<s>
Microsoft	B-Application
Software	I-Application
Licensing	I-Application
and	I-Application
Protection	I-Application
Services	I-Application
,	O
also	O
known	O
as	O
Microsoft	B-Application
SLPS	I-Application
,	O
is	O
a	O
software	O
licensing	O
suite	O
that	O
provides	O
developers	B-Application
with	O
the	O
ability	O
to	O
license	O
software	O
,	O
create	O
license	O
versions	O
,	O
and	O
track	O
performance	O
of	O
products	O
and	O
profitability	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SLPS	O
is	O
intended	O
for	O
developers	B-Application
and	O
independent	B-Application
software	I-Application
vendors	I-Application
(	O
ISV	O
)	O
streamline	O
operations	O
with	O
.NET	O
protection	O
technology	O
and	O
a	O
licensing	O
server	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Microsoft	B-Application
SLPS	I-Application
,	O
formerly	O
called	O
SecureLM	O
,	O
was	O
acquired	O
by	O
Microsoft	O
in	O
January	O
2007	O
from	O
the	O
company	O
Secured	O
Dimensions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SLPS	O
is	O
.NET	O
certified	O
and	O
works	O
with	O
the	O
Visual	B-Language
Basic	I-Language
.NET	I-Language
platforms	O
,	O
C#	B-Application
,	O
Java	B-Language
and	O
web	B-Application
applications	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
the	O
Code	O
Protector	O
toolkit	O
,	O
developers	B-Application
can	O
mark	O
pieces	O
of	O
code	O
as	O
‘	O
licensable’	O
that	O
can	O
later	O
be	O
activated	O
as	O
bundles	O
,	O
SKUs	O
,	O
or	O
packages	O
where	O
features	O
can	O
be	O
turned	O
on	O
and	O
off	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SLPS	O
lets	O
developers	B-Application
create	O
and	O
activate	O
new	O
digital	O
licenses	O
without	O
having	O
to	O
ship	O
a	O
new	O
product	O
to	O
the	O
office	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developers	B-Application
and	O
managers	O
have	O
access	O
to	O
real-time	O
information	O
about	O
new	O
licenses	O
generated	O
,	O
license	O
expiry	O
times	O
,	O
and	O
most	O
popular	O
packages	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SLPS	O
lets	O
developers	B-Application
monitor	O
billing	O
,	O
license	O
usage	O
,	O
and	O
software	O
features	O
usage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Code	O
Protector	O
Software	O
Development	O
Kit	O
A	O
tool	O
kit	O
that	O
will	O
allow	O
software	B-Application
developers	I-Application
to	O
protect	O
their	O
software	O
from	O
reverse	O
engineering	O
,	O
a	O
common	O
form	O
of	O
piracy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
SLP	O
Online	O
Service	O
A	O
InishTech	O
hosted	O
solution	O
for	O
license	B-Application
management	I-Application
.	O
</s>
