1. Tiltan Systems Engineering, Ltd.
Upgrades to a Hybrid Solution
to Accommodate Their Growing
Business
Case Study
As a leading provider of 2D and 3D visual solutions, Tiltan supplies its products to an international market. The company
needed a licensing solution that would protect their high-value software, without inconveniencing their customers. With
Sentinel HASP licensing generation tools, Tiltan is able to give marketing and product managers more flexibility to quickly
customize software packages that correspond with individual customer preferences. Increasing sales, Tiltan can continue
to expand, assured that SafeNet Sentinel HASP will grow with them.
The Back Story
Tiltan Systems Engineering, Ltd. is a leading provider of Challenge
2-dimensional and 3-dimensional visual solutions, image As Tiltan continued to expand, they outgrew their current, solely
generation systems and derived applications to an international hardware-based licensing protection. They needed a solution that
customer base. Its high-quality, geo-specific topographical would offer extreme flexibility, while still providing them with
maps and realistic virtual simulations are used by commercial robust protection.
enterprises. National defense agencies also use their products
for tactical command and control and visual intelligence, and Solution
simulations for airplanes, helicopters, UAVs and weapons systems. Already a SafeNet Sentinel HASP user, Tiltan upgraded to a hybrid
As Tiltan continued to grow as a company, they needed a software hardware- and software-based licensing protection solution.
licensing solution that would grow with them.
The Business Challenge Results
Initially, Tiltan developed an in-house copy protection solution to Tiltan receives the highest level of software protection against
secure its high-tech imaging software. However, it proved difficult piracy and reverse engineering, without any inconvenience to their
to manage, and did not provide the level of security required to fully clients. Licenses are sent and updated online, saving time and money.
protect its software. In 2001, Tiltan replaced its in-house solution Using HASP license generation tools, Tiltan tracks trends in license
with SafeNet Sentinel HASP HL hardware based protection keys. purchases and renewals, allowing for up sell opportunities.
Tiltan’s evolving business required that they implement new
business models and features, such as trialware to offer potential
customers a try-before-you-buy option. The company also needed
the ability to quickly and easily update software licenses in the
field, and required a solid technical support team to help them
seamlessly integrate the new protection and licensing into their
software. Tiltan’s engineering team searched for a software rights
management solution that would provide the flexibility to expand its
software’s capabilities, with the high level of security its software
required. They began to look at the software-based protection that
Sentinel HASP had to offer.
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2. The Journey to make decisions on the fly, fully taking advantage of dynamic
The team evaluated a number of different licensing and protection marketing trends and increasing Tiltan’s competitive edge. By
products to find a solution that would easily integrate with their putting decisions in the hands of the marketing and product
software and enable new business models. “We’d been using the managers, the company is able to quickly customize its software
HASP USB keys for years, but as our business grew we needed a packages and sales techniques to correspond with individual
software rights management solution that would not only continue customer preferences, without involving engineering or opening
to protect our software from piracy and reverse engineering, but lengthy new development cycles. SafeNet’s technical support also
would also give us the flexibility to sell our software in new ways,” provides access to trained technicians to assist with integration,
explained Alex Shainshein, Project Manager of Engineering and implementation and training.
Programs at Tiltan. “We needed trialware that was protected and
“For us, the decision to stay with HASP and simply upgrade to the
would automatically expire after a certain time period – without
latest version was an easy one,” Shainshein expressed. “HASP has
using a USB key.”
always provided us high-quality security and excellent technical
support. When our software really began to grow and required a more
The Solution flexible software rights management solution, HASP provided all of
After evaluating several software rights management solutions, the features we needed with its combined hardware- or software-
Tiltan chose to stay with SafeNet and upgrade to the very latest based protection and licensing.”
version of HASP. Its unique Cross-Locking™ technology provides
the ability to protect and enforce licensing using software- or “Using software-based protection keys, we
hardware-based protection. With the same industry-leading manage the entire license and activation process
protection and customer support they enjoyed with the earlier over the Internet and it simply expires after 30
versions, HASP now offered additional features and flexibility that
enabled Tiltan to expand its software business and sales models
days. If they decide to purchase the software, we
to further penetrate the image generation market, and create new just securely update the license online. There is
opportunities for growth. They chose to protect their software with a no downtime waiting for the physical protection
combination of Sentinel HASP HL and SL
key to ship around the world, everything is done
instantaneously.”
The Benefits
HASP provides Tiltan the flexibility to quickly and easily adapt its -Alex Shainshein, Project Manager of Engineering and Programs at Tiltan
software to accommodate new sales opportunities. The combination
of hardware- and software-based licensing also provides its About Tiltan Systems Engineering, Ltd.
customers with multiple options for purchasing its software, Tiltan specializes in developing and supplying advanced visualization
including trial versions with time-based software and hardware solutions in the field of tactical command and control, as well as
licenses, as well as the ability to enable or disable features. Tiltan visual intelligence, as well as simulation for airplanes, helicopters,
can now offer multiple versions of its products in different price UAVs and weapons systems. The company’s flagship product is a
ranges that appeal to a broad spectrum of potential customers, cutting edge graphic engine generating a 3D display view for trainers
increasing their ability to grow. and command and control systems, while incorporating a real-
time video with 3D models. Tiltan solutions are incorporated and in
“Now, using this combination of HASP HL and SL we can very easily
operational use by the Israeli security forces and in the homeland
monitor and keep track of time-based licenses for trial versions of
defense applications of a number of armies around the world. Tiltan
the software,” said Shainshein. “Using software-based protection
is jointly owned by Matrix IAI and its founders, and employs a staff of
keys, we manage the entire license and activation process over
100 people including software developers, algorithm researchers and
the Internet and it simply expires after 30 days. If they decide to
animation experts. For more information, visit: www.tiltan-se.co.il.
purchase the software, we just securely update the license online.
There is no downtime waiting for the physical protection key to ship About SafeNet
around the world; everything is done instantaneously.” Founded in 1983, SafeNet is a global leader in information security.
SafeNet protects its customers’ most valuable assets, including
The HASP license generation tools provide Tiltan complete visibility
identities, transactions, communications, data and software
across the organization, tracking trends in licensing purchases,
licensing, throughout the data lifecycle. More than 25,000 customers
renewals and product purchases. It also contains information
across both commercial enterprises and government agencies and in
on individual users, allowing Tiltan to provide its customers with
over 100 countries trust their information security needs to SafeNet.
individual attention based on their specific technical and service
needs. Role-based tools allow product and marketing managers
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