V.i. Labs and Reprise Software Team Up to Offer Comprehensive Anti-Piracy Solution.Partnership Combines Advanced License Management System with Strong Software Protection Technology WALTHAM, Mass. -- V.i. Laboratories, Inc. ("V.i. Labs"), a provider of software protection solutions for securing high value and mission critical applications, announced today a partnership with Reprise re·prise n. 1. Music a. A repetition of a phrase or verse. b. A return to an original theme. 2. A recurrence or resumption of an action. tr.v. Software, Inc., a provider of software license management systems for end-users and Independent Software Vendors (ISVs). The partnership combines V.i. Labs' strong anti-piracy technology with Reprise's license management system to provide comprehensive protection against software cracking Software cracking is the modification of software to remove protection methods: copy prevention, trial/demo version, serial number, hardware key, CD check or software annoyances like nag screens and adware. threats. The Reprise License Manager (RLM RLM Receiver-Driven Layered Multicast RLM Redundant Link Manager (Cisco) RLM Release Management (Oracle) RLM Remote Line Module RLM Regression Lineaire Multiple (French, statistics) ) is a software licensing solution that enables ISVs to more effectively price and license their products for sale to end-users. Unlike legacy licensing systems, RLM provides an open platform that is easy to integrate with existing applications, accessible reporting capabilities, and improved value-oriented pricing. Reprise Software was founded in January 2006 by Matt Christiano, who served as Chief Executive Officer of Globetrotter Software, Inc., the company that developed the FLEXlm license management system. Globetrotter Software was sold to Macrovision in 2000. "License management is a fundamental component of an ISV's anti-piracy strategy. At the same time, ISVs are demanding solutions that protect against common software cracks that lead to piracy," said Matt Christiano, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Reprise Software. "We saw significant value in V.i. Labs' CodeArmor product because it provides strong protection for license management functions without impacting the software development process." According to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Business Software Alliance and other watchdog piracy groups, software piracy The illegal copying of software for distribution within the organization, or to friends, clubs and other groups, or for duplication and resale. The software industry loses billions of dollars each year to piracy, and although it may seem innocent enough to install an application on a is on the rise, most notably in emerging foreign markets. The software cracking community has continually targeted license management systems embedded within high value and popular software programs. Using reverse engineering techniques, a cracker can develop unauthorized license key generators or binary patches that bypass license enforcement. The V.i. Labs and Reprise Software offering will provide a more comprehensive defense against these threats. The RLM solution already employs public/private key encryption technology to protect against unauthorized license generators. With the added application security provided by CodeArmor, ISVs will gain comprehensive protection against binary patching threats as well. Because CodeArmor can protect software applications without requiring source code changes, ISV (Independent Software Vendor) A person or company that develops software. It implies an organization that specializes in software only and is not part of a computer systems or hardware manufacturer. customers can easily apply software protection to critical license functions after the development process is complete. "License management and software protection are foundation blocks for preventing overt and inadvertent piracy," said Joe Noonan, CEO and president of V.i. Labs. "By adding CodeArmor protection to RLM, vendors will be able to recover significant revenue in markets with rampant piracy." About Reprise Software, Inc. Reprise Software, Inc. is a software development company focused on providing best-of-breed electronic software licensing technology to global independent software vendors and their end users. Reprise Software is privately held and is headquartered in San Jose, California San Jose (IPA: /ˌsænhoʊˈzeɪ/) is the third-largest city in California, and the tenth-largest in the United States. It is the county seat of Santa Clara County. . For more information please visit http://www.reprisesoftware.com. About V.i. Laboratories (V.i. Labs) V.i. Labs provides software protection solutions that protect against the misappropriation misappropriation n. the intentional, illegal use of the property or funds of another person for one's own use or other unauthorized purpose, particularly by a public official, a trustee of a trust, an executor or administrator of a dead person's estate, or by any and theft of intellectual property resident in software applications. Through V.i. Labs' patent-pending technology, software vendors, embedded system Any electronic system that uses a CPU chip, but that is not a general-purpose workstation, desktop or laptop computer. Such systems generally use microprocessors, or they may use custom-designed chips or both. providers, enterprise organizations and government agencies are able to easily secure their software against the threat of piracy, tampering tampering The adulteration of a thing. See Drug tampering. and theft, independent of where the applications are distributed. V.i. Labs is privately held and is headquartered in Waltham, MA. For more information please visit http://www.vilabs.com. |
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