions we've received
from developers about product
trials. Read about developers' third main consideration when selecting a software protection solution in our March newsletter.
New USBKey Feature 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, USBKey can hold a software application and the license to authorize it. It is ideal for those who need to move their license from one computer to another on a regular basis. The size of a car key, USBKey is a simple and economical way to protect software licenses. We now have the ability to remotely update your USBKey . If you wish to add an option or change the level of a USBKey that has already been sent to a customer, this can be done using either of these two methods:
CrypKey SDK Price Increase Effective March 2005, CrypKey SDK will increase in price by $200.00. CrypKey SDK is highly flexible and includes robust features including customization, options and levels. Effective April 2005, all CrypKey products will increase by a marginal amount. Annual Subscription Price Increase Effective April 2005, Annual Subscription costs will increase. A customer that has let their Annual Subscription lapse will be required to pay the full cost of re-licensing the software. Until now, renewing a lapsed subscription has resulted in a $200 penalty; however, come April, it will be necessary to re-license the software at prevailing rates. For info on the new pricing, see https://www.crypkey.com/secure/order.asp
Reminder: Update Annual Subscriptions to Prepare for 2005 Releases A reminder to all our customers to update Annual Subscriptions this month. We recommend updating Annual Subscriptions as soon as possible to be ready to take advantage of new product releases including CrypKey 7.0, which is expected to launch in March 2005.
American Medical Association (AMA) One of CrypKey's newest customers is the Chicago-based American Medical Association (AMA). The AMA was first organized in 1847 by a young doctor in western New York. Dr. Nathan Smith Davis was elected to the New York Medical Society in 1844 and a year later, introduced a resolution to establish a national medical association to elevate the standard of medical education in the United States. This association became the AMA. Today, the AMA is a leading advocate for physicians and patients and is involved in working to improve the American health care system. The association's Councils play a key role in establishing health policies and the betterment of public health. For more info, see www.ama-assn.org
Download Upgrades for your CrypKey Protection To download and update your CrypKey software go to:
CrypKey Inc. currently has 2 copy protection licenses registered with CrypKey. The following is a list of those licenses and the subscription status for each license.
License 2 recently expired. This license is no longer eligible for CrypKey support or upgrades. Renew Online! CrypKey™ Install Passwords:
CrypKey now offers three levels of Annual Subscription including
telephone support and direct connection support to better support
you. To see a complete list of available subscriptions and prices
go to: Why Renew your CrypKey Subscription? Annual Subscriptions allow you to Fight Piracy by:
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