The Nalpeiron Licensing Service™ feature overview

IMPLEMENTATION

• Nalpeiron is a one-stop end-to-end solution for application licensing.
• Reduced time to market
• Use a single build to offer many types of product options
• Visual Studio integration and easy implementation with class libraries
• Sample projects for .Net (C# & VB.Net), C++, VB, Delphi & all major IDEs
• Apple X Code projects + License components
• License component generation for all platforms
• Protection for other programming languages and Microsoft Office files (Excel, Access etc)
• Flexible client UI with a single file edit to customize with your company details
• You choose when in the customer experience to authorize the software
• NLS UI is UNICODE
• Electronically distributed products can be distinguished from physically distributed products (boxed inventory).
• The trial product can be distinguished from the licensed product.
• Proxy server support
• Component protection using up to 100 modules
• Custom encryption of bespoke data
• Install as an on-premise server

MARKETING TOOLS

• Increase revenue – More revenues can be captured than today by combining factors such as reduced piracy, selling the way customers want to buy, growing market share using viral techniques, reduced time to market and licensing-based marketing tools!
• Create more revenue opportunities – maximize trial conversion rates and turn those “over-using” the product into paying customers.
• Increase product marketing flexibility – enables you to price, package, and protect your software with a wide range of product activation and protection options.
• Reduce time to market - make per customer license adjustments offering total application control without the need for user re-installation.
• Focus resources and increase competitive advantage – use business intelligence in the form of “live” charts, graphs and reports
• Maximize sales performance – connect license data with the CRM system

CONNECTIVITY AND API

• The Nalpeiron Licensing Management Service has a multi-tiered web services API
• The license code distribution process is automated via web services
• Import/export customers
• The Nalpeiron Software Licensing Service API is .NET 2.0 compliant and in the form of web services.
• Complete and up to date documentation for all tools, interfaces, and API is provided as a part of the Nalpeiron Software Licensing and Management Service.
• Easy e-commerce integration
• Interface to generate and control fulfillments.

REGISTRATION AND ACTIVATION

• Internet Authorization/Software Activation Service.
• Easy to use and highly functional publisher center
• End-User Registration
• Dynamically built registration page
• Pay-as-you-go Internet Authorization/Software Activation
• Unlocking code generators for manual/offline issuing of licenses via telephone/email.
• End user licensing server in 6 languages
• Easily Customizable server side UI
• Disable the current license
• The Nalpeiron Software Licensing Service GUI allows the user to enable the current license on a different machine.
• The number of 'activations' per fulfillment is configurable
• The registration data is UNICODE
• The user's registration data is updatable and stored with the publisher center
• The registration data is tied to the user's license.
• The registration data distinguishes the user's product type.
• The Nalpeiron Licensing Service's registration UI is fully customizable
• Flexible license code usage and allocation
• The end users use of a fulfillment can be easily audited.
• The end users use of a fulfillment will be denied if the number of licenses in use exceeded the allowable licensed limit.

SECURITY AND PROTECTION

• NLS is a full SDK type client security system that is far more secure than wrapper style solutions
• Activation code generators are never made public and are secured by Nalpeiron
• Nalpeiron is an independent specialist brand that does not have any negative end user associations
• Full and to end encryption of the client and the server
• Https protection of client browser interfaces
• Anti-tampering measures
• Customizable Ghost blocking prevents hard drive cloning
• Customizable Virtualization blocking prevents hard drive cloning
• Stealth Technology delays reverse engineering
• The Nalpeiron Licensing Service licensed state perpetuates through product upgrades and updates.
• The Nalpeiron Licensing Service license can not be easily spoofed with a standard code sequence generator.
• Proof of removal client utility

END USER CONVENIENCE

• It's a great experience for the end user
• NLS’s patent pending Protect-n-Forget  technology prevents license losses and support calls
• Enable end users to move licenses offline
• One click de-activation for moving licenses
• Self service portal in six languages
• Wise Installer integration automatically returns license on uninstall
• Trusted activation brand and website to promote secure independent activation to end users
• Enable end users to collaborate with you. NLS provides the ability for users to manage their licenses via the end user licensing portal
• Self service portal enables license fulfillment for those with firewall or connectivity issues
• License technology will still work on PCs 'locked down' by IT Admin
• User privacy is assured
• No complex license codes that cause end users hassle

FLEXIBLE TRIALS

• Grow market share with Secure Trialware
• Easily create secure demo/trial versions of your application.
• The trial product can be extended as many times as necessary, without limits.
• Unlock trials instantly in 6 languages.
• The end users trial usage is tracked.
• The end users trial usage is retained regardless of uninstall and reinstall.
• Time-based trials will detect malicious time changes and disables the trial
• Try Before You Buy:  Uses
• Try Before You Buy: Days
• Buy Before You Try
• Trial parameters can be changed on the fly for any given code or product group
• Trial limits down to minutes, as well as days and uses
• The trial state is control by defined limits that are configurable within the Nalpeiron Licensing Service

LICENSING BUSINESS RULES

• Total license and business rule agility
• Flexible control of license code rules
• Fully searchable license code and customer database
• Lock your application to a computer (node lock).
• Preset Internet activation limits.
• Fixed end date
• Proof of Removal Utility (for refunds)
• Software Leasing/rental (time based licensing)
• Software Subscription model (periodic licensing)
• Pay per use model (usage based licensing)
• Easily extend a trial, rental, or lease for an additional period of time or usage.
• Create one binary with many business models with up to 100 Weighted functions (Feature based licensing)
• Use modules for enabling useful functions you can charge for in addition to core software  (Function based licensing)
• Attach business rules to module based licensing i.e. 2 tier business rules for features and functions

OPERATIONAL TOOLS

• Easy day-to-day service & tasks
• Standalone SmartManage Console™
• Easy to modify and deploy licenses
• Connect user data to other systems
• Revenue generation 'overdrafts'