Licensing Planning and Models

An important step in the development of a licensing strategy is the preparation of a licensing plan. Business decision-makers in an organization, such as product or marketing managers, define protection and business rules, and specify the licensing business models required to meet the company’s software distribution needs.

A licensing business model is the logic behind a business transaction relating to licensing. For example, a rental licensing business model enables you to charge for the use of software for a specific period of time.

Sentinel LDK enables you to choose from a variety of built-in licensing models, and to customize and build licensing business models and software usage terms to meet your company’s individual requirements.

Sentinel LDK supports numerous out-of-the-box licensing business models, that can be used individually or in combination, including:

>Trialware ("Try before you buy")

>Rental/Subscription

>Module-based or Feature-based

>Floating Usage

>Time-based

>Execution-based

You can easily define custom licensing business models and usage terms using the functionality provided by Sentinel LDK. For example, Sentinel LDK functionality enables you to utilize secure read-only and read/write memory storage, flexible counters, and a real-time clock or virtual clock incorporated in the Sentinel protection key.

The separation of the engineering and licensing processes embodied in Sentinel LDK makes it possible to modify your company’s licensing strategy as necessary when circumstances change, and to implement these changes quickly and efficiently.