Yes, iterative releases, you read it right. We always hear of iterative development, agile process, etc. These methodologies describe processes for iterative development of a software. While these processes describe different approaches to developing software, they all typically assume that a software major release comes packed with new features that the team has worked on for an extended period of time.

When selling licenses to enterprise customers with potentially thousands of computers, having each user manually activate each license is not a viable solution.

There are several ways to ease the burden for large companies while at the same time providing an adequate level of protection for your application.

You sell a software product and you want to protect it against piracy by using license keys. You know you need to make sure users cannot reuse a license key on any computer. Now the tough decision: what unique identifier do you use to bind the license key to?

Customers are demanding. The ability for your software to automatically update itself when a new version is released is now a ubiquitous feature that is expected of professional software applications. Obviously, getting new versions of your application is tightly coupled with your software license model. Typically, not all users are allowed to upgrade for free!  Therefore, integration of a "check for updates" feature with your licensing software is a must.

 One of the main factors of a company's success is revenue. Some would argue that it is the only factor but that's another debate. When you sell software applications, as with any other business, ensuring steady revenue is a key factor to growth and stability. Learn how you can avoid fluctuating revenue by implementing a Maintenance Plan for your software application.

 If you ever heard the term online activation, software activation or product activation and wondered what it meant, read the rest of this blog.

Integration of your licensing component with your eCommerce provider is essential to achieving a fully automated sales process. This article describes how integration with FastSpring ensures a seamless purchasing experience for the purchaser as well as the vendor.