Protection Plus Professional Versions

The Standard, Enterprise, and Internet Editions can all connect to a SOLO Server. The Automation Client is available only with the Internet Edition and when using our Instant SOLO service. The table below shows the differences between the various editions.

STANDARD EDITION

ENTERPRISE EDITION

INTERNET EDITION

Library Versions Included - All editions include Win16 and Win32 platform support. Older libraries are available for CA-Clipper, FoxPro 2.x/DOS/Win, and C/DOS as a separate purchase. Please call 303-340-3404 for pricing

# Developers – The Standard Edition is an entry-level product for a single developer and/or single product. The Enterprise and Internet Editions are designed for multiple developers and/or multiple products. It is possible to upgrade from one edition to another at any time.

Redistribution / Royalty Policy – The libraries are licensed to protect applications. When an application is protected, you may distribute copies of your software without limit. With the Standard Edition, you are entitled to royalty-free distribution for one product. With the Enterprise and Internet Editions, you are entitled to royalty-free distribution for all of your company’s products.

Support / Upgrade Subscription – When you purchase PLUS, you are entitled to a defined number of days of technical support and free upgrades (minor or major), version enhancements, nuisance fixes, etc. You are also entitled to contact an engineer during your technical support period via phone, FAX, or e-mail. Our technical support system is geared towards e-mail responses to enhance speed and efficiency. Telephone calls to technical support are generally handled within two to three hours between 9-5:00 Eastern Time M-F. Unlike phone calls, E-mail responses may be generated after hours and weekends as well as during normal business hours. For these reasons, international customers are strongly urged to contact us by e-mail or FAX. Concept Software also maintains a bulletin board connectable via an Internet Newsreader. The bulletin board can be used to talk to other users, ask questions and get info on tips, tricks, known problems and solutions.

Concept Software values customer evaluation and feedback. We want to hear from you if you experience any problems. We are dedicated to providing consistent, reliable products and top-notch support. If you identify a defect in the product, we will provide you at no cost any new version that fixes this problem when it is released, regardless of your technical support expiration (this doesn't happen very often).

We are dedicated to providing the most innovative and efficient support possible for our customers. Renewing your technical support each year enables us to continue to enhance our products as well as continue offering personalized attention and first-class technical support.

LFEdit – The License File Editing Facility is a Win32 application that allows you to create License Files and generate Trigger Codes. It is licensed to run on one computer in the Standard Edition, while with the Enterprise and Internet Editions, a site license is provided.

RegKeyGen – RegKeyGen, part of the SOLO Server Components package, is a non-visual 32-bit ActiveX™ control. This component can generate the necessary Trigger Codes that an application requires to become enabled. An area of your web site can allow an authorized user to retrieve their Trigger Code without human intervention. This area can be password protected or database-enabled to prevent unauthorized access to the Trigger Code engine.

RegKeyGen Basic comes with basic Active Server Page sample code that demonstrates how to produce Trigger Codes that can be retrieved from the Automation Client. You may also purchase RegKeyGen Database, a more advanced package containing sample code that demonstrates validating a license in a simple License Database before giving out the activation code.

Instant SOLO^sm Setup Fee – There is no fee for setup. This service is set up to allow vendors with lower end priced software to take advantage of the technology without a huge outlay of cash. We will customize the web site to your look and feel and populate the databases with your pricing, options, descriptions, etc.

Web-Based License Files – The Internet Edition allows web-based License Files – license data that is stored on a database accessible by an Internet web server. With this power, you can maintain ultimate control over your applications. At any moment you can update the License Database with new values such as expiration dates, number of allowed users, module on/off status, etc. knowing that the next time your application updates its data from the web server, the change will propagate automatically.

No special client programming is necessary. Simply changing a few parameters in your source code, all of the reading and writing of License File Fields will be on the remote web server. This feature requires special programming on a properly equipped web server or SOLO Server.

Do not confuse this with the Automation Client. Although the Automation Client can interact with a web server using the Internet, it does not allow you to maintain a License File remotely. This is an advanced feature for extremely powerful Internet-based licensing.

EZ-Key™ – EZ Key is the combination of software and hardware-based security. PLUS integrates seamlessly with Hardware Keys made by Marx Software Security, A subset of the License File Fields can be transparently stored in this key without having to know the key’s driver interface. This makes it easy to utilize the power of the keys with little programming. The ability to read and write License File data to Hardware Keys is only available for Enterprise and Internet Editions.

LFEdit for Distributors – This subset of LFEdit has abilities to limit the number of available trigger codes. This is used when you want to keep control over a distributor unlocking your applications.

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