SoftwareShield System is a licensing and copy-protection tool for Windows application developers. It offers complete features that help developers save valuable time and cost.
The SoftwareShield System is a full-featured licensing and copy-protection software that is ideal for developers who create software on the x86 platform, particularly for Windows applications. This software system is designed to enable developers to create different versions of their software, including demo, trial, pay-per-use, leased, and other options.
One of the most remarkable features of the SoftwareShield System is the variety of license models it offers. For example, developers can create trial licenses, which are time-limited for evaluation purposes. In some cases, the trial's functionality may be less than the standard product, in which case it acts as a combined demo and trial. Generally, the day of expiration is set on the day the license is issued. Alternatively, the demo may expire after a certain number of days of installation or after it has been used a specific number of times, or both.
The software system can also enable vendors to issue time-limited licenses for product evaluations and leases. Vendors can issue licenses that repeatedly expire to enforce periodic lease payments. Software developers can create demo licenses with limited functionality, which customers can use for evaluation purposes. In this case, the demo's functionality is often less than the standard product.
Another interesting feature of the SoftwareShield System is the ability to enable/disable product features. Developers can define a product with a set of licensed "features," which they can license across different products. This feature allows developers to license a single set of product binaries as a limited functionality "lite" version, a "standard" version, or a "pro" version, giving the product greater depth.
The software system also enables developers to license their software based on actual usage through pay-per-use licenses. License fees can be based on computer metrics such as CPU use, time running, etc., or on metrics tied to the nature of the application such as the number of times feature X has been executed.
Finally, the SoftwareShield System enables developers to license software for unlimited concurrent use on a single computer system through node-locked (named-host) licenses. The countless combinations of license models this software system supports, allow you to create the exact license model you need for your software product.
One of the most remarkable features of the SoftwareShield System is the variety of license models it offers. For example, developers can create trial licenses, which are time-limited for evaluation purposes. In some cases, the trial's functionality may be less than the standard product, in which case it acts as a combined demo and trial. Generally, the day of expiration is set on the day the license is issued. Alternatively, the demo may expire after a certain number of days of installation or after it has been used a specific number of times, or both.
The software system can also enable vendors to issue time-limited licenses for product evaluations and leases. Vendors can issue licenses that repeatedly expire to enforce periodic lease payments. Software developers can create demo licenses with limited functionality, which customers can use for evaluation purposes. In this case, the demo's functionality is often less than the standard product.
Another interesting feature of the SoftwareShield System is the ability to enable/disable product features. Developers can define a product with a set of licensed "features," which they can license across different products. This feature allows developers to license a single set of product binaries as a limited functionality "lite" version, a "standard" version, or a "pro" version, giving the product greater depth.
The software system also enables developers to license their software based on actual usage through pay-per-use licenses. License fees can be based on computer metrics such as CPU use, time running, etc., or on metrics tied to the nature of the application such as the number of times feature X has been executed.
Finally, the SoftwareShield System enables developers to license software for unlimited concurrent use on a single computer system through node-locked (named-host) licenses. The countless combinations of license models this software system supports, allow you to create the exact license model you need for your software product.
What's New
Version 4.0.6.6: Added IronWrap Edition to Editions Available.