The Entertainment Software Association (www.theesa.com) estimates global piracy to have cost the U.S. entertainment software industry over $3.0 billion in 2004. The Business Software Alliance (www.bsa.org) estimates that in 2003 the software industry as a whole lost $6.5 billion in revenue in the United States alone due to software theft. These staggering numbers are indicative of the scope of the problem and why the software industry believes that something must be done. ECD also believes that something must be done and created Digital Armor to combat this threat with its multi-layered defense technology.
Digital Armor provides asset protection starting with the earliest product alpha released. Once in transit, works-in-process should be protected regardless of whether delivery is done electronically or on physical media. Digital Armor was designed to address the entire product life-cycle from design, testing, review, installation and end use. Digital Armor’s flexibility allows customers to choose the right combination of features to deter product piracy that meets customer’s flexibility requirements for the end-user. In addition, Digital Armor has been developed to easily integrate into a customer's current work flow. Digital Armor is a major advance in the state of anti-piracy technologies thanks to its innovative approach in crafting a multi-layered defense throughout the product life cycle, as illustrated below:
Digital Armor employs robust technology to deter both the casual copier and the professional hacker. Our multi-level solution provides the security you need to ensure that your intellectual property is not the victim of theft and that you maximize the profitability of your title.