What is product activation?

System requirements

Protexis Retail Electronic Distribution (REDSM)

Adding your products to the Protexis RED catalog is easy - you don't even need to make any changes to them. By simply logging into your account and uploading, your products can be made available to any of the retailers in the network. RED will securely encrypt and package your product for secure digital fulfillment.

  Purchase Only Copy Protected Try & Buy
Application Requirements
  • Windows NT4.0 SP6/2000/2003 (admin)/XP/XP SP2
  • Windows application guidelines compatible
  • Windows NT4.0 SP6/2000/2003 (admin)/XP/XP SP2
  • Windows application guidelines compatible
  • EXE file must be Windows PE (Portable Executable) file
User System Requirements
  • Windows NT4.0 SP6/2000/2003 (admin)/XP/XP SP2
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 (or equivalent Netscape, Firefox) or greater
  • Windows NT4.0 SP6/2000/2003 (admin)/XP/XP SP2
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 (or equivalent Netscape, Firefox) or greater

Protexis SDK API-Level Integration

To add extremely flexible licensing to your product, with more fine-grain productization, Protexis copy protection, e-commerce, trial and registration services can be implemented through API-level integration using the Protexis software development kit (SDK).

  Windows Mac
Application Requirements
  • Windows 98/NT4.0 SP6/ME/2000/2003 (admin)/XP/XP SP2
  • Windows application guidelines compatible
  • Mac PowerPC: Mac OS X v10.4 or greater
  • Mac Intel: Mac OS X v10.4 or greater
  • Mac OS or OS X application guidelines compatible
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User System Requirements
  • Windows 98/NT4.0 SP6/ME/2000/2003 (admin)/XP/XP SP2
  • Web browser
  • Mac PowerPC or Intel OS X v10.4 or greater
  • Web browser
  • Shared Carbon Library (dylib)

Post-Compile Integration

Post-compile integration allows you to quickly add copy protection, e-commerce, trial and registration services to already-compiled software. This means you can easily protect and sell your software without altering your code base.

  Publisher Services Registration Services
Service Options
  • Copy protected try & buy: copy protection, trial & e-commerce
  • Try & Buy: trial & e-commerce
  • Hosted e-commerce: e-commerce only
  • User registration
Application Requirements
  • Windows 98/NT4.0 SP6/ME/2000/2003 (admin)/XP/XP SP2
  • Windows application guidelines compatible
  • EXE file must be Windows PE (Portable Executable) file
  • Dot Net Framework 1.0, 1.1, or 2.0 compatible (subject to application complexity)
  • Windows 98/NT4.0 SP6/ME/2000/2003 (admin)/XP/XP SP2
  • Windows application guidelines compatible
User System Requirements
  • Windows 98/NT4.0 SP6/ME/2000/2003 (admin)/XP/XP SP2
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 (or equivalent Netscape, Firefox) or greater
  • Windows 98/NT4.0 SP6/ME/2000/2003 (admin)/XP/XP SP2
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.0 (or equivalent Netscape, Firefox) or greater

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