Tag: Dongles

Software Monetization Basics Part 1: Software Licensing Terms

Software producers and device manufacturers are looking for new ways to drive revenue as competition heats-up across the global technology stage. As a result they’re introducing more licensing options than ever before as they now have a variety of ways to monetize their products via software licensing. The constant change can lead to complexity which can lead to confusion with the many licensing terms out there. A few years ago we posted a “…

August 10, 2015 Revenera

Myth Buster: Dongles Provide the Most Secure Software Protection

Security based upon hardware is always the best countermeasure for distinguishing authorized from unauthorized access simply because the protected information is harder to modify.  Based on this fact, many application producers take comfort in the belief that if a hardware strategy via a dongle is implemented to protect the software then software piracy will be extremely difficult or eliminated. Unfortunately, the reality is found in the old adag…

December 6, 2013 Revenera

To Dongle or Not What Licensing Technology is Most Effective

The interesting aspect of using dongles for software licensing is that most Independent Software Vendors view them as providing portability, not necessarily more security.  Licensing systems allow the software to attach the entitlement rights to a specific machine or user.  The core question is, how do you identify the machine and/or  user in such a way that is reliable (reduces revenue leakage) but at the same time does not create a negative use…

March 18, 2010 Revenera