Microsoft SLP Services allows you to flexibly license and activate your products. We understand that selecting the right licensing solution depends on the size and complexity of your product portfolio and the degree of integration you want with your back office systems.

All of the SLP Services solutions support a "unique to company" protection method to protect your code as well as your license information. Evaluate Microsoft SLP Services today so that you can start supporting your licensing scenarios that need the capability to:

• Create trials of any duration for your customers
• Allow your customers to subscribe to your software
• Create Silver, Gold and Platinum versions of your application all within
  a single executable
• License only specific features of your application as you choose
• Use utility based pricing and bill customers for exactly what they use –
  when they use it
• Create custom licenses and enforce those terms on a per customer basis

Microsoft SLP Services is available as both a hosted service as well as an on-premise server solution. Whether you want to use Microsoft SLP Online Service, or host your own license management system with Microsoft SLP Server 2008, each allows software vendors and publishers to more flexibly and effectively license and distribute software.

Microsoft SLP Online Service provides configurable license management so you can distribute your software via various business models, including perpetual, trial, and subscription. The Microsoft SLP Online Service is a 24 x 7 hosted service, enabling users to take advantage of the full power of the Microsoft SLP Services with ease and less upfront investment. Learn more.

Microsoft SLP Online Service Professional will be available in October 2008. The Professional version includes all the great features of our Standard version and supports the same robust business models. In addition, the Professional version includes APIs that allow deep integration and back office connectivity. You can get started now with our Standard Service, then upgrade to Professional in October to meet your business system integration needs. Learn more.

Microsoft SLP Server 2008 is a stand-alone product providing the same flexibility as the online service. Microsoft SLP Server was designed for the most demanding and customized installation where the ISV needs to host the server on premise. Learn more.