What is the state of the art in software copy protection?

Too many copy protection and volume licensing systems have failed to find the right balance between ease of use and security.

Step too far in one direction, and the software becomes so aggressive that it invalidates licenses in reaction to superficial changes to the PC, meaning that software will fail to work after the user updates Windows or reformats the hard disk.

Emphasize ease of use at the expense of security, and the software becomes so pliable that users can easily crack it.

For two years, Nalepiron has been developing a range of SDKs called PRO-Tector™, which can help developers to secure their software while eliminating re-licensing problems.

PRO-Tector™ uses a patent pending technology that finds the right balance, protecting both your intellectual property and the end-user experience.

Costing from $799 with a 90-day money back guarantee, PRO-Tector™ works even if the PC configuration changes.

Its Protect-n-Forget (PnF)™ technology even allows the end users to replace the motherboard or reformat their hard disk without invalidating the product license, leading to lower support overheads. Yet at the same time, it is a hardened copy protection tool.

Software crackers frequently use one of the programs that tracks where copy protection software stores your license information so that they can manipulate it. PRO-Tector™ prevents that, because there are no copy protection license files accessable on the User's hard drive.

Neither does it store license information in the registry. That means that people seeking to crack your copy protection can't remove all references to your program and infinitely renew free trial periods or restore a removed license.

PRO-Tector™ does not require a connection to the Internet to monitor licenses either so it prevents hackers but it doesn't inconvenience the end users.

Integration with your application can take just a single afternoon, and can be done without compromising your design, layout, schema, or coding.

Our SDK has over 50 license management functions and is designed to make counterfeiting very difficult. We support Visual Basic, C++ and C#, and Microsoft's .NET platform, along with Macromedia Director and Borland Delphi. PRO-Tector™ also supports many other development languages with a range of comprehensive tools in the SDK.

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