February 4, 2013 - Wibu-Systems released the Embedded Development Kit for CodeMeter supporting VxWorks (EDK), which will provide original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) with a solution out of the box jointly offering complete IP protection, secure boot and embedded license management. The EDK includes milestones of Wibu-Systems portfolio: CodeMeter Runtime for Wind River VxWorks real-time operating system, CodeMeter AxProtector, the protection tools integrated with Wind River Eclipse-based Workbench, and the smart card powered security CmDongles, namely CmStick/M, CmCard/µSD and CmStck/C, all hardware form factors relying on CodeMeter technology.
The CmStick/M comes with a preloaded bootable Linux distribution along with the tools for PC developers; the CmCard/µSD includes the image of VxWorks and the applications for the target board; CmStick/C contains the license for additional features of the target board. The Emerson Network Power NITX-315 is a Nano-ITX embedded motherboard, featuring the Intel Atom processor E6xx series, with low power consumption and passive cooling capability. In particular, certain functionalities are proving especially effective in translating technical know-how into software monetization. Hardware root of trust, embedded software IP protection, embedded software license and flexible license management result in the complete prevention of jail break software, reverse-engineering and IP theft.
Once code integrity is preserved through code signature, and the whole network is safe because no backdoor is left accessible through the device, the vendor can concentrate on his market strategy alone and even extend the business model to new licensing schemes that might for instance take into account features on demand or pay per use models.
