Europe's Largest Educational Download Portal Secures Software with Aladdin HASP SL
September 13 2004 - 9:01AM
PR Newswire (US)
Europe's Largest Educational Download Portal Secures Software with
Aladdin HASP SL CHICAGO, Sept. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Aladdin
Knowledge Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:ALDN) today announced that
Signpost, the founder of http://www.academicdownload.com/, Europe's
largest download portal, chose HASP SL (formerly called
'Privilege') to secure its software downloads. On request of
several universities and colleges, Signpost set out to develop a
distribution model in which software could be made available to
individual students in a user-friendly and budget-friendly way.
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The site allows European educational institutions, students and
teachers to download the most recent versions of the most popular
software packages in a simple, cheap and legal way. To activate the
software, users get a unique activation code. To generate this
code, Signpost is using the Aladdin HASP SL system. Aladdin HASP SL
is a security solution for electronic software distribution,
selling, product activation and software licensing. The product
prevents illegal use of software as publishers can determine how
often the end user can install the product. The software publisher
can also determine an evaluation period beforehand and he is the
only person who can activate the product when bought. The built-in
copy protection prevents illegal usage. "Aladdin was the ideal
partner to offer software securely via the web," said Paul
Steenbergen, CEO of Signpost. "Our demands were straightforward. We
had to offer legal versions of software for one academic year and
the solution could not be a hassle for the educational institution
itself. With Aladdin HASP SL, we are able to offer software vendors
a ready-to-use, secure solution without specially adapting their
software. The biggest advantage for them is the unique activation
code. With this, we ensure them that all software is offered in a
secure way." Paul Veck, software DRM strategy manager at Aladdin
Western Europe, said, "Signpost's model is directly addressing a
concern that many software vendors have -- how best to approach the
educational market and offer best value to students whilst
minimising business risk. HASP SL enables Signpost and its business
partners to utilise the educational channel with confidence while
offering the added value of 'try before you buy' versions. Signpost
also needed a solution that could offer time-limited versions in
combination with a unique activation code in order to offer
software in a secure way. By using the Aladdin solution, Signpost
now has the possibility to introduce time-limited versions as a
pilot project to the educational market." After a thorough analysis
Signpost found that HASP SL was the only solution that met the
expectations and needs of both software vendors and Signpost. The
project was implemented within one week. With one push on the
button, the software is now 'time bombed' and an activation code is
produced. Numerous software vendors have started to use
http://www.academicdownload.com/ as a pilot project to evaluate
this new platform. For more information, visit
http://www.signpost.be/. About HASP SL HASP SL (formerly called
'Privilege') builds on Aladdin's 19 years of software protection
experience and market-proven anti-piracy technology by providing
the world's leading software developers with an array of efficient,
performance-oriented features that create and preserve revenue
streams, reduce operational costs and contribute to end-user value
including: -- Software Security and distribution -- Flexible
Licensing -- Licensing and interface templates and toolkits --
Marketing and business information tracking -- Easy storefront
integration About Aladdin Knowledge Systems Aladdin (NASDAQ:ALDN)
is a leader in digital security, providing solutions for software
digital rights management and Internet security since 1985. Serving
more than 30,000 customers worldwide, Aladdin products include: the
USB-based eToken(TM) device for strong user authentication and
e-commerce security; the eSafe(R) line of integrated content
security solutions that protect networks against malicious,
inappropriate and nonproductive Internet-borne content; and the
HASP(R) family of hardware- and software-based products that
flexibly protect, license and distribute software and intellectual
property. Visit the Aladdin Web site at http://www.ealaddin.com/.
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Inc. CONTACT: Press, Matthew Zintel of Zintel Public Relations,
+1-310-574-8888, ; Investor Relations, Mark Jones of Global
Consulting Group, +1-646-284-9414, Web site:
http://www.ealaddin.com/ http://www.academicdownload.com/
http://www.signpost.be/
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