- Uniloc
Uniloc Corporation is a security software company founded in
Australia in 1992 [ [http://www.thefreelibrary.com/Corporate+Profile+for+Uniloc,+dated+Dec.+4,+1999.-a057934274 Corporate Profile for Uniloc, dated Dec. 4, 1999. - Free Online Library ] ] recognized [ABC TV News item Dec 22, 1992] as a pioneer in "try and buy" software distributed via magazines [ [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_1999_Dec_2/ai_57901495 Uniloc Debuts `TITLEwave' CD & DVD; Consumers Can Try Top Software Programs Before They Buy | Business Wire | Find Articles at BNET.com ] ] and on new computers.History
Uniloc is the assignee via a subsidiary in Singapore (Uniloc Pte) of the first major patent US patent|5490216|US 5,490,216invented by
Ric Richardson in the field ofcopy protection /product activation and "try-and-buy" Software.In 1993 Uniloc distributed "Try and Buy" versions of software for multiple publishers via a marketing agreement with IBM. An initial success was the sale of thousands of copies of a software package (First Aid, developed by Cybermedia) distributed on the front cover of Windows Sources magazine in 1994.
Later Uniloc worked with US magazine publisher
Ziff Davis to distribute unlockable versions of software on the front cover of their magazines including Windows Magazine.In 1997 a US subsidiary was set up called Uniloc PC Preload to produce preloaded unlockable editions of popular software products on new PCs. Distribution agreements were executed with
eMachines [ [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2000_Nov_10/ai_66803777 Uniloc's ``Try-Before-You-Buy' Software to be Included With Emachines PCs in 2001; Consumers Can Try Top-Selling Games, Utilities Free for Up to 7 Days Before Deciding to Buy | Business Wire | Find Articles at BNET.com ] ] andToshiba . Family PC magazine also produced two months of magazines featuring unlockable software from Uniloc PC Prelaod on the cover in 2001.In 2003, Uniloc Corporation set up a US subsidiary called Uniloc USA. The company is currently licensing its patented technology to software publishers and entertainment companies including Sony.
External links
* [http://www.uniloc.com Uniloc Corporation]
References
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