Introducing InterLok(tm) Pro Powerful New Toolset for Creating Trialware and Locked Applications
April 17, 1997 Filed in: InterLok
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Introducing InterLok(tm) Pro: Powerful New Toolset for Creating Trialware and Locked Applications
Next-Generation System from PACE Anti-Piracy Provides "Registration Insurance" for Internet Distribution of Software
SAN JOSE, CA--April 17, 1997--PACE Anti-Piracy, the leading developer of software authorization and protection systems for MacOS(tm), is now shipping InterLok(tm) Professional Version, the comprehensive toolset for the creation and remote unlocking of trialware and protected software. InterLok Pro completes the transition of PACE's products to the company's fourth-generation technology, and joins InterLok Standard Version, the one-step turnkey trialware creation toolkit introduced in January of this year. The two products are fully technology-compatible, and all features of InterLok Standard Version are supported in InterLok Pro, along with an impressive list of more sophisticated capabilities, making InterLok Pro a complete software authorization, protection, and anti-piracy solution.
"InterLok Pro rounds out the top of PACE's product line, and makes it possible for Macintosh developers to provide their customers with more flexibility and choices, while gaining greater control of the marketing of their products with secure Internet distribution and remote feature control," said Allen Cronce, President of PACE Anti-Piracy. "Developers now have a single-system source for a wide range of software authorization options, from turnkey creation of trialware, to programming of feature control and custom protection, to creation of key diskettes."
InterLok Usage Scenarios
Advantages of the InterLok System
The InterLok system offers the highest level of security for the authorization and protection of software products, while also providing the most user-friendly system. Because the security mechanisms are software-based, users of InterLok-secured software don't have to wrestle with hardware keys or "dongles"; a developer can achieve the same "hardware-protected" type of security by means of an InterLok "key diskette" that is easy for users to understand and use. InterLok incorporates unique characteristics of the user's system in the creation of an "electronic fingerprint" that can be utilized as the software lockpoint. And because software developers have different requirements for the authorization and protection of their products, PACE has designed the InterLok system to cover a broad spectrum of capabilities and options. Using the InterLok system, a developer can configure a software package to be unlocked with a serial number, a machine-unique "challenge-response" password, a key diskette, or any combination of these. Demonstration versions can be created from full-featured applications, with the demonstration limited by time, number of program launches, and/or the disabling of selected features. At the end of the demonstration cycle, InterLok can be configured to prevent the application from running and display a developer-defined message, or to transition the application to "nagware" that reminds the user that the software needs to be authorized. When the customer is ready to purchase, the demo version can be authorized remotely with a software key. In addition, selected features can be unlocked using different keys, so that a developer can sell progressive feature enhancements as the user requires them without requiring the installation of new software.
The InterLok system also creates new opportunities for participants in electronic software distribution (ESD) channels. Because InterLok can create full-featured, time-limited demos that can be remotely unlocked, and can apply these locking features to finished applications in a turnkey fashion (i.e. without programming), it enables secure electronic software delivery at any level within the distribution chain. In this way, a software developer can give a distribution partner more latitude in the promotion and delivery of software products.
The InterLok system replaces the previous-generation PACE III/MacEncrypt(tm) product family, and is based on a sophisticated suite of software authorization, protection, and anti-piracy technologies built up over more than twelve years of proven operation. PACE Anti-Piracy is the technology leader in software protection and authorization systems for Macintosh.
Product Pricing and Availability
The InterLok Software Authorization System is available immediately. Customers purchase an annual license, with pricing based on which InterLok toolset is licensed (Standard or Professional) and the number of copies of software locked. The InterLok Standard annual license fee ranges from US$499 for 3,000 copies (about 17 cents per copy) up to US$2,799 for 60,000 copies (less than 5 cents per copy). InterLok Pro annual license fee starts at US$899 for 3,000 copies (about 30 cents per copy) up to US$5,499 for 60,000 copies (about 9 cents per copy). Larger volume licenses can be tailored to a customer's requirements. Evaluation kits are available, at US$99 for InterLok Standard Version, and US$149 for InterLok Pro. Either evaluation kit purchase price is applicable to the first order.
Complete information about the InterLok Software Authorization System can be found on PACE's web site.
PACE Anti-Piracy creates systems and tools for computer software protection and authorization. The company's headquarters are at 1363 Meridian Ave., San Jose, California 95125. PACE's home page on the World Wide Web is at: http://www.paceap.com.
© 1997 PACE Anti-Piracy. InterLok and MacEncrypt are trademarks of PACE Anti-Piracy. Apple and Macintosh are registered trademarks, and MacOS is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. All other brand names mentioned are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective holders, and are hereby acknowledged.
NOTE TO EDITORS: PACE Anti-Piracy would be happy to provide you or your technical/lab manager with an evaluation copy of InterLok. Please call or e-mail us with your request.
Introducing InterLok(tm) Pro: Powerful New Toolset for Creating Trialware and Locked Applications
Next-Generation System from PACE Anti-Piracy Provides "Registration Insurance" for Internet Distribution of Software
SAN JOSE, CA--April 17, 1997--PACE Anti-Piracy, the leading developer of software authorization and protection systems for MacOS(tm), is now shipping InterLok(tm) Professional Version, the comprehensive toolset for the creation and remote unlocking of trialware and protected software. InterLok Pro completes the transition of PACE's products to the company's fourth-generation technology, and joins InterLok Standard Version, the one-step turnkey trialware creation toolkit introduced in January of this year. The two products are fully technology-compatible, and all features of InterLok Standard Version are supported in InterLok Pro, along with an impressive list of more sophisticated capabilities, making InterLok Pro a complete software authorization, protection, and anti-piracy solution.
"InterLok Pro rounds out the top of PACE's product line, and makes it possible for Macintosh developers to provide their customers with more flexibility and choices, while gaining greater control of the marketing of their products with secure Internet distribution and remote feature control," said Allen Cronce, President of PACE Anti-Piracy. "Developers now have a single-system source for a wide range of software authorization options, from turnkey creation of trialware, to programming of feature control and custom protection, to creation of key diskettes."
InterLok Usage Scenarios
- Trialware: With a single click, a developer applies InterLok's "trialware envelope" to an application, and can immediately post the product on the Internet. Prospective buyers download the package and can evaluate it for the amount of time or number of launches the developer has specified. When the product is purchased, the developer uses InterLok to provide a key that removes the demonstration limitations and optionally locks the product to a specific machine.
- Web site integration: A developer uses InterLok to incorporate a registration dialog with a button that, when clicked, launches the customer's web browser and takes them to the developer's web site to complete an electronic purchase and/or registration. Once complete, other tools in the InterLok package can be used to integrate InterLok components with web pages that can automatically dispense unlocking keys to authorized customers.
- Remote Feature Control: A product with various sets of features or modules can be configured with InterLok to allow those features to be sold separately and remotely enabled or disabled. For example, an accounting program might include accounts receivable, payroll, and inventory components. Using InterLok Pro's encrypted, key-controlled token storage mechanism, a customer can be issued a simple key that will activate newly-purchased components in the software they have already installed and are using.
- Database Locking: Software developers are not the only ones who can benefit from InterLok Pro. Researchers who spend considerable time and money preparing a database containing specialized or proprietary information can encrypt and bind the database to a specific copy of the database engine. This allows database distribution to be completely controlled, and prevents anyone with just a standard copy of the database "runtime" system from accessing and using the data.
Advantages of the InterLok System
The InterLok system offers the highest level of security for the authorization and protection of software products, while also providing the most user-friendly system. Because the security mechanisms are software-based, users of InterLok-secured software don't have to wrestle with hardware keys or "dongles"; a developer can achieve the same "hardware-protected" type of security by means of an InterLok "key diskette" that is easy for users to understand and use. InterLok incorporates unique characteristics of the user's system in the creation of an "electronic fingerprint" that can be utilized as the software lockpoint. And because software developers have different requirements for the authorization and protection of their products, PACE has designed the InterLok system to cover a broad spectrum of capabilities and options. Using the InterLok system, a developer can configure a software package to be unlocked with a serial number, a machine-unique "challenge-response" password, a key diskette, or any combination of these. Demonstration versions can be created from full-featured applications, with the demonstration limited by time, number of program launches, and/or the disabling of selected features. At the end of the demonstration cycle, InterLok can be configured to prevent the application from running and display a developer-defined message, or to transition the application to "nagware" that reminds the user that the software needs to be authorized. When the customer is ready to purchase, the demo version can be authorized remotely with a software key. In addition, selected features can be unlocked using different keys, so that a developer can sell progressive feature enhancements as the user requires them without requiring the installation of new software.
The InterLok system also creates new opportunities for participants in electronic software distribution (ESD) channels. Because InterLok can create full-featured, time-limited demos that can be remotely unlocked, and can apply these locking features to finished applications in a turnkey fashion (i.e. without programming), it enables secure electronic software delivery at any level within the distribution chain. In this way, a software developer can give a distribution partner more latitude in the promotion and delivery of software products.
The InterLok system replaces the previous-generation PACE III/MacEncrypt(tm) product family, and is based on a sophisticated suite of software authorization, protection, and anti-piracy technologies built up over more than twelve years of proven operation. PACE Anti-Piracy is the technology leader in software protection and authorization systems for Macintosh.
Product Pricing and Availability
The InterLok Software Authorization System is available immediately. Customers purchase an annual license, with pricing based on which InterLok toolset is licensed (Standard or Professional) and the number of copies of software locked. The InterLok Standard annual license fee ranges from US$499 for 3,000 copies (about 17 cents per copy) up to US$2,799 for 60,000 copies (less than 5 cents per copy). InterLok Pro annual license fee starts at US$899 for 3,000 copies (about 30 cents per copy) up to US$5,499 for 60,000 copies (about 9 cents per copy). Larger volume licenses can be tailored to a customer's requirements. Evaluation kits are available, at US$99 for InterLok Standard Version, and US$149 for InterLok Pro. Either evaluation kit purchase price is applicable to the first order.
Complete information about the InterLok Software Authorization System can be found on PACE's web site.
PACE Anti-Piracy creates systems and tools for computer software protection and authorization. The company's headquarters are at 1363 Meridian Ave., San Jose, California 95125. PACE's home page on the World Wide Web is at: http://www.paceap.com.
© 1997 PACE Anti-Piracy. InterLok and MacEncrypt are trademarks of PACE Anti-Piracy. Apple and Macintosh are registered trademarks, and MacOS is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. All other brand names mentioned are registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective holders, and are hereby acknowledged.
NOTE TO EDITORS: PACE Anti-Piracy would be happy to provide you or your technical/lab manager with an evaluation copy of InterLok. Please call or e-mail us with your request.