Monday, February 16, 2009

Software Piracy , Software copy Protection & Security

Software Piracy , Software copy Protection & Security

What is Software Piracy? Software piracy is the unauthorized duplication of computer software. Although most computer users today are aware that unauthorized use and duplication of software is illegal, many show a general disregard for the importance of treating software as valuable intellectual property.

According to the BSA (Business Software Alliance) and IDC 5th Annual Global Software Piracy Study, revenue losses due to software piracy have increased and were nearly $48 billion in the year 2007.

Types of Software Piracy
Softlifting: purchasing a single licensed copy of software and loading it onto several computers contrary to the license terms.
For example, sharing software with friends, co- workers and others.
Uploading and downloading: making unauthorized copies of copyrighted software available to end users connected by modem to online service providers and/or the Internet.
Software counterfeiting: illegally duplicating and selling copyrighted software in a form designed to make it appear legitimate
OEM unbundling: selling standalone software that was intended to be bundled with specific accompanying hardware Hard disk loading: installing unauthorized copies of software onto the hard disks of personal computers, often as an incentive for the end user to buy the hardware from that particular hardware dealer Renting: unauthorized selling of software for temporary use, like you would a video.

Why Protect Your Software? Developing a software application involves a major investment of time, money and effort. Software piracy (including illegal network licenses and unfulfilled upgrades) denies you the revenue you deserve and harms your paying customers, who ultimately bear the cost of illegal use of your products.

Piracy limits your ability to be competitive, leading to higher-priced, less advanced products for your customers. Intellectual Property Protection.

Strong intellectual property protection for software is an important part of any nation's eeconomic growth and development, and has numerous benefits: Encourages individuals and businesses to create new software and new software applications, as well as improving existing applications Encourages an indigenous software industry Ensures new ideas and technologies are widely distributed Promotes investment in the national economy Encourages technology transfers between nations Increase your sales potential With increased revenues, you are free to invest more in improving your product and offering competitive prices, making it more accessible to a wider customer base.

UniKey, the Driverless dongle, reduces the huge work of technical support team for software vendors.
Unikey has the lowest industry failure rates in the industry which is guaranteed with lifetime warranty.
Unikey technical support team earns the highest rating of customer satisfaction in the industry.
Unikey products cost about 50% less than others.

UniKey dongles are available in Four models for USB port to meet different requirements, there are UniKey Time ( Real Time Version), UniKey PRO (Network Version ), UniKey STD (Standalone Version), and UniKey Lite (Lite Version ).

UniKey Time is specially designed for software vendors who needs to control and manage the software''s rental and selling in subscription or maintenance , it allows to pay per use, in this way software vendors can completely control the sales by charging the end users timely and periodically. This function is based on a real time clock deposited in the dongle indicating the specific time (hour, minute, second) and date (day, month, year).

The main difference between UniKey PRO and STD is that UniKey PRO can accept up to 65535 remote clients, while UniKey STD can only work with one remote client. UniKey STD and UniKey PRO are two powerful software protection dongles (hardware key) with lifetime warranty, which has up to 4K bytes memory.

The user-defined algorithm can easily have UniKey envloved with protected software and increase the security. UniKey Lite is the compact version of UniKey dongle product. It is simple and easy to be used. UniKey Lite has 1K bytes memory and One Year Warranty only.

SecuTech UniKey copy protection products were augmented by the introduction of driverless UniKey Dongles that maintained the same high level of security by means of a small hardware key that fitted into the user''s USB port.

The innovative design of these devices enabled them to be much easier and less expensive than those of our competitors. Whether you are new to the idea of Dongle security or knowledgeable about the potential benefits – SecuTech is your trusted partner delivering the right amount of protection for you and your company.

How Do I get Free UniKey evaluation Kit?
If you are interested in evaluating our products, you may request a FREE SDK simply by completing the application form via http://www.esecutech.com/.

About SecuTech Solution Inc. SecuTech Solutions Inc. is a company specializing in software license management business systems focusing on the international market with their class leading UniKey product range. Having an extensive and in-depth range of experience within the Software Management Licensing market, SecuTech has drawn upon this experience to utilize today's cutting-edge technologies to introduce a COMPLETE and affordable solution for today's software vendor markets worldwide. SecuTech Solution Inc. Sales@eSecuTech.com www.eSecuTech.com ©2009 SecuTech Solution Inc. All rights reserved.
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SecuTech UniKey (#1 Driverless (HID) dongle) copy protection products were augmented by the introduction of driverless UniKey Dongles that maintained the same high level of security by means of a small hardware key that fitted into the user's USB port.


How Do I get Free UniKey evaluation Kit?If you are interested in evaluating our products, you may request a FREE SDK simply by completing the application form at http://www.esecutech.com/.
SecuTech Solution Inc.480, rue Montcalm, BerthiervilleQuebec,Canada J0K 1A0Tel: 888-259-5825 ex 9Fax: 888-259-5825 ex 0 http://www.esecutech.com/

SecuTech Solution Inc, the software security expert who provides UniKey software copy protection license control solution and free technical support or professional advise for customers.The UniKey dongle products(as known as USB hardware key, Security dongle, or software hardlock) act as the #1 driverless software copy protection dongle in the software industry.

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