This is the first in a three part series discussing software monetization. The series will focus on the oft-overlooked area of desktop software; and starts with how to price your software. Choosing how to price your software is one of the hardest decisions you can make as a product team. Pick the wrong model, and […]
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is quietly changing how medical devices work. Not long ago, most devices simply measured and reported data. Today, many of them think locally. Thanks to embedding AI in medical devices, they can spot patterns, predict risks, and help guide treatment in real time. This shift is powered by embedded AI. Instead of […]
AI models are valuable intellectual property (IP). They often represent years of work, money, and expertise. If these models are stolen, copied, or misused, companies lose their competitive edge and revenue. At PACE Anti-Piracy, we focus on protecting software that runs on devices outside the cloud–like desktops, phones, and IoT devices. We recently launched Fusion […]
Like most technology companies, PACE has been experimenting with AI tooling to help with software development. A lot of the coding we do is deep, low-level stuff–often close the machine. This definitely tests the AI and it’s fair to say it will be a long time before AI starts to replace our engineers. That doesn’t […]
Most software developers have heard of code obfuscation. It’s a technique that takes well constructed, easy to follow code and turns it into something that is difficult to understand. The aim being to stop a reverse engineer (a hacker) from reading the compiled code (static analysis) and discovering how it works. This article introduces a […]
Not all software has the luxury of running as a service. In many cases software has to run at the edge. This is particular true in media & entertainment. For the purposes of this article, the “edge” is stretched to its widest possible sense to include on-premises servers, desktop PCs, mobile apps, and embedded systems. […]
PACE spoke about code signing at the 2024 droidcon London conference. While the talk focused on the Android platform, the key takeaways were applicable to software developers targeting any modern operating system. All Android apps must be code signed to run on a device. This is performed either directly by the developer or through Play […]
Software publishers and creative users alike recognise risks to their Intellectual Property (IP). While software publishers can use secure licensing solutions like iLok Licensing, for many of these creative users, any leak of their content will significantly impact their business’s viability. A common solution to protect content is to adopt an “air-gapped” architecture, where a […]
On the 14th of August, Apple announced that it was opening up Near Field Communications (NFC) and the Secure Element (SE) on iPhones to third parties. This was the news that the payments industry and many others had been waiting for. But is this as revolutionary as it initially seems? I’ve been involved in mobile […]
Taneli Malinen from Jetecon Taneli Malinen sees things differently. Literally. As a production and simulation expert, he’s been building software and advising companies to see their processes in the VR space for years. He helped found Jetecon, a 3D simulation technology company that allows companies to be more productive through the use of VR and […]
Denis Goekdag from Zynaptiq Denis Goekdag is a renaissance man. As the co-founder, CEO, and lead product designer at Zynaptiq, he seems to be able to do it all. A former professional musician from the age of 15, he also produced various musical acts and eventually got into sound design for films, games, and software […]
PACE Anti-Piracy was honored to sponsor, exhibit, and present at AES’s 5th International Conference on Automotive Audio *. We came away inspired by the exciting innovation in the in-vehicle audio space. Given that new algorithms are driving most of that innovation, protecting the value being built means protecting those audio algorithms. Automotive scenarios are some […]
