PRO-Tector™ leads to fast returns on your investment

Badly-implemented copy protection technology can end up costing more than the savings from preventing piracy. PRO-Tector’s patent pending technology balances intellectual property protection and end-user convenience.

Choosing PRO-Tector™ cuts costs while significantly increasing revenue opportunities. It saves up to 67% of the TCO of comparative digital solutions, and 30% or more of hardware-based copy protection solutions.

A combination of seamless product activation and flexible licensing options make purchasing easier for customers, leading to increased revenue.

Reduce support costs
PRO-Tector™’s zero-footprint protection system reduces support calls in the following ways:

• Users who have reformatted or upgraded their PCs can still use their licenses.

• The ‘minute-to-move’ license management system enables customers to move licenses between machines easily without technical help.

• An optional self-service system on the Nalpeiron licensing web site reduces phone interactions.

• PRO-Tector™ cuts down on calls from mobile users without connectivity because it does not require a connection to the Internet to monitor licenses.

• We reduce rekeying errors by avoiding long alphanumeric license keys. Errors in transcribing these led to almost 30% of customers calling for help in using these both on and offline.

Reduce operational and implementation costs

Our highly automated ecosystem helps to reduce operational and implementation costs:

• The simple activation system saves the cost of issuing codes manually via phone or email. Nalpeiron can operate the activation system for you, further reducing your overhead. Software publishers need no programming expertise – they simply use the Nalpeiron’s installer utility and purchase the number of licenses needed.Free end-user documentation and utilities take the work out of product preparation.

• Fast, multi-platform deployment from a single API enables PRO-Tector™ to be implemented in a single afternoon. Comprehensive code samples, wise scripts, manuals and training videos get you up and running in three simple steps.

Counting the cost

Developers should spend time calculating the costs of buying, implementing, servicing and supporting each solution before making a decision. Then, weigh these overheads against the estimated revenue that an unprotected product will cost you. As a guide, the Business Software Alliance found that 35%+ of software used in 2005 was illegitimate.

Our cost calculator, developed using set costs for each call based on our own experience, shows the difference in costs between different technologies. We assume 5000 customers, with a support cost of $5 per call.

Notice that aside from PRO-Tector™, the dongle is the only copy protection technology with a relatively low support cost. But remember the purchase cost. Dongles for 5000 clients will cost roughly $150,000 ($30 x 5000).

Each technology choice creates different issues. Dongles cost roughly as much as an SDK to implement and support, but the unit cost per client is high. Wrappers often cost less than an SDK to implement, but they can be unreliable and easy to break, which will increase your support costs. PRO-Tector™ technology has the combined benefit of low deployment and support overheads, leading to a better return on investment.