This three minute read will validate your decision to use a licensing system and empower you with information as you select the best solution for your needs. Today’s ...

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Managing the license for desktop applications is straightforward since you always have access to the desktop user interface. This is not always true when you have a component ...

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Web applications are technically different from traditional, desktop applications, in several ways. Consequently, they come with some unique challenges and options for licensing. The first challenge with licensing ...

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There are many ways applications can be hacked, some of which could be much easier than you might expect. It is consequently important to be reasonably vigilant about securing your ...

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You have put a lot of hard work into writing your software, so you want to get the best return for your efforts. A licensing system will help ...

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Microsoft allows software developers to create tools which extend and add functionality to Visual Studio, making software developers more productive. If you are a .NET component or control ...

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Cached license files can function in two different ways. They can be something that your applications may only read (this is called a read-only license file), or they can ...

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In a previous post, we discussed how to allow users to freely access minor upgrades while ensuring you get paid for major upgrades. But had you thought about the likelihood of ...

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Did you know that in some cases, the intellectual property driving your application can be recovered back in source code form within minutes?  You might be surprised how easily ...

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While developing updates for your software, you will likely have both minor and major updates/upgrades.  Minor updates will often fix small defects found and may even introduce small new features.  ...

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