Introduction to Software Potential outlining, how smart licensing can be easily and quickly implemented in the software business.

1. Software Potential Overview

2. Software Potential Components
• Software Potential Service
– SaaS Application
– Product & License Management
– Activation Management
• Runtime SDKs & Distributor
– Required to execute licensed code
– Packaged with vendor’s licensed assemblies
• Code Protector
– Developer tooling used to implement licensing
– Automation via integration with build environment

3. Components Overview
Your Application
Internal / External Portal
Software Clients
MSIL
MSIL
SVML
SVML
License Management
Permutatio
n
Runtime
Code Protector
(Compiler)
Monitoring/Profiling
Reporting
Perm Management
Features
Activation Management
Time
Product Management
Context
Permutatio
n
Signed License File

4. Software Potential
How does it work?

5. Licensing Workflow
Package
Description
Software
Potential
Product
Management
Activation
Redeem
Key
Activate
App
Customer
Package
Definition
SP Runtime SDK
License
Code
Application
Access
App
User
Engineering
Retrieve at
Runtime
License Storage
Save to
Storage

6. Product Definition
• PM Role
• Use Online Portal to define product in terms of
– Product Versions
– Features and Feature Sets
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No need to involve Engineering
Multiple Products and Versions possible
Quick and simple access via web browser
Need only be updated when new versions or features
are introduced

7. Protect Application
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Engineering/Dev Role – minimal coding required
Two aspects – code transformation & licensing enablement
Licensing = Mapping Features to methods in source code
Two approaches:
– Automated via integration with automated build environment
– Manually as a post build step
• Code Protector tooling for protection/licensing
• Multiple supported app environments (ASP, WPF, CRM etc)
• Frequency – applied once per release
– Changes required only if new features/methods added

8. Distribute
• Sales/Operations Role
• Single set of Redistributables/assemblies for all
customers
• Distribute as appropriate via CDN, SaaS etc
• Deploy on-premise or in the cloud (SaaS, hosted)
• Enterprise mass deployment mechanisms e.g. MS SC
• Separate from Activation Key distribution
– Intranet, Extranet, eCommerce, 3rd Party Marketplaces
• Automated via Web Services for SaaS applications

9. Create Licenses
• Product Management Role
• Generates Activation Key for end-user
• All license models supported
– Trial/evaluation, perpetual, subscription, usage-based etc
• Licenses can be created via the portal or via web APIs
– Create in real-time or pre-generate in batches
– Create SKUs from which individual licenses are issued
• Licensing & order processing & fulfilment integration
– Intranet, Extranet, eCommerce, 3rd Party Marketplaces
• Full audit trail of all license events

10. Activate License
• Customer or End user Role/Activity
• Installation & activation of protected software
• Multiple activation models
– Standard or Customised
– Online or Manual (Offline)
• Node locked or floating licenses

11. sales@inishtech.com
www.inishtech.com
sales@inishtech.com
www.softwarepotential.com
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