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Activation: the process of enabling your software on an end user's machine. See Activation code.
Activator: nTitles software that runs on the end user’s computer to manage licensing and activation, and monitor ongoing use of software to ensure proper licensing is always in effect.
Activation code: a 20-character number generated by nTitles and sent to the end user, either by an Internet connection or by phone or fax. An activation code is required to activate the software license. The nTitles server requires a valid serial number and a computer-specific installation code to generate an activation code. Industry synonyms: license key, release code, unlock code.
Activations per serial number: defines the number of activations per serial number, as defined in your End User License Agreement (EULA). This setting is usually 1 for most software products, but if your EULA allows for 2 activations, eg, 1 at work and 1at home, this setting should be 2. If your EULA defines a site license where one serial number can be used for 20 activations, then this setting should be 20.
Administrator: someone in your organization with access to the nTitles administration web site, with rights to view, print or edit product, purchase, licensing, end user, reseller and administrator information.
Admin site: the nTitles-hosted web site that enables administrators to view, edit, and add product, price and sales information, print reports, track software activations and monitor reseller activity.
Administrator Type: a method of classifying administrators by security permissions. Some administrators, for example, must be able to upload serial numbers and configure SKUs; others need to perform manual activations and override activation limits.
Bank Approval Code: a code assigned to a credit card transaction by the issuing bank .
Channel: means of distributing serial numbers. nTitles supports external, direct and eStore channels. See External channel, Direct channel, and eStore channel.
Charge Sale: purchase made by credit card.
Credit Sale: purchase that is made on credit.
Demo: a product setting that turns off activation billing and credit charges during testing.
Direct channel: a web-based channel for dispensing a serial number to an end user using nTitles and a payment processor.
DTD: Document Type Definition. One way of describing an XML format.
End User: the person activating and using your software.
EStore channel: web-based channel for selling and distributing serial numbers to third-party resellers for resale to end users.
External channel: a distribution channel for serial numbers that nTitles manages but does not distribute, e.g., boxed software.
Hardware fingerprinting: a sophisticated technique for tying an application to a specific computer by examining several hardware components on that computer to determine if it's a new system requiring a new activation code.
Installation code: a 20-character number that ties an activation to a specific computer. Industry synonyms: product code, machine code.
Inventory: all serial numbers are stored in an inventory and organized by SKU. See SKU.
IP Address: a four-part numerical address, e.g., 214.34.56.200, that identifies a specific Internet-connected computer.
Item ID: a unique number created by nTitles and assigned to each product.
License Identifier: a unique number assigned to a product when it is created. It is used internally by the Activator to drive the activation process. Also known as product identifier.
Low level: a number assigned to a SKU that triggers an e-mail warning that the inventory of software serial numbers is getting low.
Manual activation: an activation that requires the intervention of an nTitles administrator or customer support rep to generate an activation code and pass it on to the end user. This is required when the end user has no Internet connection.
nTitles Activator: see Activator.
OEM: Original Equipment Manufacturer.
Order number: a unique number that identifies an online purchase of your software.
Pre-authorized: a payment type used by resellers who qualify to purchase serial numbers on credit.
Product: a software license.
Product identifier: see License identifier.
Purchase page: the nTitles-hosted web page used by an end user to buy your software.
Re-activation: second and subsequent activations using the same serial number on the same computer.
Registered trial: a trial that requires a serial number and activation in order to continue the trial period. Registered trials can be extended indefinitely at the discretion of the publisher.
Registration: the collection of end-user contact data. It's optional with nTitles; when used, it always precedes activation.
Registration page: an nTitles-hosted web page used to gather end-user contact data.
Reseller: an individual or company selling your software; a reseller can be internal or external.
Reseller site: the nTitles-hosted web site where resellers can order and download serial numbers.
Reseller Type: a method of classifying resellers by price discount and payment type.
Seats per activation: defines the number of Client Access Licenses (CALs) for a server-type product that is installed and activated once but then accessed by multiple users. If your product is not served based, this value will be 1.
Serial number: the number supplied by the software publisher to the end user to begin the activation process.
SKU: Stock Keeping Unit. A SKU determines how a license can be used by defining activation attributes and price.
SOAP: Simple Object Access Protocol. A standard method of encoding integration messages in XML for accessing a web service.
Tolerance: the number of activations allowed beyond the terms set in the EULA.
Trial license: a license which enables an end user to use your software for a pre-determined period of time or number of uses. There are two kinds of trial licenses: registered and unregistered. Both types can be incorporated into one product. See Registered trial and Unregistered trial.
Unregistered trial: a trial that begins when software is installed and does not require a serial number or activation. Trial duration can be programmed by Product ID, and cannot be extended unless the end user registers or purchases the product.
VAR: Valued-Added Reseller.
WSDL: Web Service Definition Language. A specialized text format that precisely describes a SOAP interface for interpretation by web service software.
XML: Extensible Markup Language. A tag-based language for structuring data in web pages.
v1.34: December 21, 2004