KEYnote 46 English - Fall/Winter 2023 | Page 16

L I C E N S I N G

How our Clients get their ROI with CodeMeter

We wanted to know how our CodeMeter protection and licensing solution impacts the business of our clients . To answer that question , we met four selected clients for detailed interviews to compare the costs and advantages and get a meaningfully complete analysis of their ROI .
Software piracy , inefficient licensing models , the need to protect one ’ s intellectual property , and the wish for more flexible and innovative usage and pricing models were named as key challenges for software businesses .
With powerful encryption , special protection
Initial Start-Up costs
Software License fee
CodeMeter Protection Suite Wibu-Systems Professional Services Wibu-Systems Academy / Training
[ TEUR ] [ TEUR ] [ TEUR ] [ TEUR ]
Initial costs CodeMeter [ TEUR ] technology
ISV development costs for [ TEUR ] integration into software products
ISV development costs for [ TEUR ] integration into backoffice systems
Initial development cost ISV [ TEUR ] Total Initial Start-up costs [ TEUR ]
Illustration 1 : The initial investment
Revenue Increase Revenue
hardware , and anti-cracking techniques , Code- Meter offers reliable protection for intellectual property and ensures the security of software licenses . Included on board : Granular and smart controls over licensing , integrity protection during runtime , and secure update mechanisms .
The protection technology can be built into software at virtually any level to achieve the right degree of security . Back office integration allows
Average Sales price per unit Annual quantity
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Annual revenue [ TEUR ]
� Revenue increase
by reducing illegal copies
Annual quantity increase
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Piracy rate in market : 15 % Revenue increase [ TEUR ]
� Revenue increase
by IP protecting ( software + data )
Annual quantity increase
[ pcs .]
Market share increase : 10 % Revenue increase [ TEUR ]
� Revenue increase by offering fl exible pricing models by offering new pricing models
Revenue growth by fl exible pricing models Revenue growth by new pricing models
Revenue increase Total Revenue increase
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Total Quantity increase [ pcs .]
Illustration 2 : The different categories of revenue increases
our clients to automate their processes , and everything is flexible and scalable to perfectly blend in with their circumstances and requirements .
Our method for calculating ROI A precise calculation of the Return on Investment ( ROI ) is essential when one wants to understand the real added value of modern licensing for software developers and vendors .
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