javacool
March 1st, 2002, 05:53 PM
Net Technology promises to raise the stakes in software piracy.
(I wasn't quite sure where to post this, so I placed it here. It IS an interesting news story.)
Couresty SecurityNewsPortal:
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New Technology promises to raise the stakes in fight against software piracy
Will Miracode be able to stop the crackers ?
03-01-2002 3:04:16 PM CST -- Press Release from Miracode
NEW TECHNOLOGY PROMISES TO RAISE THE STAKES IN SOFTWARE PIRACY
A new technology has been developed whereby software suffers imminent failure if attempts are made to engineer unlicensed use. Miracode Corp. announced Friday, March 1st (3/1/2) that it had made public a software tool which can be used by software developers to finally create secure and un-crackable software.
Currently, a war has waged between software developers and teams of "crackers" (those proficient in reverse engineering software for purposes of piracy) with the latter always seeming to maintain the upper hand... until now perhaps.
Staying competitive in the market has always required some companies to demo their latest and greatest software developments. However, allowing potential customers to try the product before purchasing has had certain risks. At some point, the demo must end and the software user must "pay to play". A mechanism is built into the demo insuring this. This mechanism is targeted by crackers and once defeated a "crack" is posted on the internet allowing others to easily do the same. Because no copy-written software code is being distributed, web sites and other distribution channels freely continue the distribution of these "cracks".
The possibility of losing the sale to "unlimited play" has led to temporary solutions which have all ultimately been defeated by determined crackers. This new technology tackles the problem from a different perspective and offers a new option to software developers struggling with licensing violations: "pay or else".
Said Rob Hock, company P/R, "Regardless as to whether [miracode] is in place or not, using crack ultimately compromises the integrity of computer systems. In order to have a secure environment, the legitimacy of software code must be maintained. This is ever so important today as the internet connects all of these machines together. While [miracode] cannot ensure that crack will go away, it does render its results anything but desirable. Whether developers choose to incorporate [miracode] protection into their software or not, ultimately all will benefit from the increased awareness in which [miracode] lends itself."
Beyond protecting the customer's software, Miracode is distributed under the same protection it sells and can be reached on the web at http://miracode.com
CONTACT INFO:
Rob Hock, Public Relations
Miracode Corp.
pr@miracode.com
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(I wasn't quite sure where to post this, so I placed it here. It IS an interesting news story.)
Couresty SecurityNewsPortal:
{QUOTE->
New Technology promises to raise the stakes in fight against software piracy
Will Miracode be able to stop the crackers ?
03-01-2002 3:04:16 PM CST -- Press Release from Miracode
NEW TECHNOLOGY PROMISES TO RAISE THE STAKES IN SOFTWARE PIRACY
A new technology has been developed whereby software suffers imminent failure if attempts are made to engineer unlicensed use. Miracode Corp. announced Friday, March 1st (3/1/2) that it had made public a software tool which can be used by software developers to finally create secure and un-crackable software.
Currently, a war has waged between software developers and teams of "crackers" (those proficient in reverse engineering software for purposes of piracy) with the latter always seeming to maintain the upper hand... until now perhaps.
Staying competitive in the market has always required some companies to demo their latest and greatest software developments. However, allowing potential customers to try the product before purchasing has had certain risks. At some point, the demo must end and the software user must "pay to play". A mechanism is built into the demo insuring this. This mechanism is targeted by crackers and once defeated a "crack" is posted on the internet allowing others to easily do the same. Because no copy-written software code is being distributed, web sites and other distribution channels freely continue the distribution of these "cracks".
The possibility of losing the sale to "unlimited play" has led to temporary solutions which have all ultimately been defeated by determined crackers. This new technology tackles the problem from a different perspective and offers a new option to software developers struggling with licensing violations: "pay or else".
Said Rob Hock, company P/R, "Regardless as to whether [miracode] is in place or not, using crack ultimately compromises the integrity of computer systems. In order to have a secure environment, the legitimacy of software code must be maintained. This is ever so important today as the internet connects all of these machines together. While [miracode] cannot ensure that crack will go away, it does render its results anything but desirable. Whether developers choose to incorporate [miracode] protection into their software or not, ultimately all will benefit from the increased awareness in which [miracode] lends itself."
Beyond protecting the customer's software, Miracode is distributed under the same protection it sells and can be reached on the web at http://miracode.com
CONTACT INFO:
Rob Hock, Public Relations
Miracode Corp.
pr@miracode.com
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