Microsoft sheds its third-party anti-piracy technology
Last fall, Microsoft abruptly halted sales of its Software Licensing and Protection Services — a technology similar to its own Genuine activation/anti-piracy mechanism. At the time, the Softies said they were seeking a new home for SLP, having decided it no longer fit in with the company’s overall business plans.
On June 9, Microsoft announced it had found a taker for SLP. Microsoft licensed SLP to Dublin-based startup IrishTech.
Microsoft used its IP Ventures licensing group to move the SLP division directly over to IrishTech. (IP Ventures has found external licensees for a number of Microsoft-nurtered technologies and products the Redmond company has chosen to farm out via IP Ventures. Other include including Wallop, Zumobi (formerly known as ZenZui) and LaunchTile.
