Four Concerns and Questions Everyone Has When Choosing An Anti-Piracy Solution.

1. How is this going to impact my customers?
   Face It. Your clients don't care about piracy. That is your problem. So, if you integrate the wrong Anti–Piracy Solution into your application and it causes disruption for your clients, they will be furious and you will lose them to the competition!


2. How much is this going to cost?
   Regardless of the method you choose, your pricing model is likely to change. You are either going to pass this cost on to the customer or you are going to absorb it. In many cases, the revenue increases and recuperated losses associated with eliminating piracy more than offset the cost of implementing security, but you will need to understand the total cost of this program and the impact on your revenues and margins before you make that decision.


3. Is this going to work?
   You need to implement a solution that will actually prevent software piracy. There are many things to consider in this evaluation and you need a provider who will act as your partner, not just a software or hardware manufacturer, to help you understand the best methods to ensure the most comprehensive security possible within your own application.


4. How is it going to impact my own organization?
   Is my support staff going to be bombarded with issues? How much time will it take my development staff to integrate this solution into our application and do we have the skills internally to develop a solution ourselves? Can our new partner provide expertise and assistance to ensure an effective implementation or do we need to rely solely on our own developers to become anti-piracy experts?
   
   Hardware dongles offer cost effective, reliable security. They can be implemented quickly, yet still offer you maximum protection from software hackers. They can be transferred from one machine to another. Licensing and security is tied directly to the dongle, not a piece of hardware on a PC which prevents your customer from using the software on another machine without reregistering the software. Additionally, you eliminate the complicated task of continually updating and modifying software code to stay ahead of the hackers who want to steal your software. You get paid for every copy of software being used and your customers get flexibility.