Press Releases from Excel Software (63 total)
Excel Software Ships WinA&D 8.2 and WinTranslator 4.2 Tools for Software Design
Excel Software announced WinA&D 8.2 for project managers, system analysts, software architects, App designers and programmers. WinA&D integrates requirements management, system and software design, code generation and report building. WinTranslator 4.2 scans source code files to extract design data into class models, data models and structure charts. WinA&D and WinTranslator has enhancements to the user guides, install and licensing process. The new Network edition runs in the…
ClickInstall 7.0 Builds a macOS Code Signed, Notarized App Installer
ClickInstall makes it easy to create customized, professional installers for macOS computers. A good installer can reduce support cost and download time, simplify and customize the user experience, add security and make a great first impression.
ClickInstall 7 was specifically built for macOS 13.2 (Ventura) and Xcode 14.2 or later. It uses Apple's new notarytool process to notarize your installer with Apple. Installers built with ClickInstall…
ClickInstall Windows 3.0 Builds a Setup Process for Windows Software
ClickInstall Windows 3.0 makes it easy to create highly customized, modern installers for Windows computers based on Microsoft Software Installer (MSI) technology. The install process can be customized with messages, scripts or executables that run before or after the install process. Set registry entries, file associations, shortcuts, run shell commands, check for OS, RAM or runtime requirements and even download and install prerequisite software if needed.
ClickInstall…
Excel Software Ships Self-Hosted, Payment License Server 1.0
Excel Software announced Payment License Server to automate the PayPal or Stripe order and delivery process for digital products and subscriptions. Payment License Server consists of an Admin application on a macOS or Windows computer that communicates with a server executable on your own VPS or dedicated Linux or Windows server.
A fully automated purchase and delivery process typically costs many thousands of dollars and requires advanced programming…
Protect Documents with Offline/Online Activation on Mac, Windows or Android
Excel Software announced DocProtect 8, a major redesign of the document protection and licensing software. Multiple document types can be wrapped into a licensed macOS or Windows application. HTML content can be used to generate an Android application delivered as an unprotected or licensed APK file. DocProtect 8 adds new document types, licensing options, a multiple document Contents panel and Splash screen. DocProtect 8 streamlines the runtime…
Excel Software ships QuickLicense 9.2 for macOS, Windows and Linux Software
Excel Software shipped QuickLicense 9.2 for macOS and Windows. Configure all aspects of the licensing process and apply the license to any kind of software on macOS, Windows or Linux with a wrapping tool or programming commands (API). Enhancements on Windows include new SSL security protocols and Hi DPI support in runtime dialogs. New security, performance enhancements and compression features were added to macOS and Windows. …
Excel Software Ships WinA&D 8.1 and WinTranslator 4.1 Software Design Tools
Excel Software announced WinA&D 8.1 for project managers, system analysts, software architects, app designers and programmers. WinA&D integrates requirements management, system and software design, code generation and report building. WinA&D 8.1 reduces disk usage and increases performance by over 50%. It presents crisper UI controls on 4K monitors and a highly compressed project format. The new WinTranslator 4.1 runs faster and has high DPI controls.
Design software with…
ExcelRT 3.1 Adds Charts, Python, JSON, ODBC and Web Technologies
Excel Software announced ExcelRT 3.1 to create spreadsheet based macOS and Windows desktop and Cloud Apps. Convert a Microsoft Excel workbook or author directly with ExcelRT Builder on Mac or Windows. Major enhancements include dynamic charts, Python integration, JSON support, ODBC for connecting a workbook application to a database engine and new web features for enhanced speed and UI improvements in browser based applications.
ExcelRT uses spreadsheet features like…
Excel Software Ships MacA&D 6 and MacTranslator 5 for Apple Silicon
Excel Software released major enhancements to MacA&D for software design and requirements management. The companion MacTranslator tool generates design models from source code for procedural, object-oriented or SQL languages. Both tools are now Universal macOS applications optimized to run at native speed on either Intel or Apple Silicon computers. The applications include UI enhancements for Big Sur and are delivered with a code signed, notarized installer.
MacA&D 6…
ClickInstall 6.0 Builds a macOS App Installer for Big Sur and Apple Silicon Comp …
ClickInstall makes it easy to create customized, professional installers for macOS computers. A good installer can reduce support cost and download time, simplify and customize the user experience, add security and make a great first impression.
ClickInstall 6.0 can now build a 64-bit software installer for macOS computers using x86 or ARM processors. A Universal installer runs native on both Intel and Apple Silicon computers. The…
Excel Software Announced Cloud Sharing Accounts for Developer Apps
Excel Software announced the Cloud Sharing service for developer created Apps. Cloud Sharing is an online service used to store and share files between users of an Excel, Access or ExcelRT based application. A developer can offer Cloud Sharing accounts to customers as a feature included with their product or as a value added service they sell.
A Cloud Sharing account is private space in the cloud where an App…
ExcelRT 3.0 Adds CSV, HTML and Plugins to Spreadsheet Application Engine
Excel Software announced ExcelRT 3.0 to create cross-platform, spreadsheet based Apps for Mac, Windows and Linux computers. Convert a Microsoft Excel workbook or author directly with ExcelRT Builder on Mac or Windows. Major enhancements include tightly integrated HTML technologies, plugins, powerful CSV manipulation, enhanced workbook size, sheet type optimizations, built in CSV Viewer and Text Editor, plus new scripting commands.
New Html controls can be added and controlled on…
ExcelRT Builder 2.0 Allows Spreadsheet Author to Become App Developer
Excel Software announced ExcelRT 2.0 is available now with the new ExcelRT Builder for developers. ExcelRT is a cross-platform, spreadsheet based application engine. Spreadsheet authors can now create standalone, professional applications for Mac, Windows and Linux computers.
A Microsoft Excel workbook can be converted to ExcelRT format using a free conversion tool. Using ExcelRT Builder, the workbook can be refined into a finished application. New applications can…
ClickInstall Windows 1.0 Builds a Code Signed MSI Compliant Installer for a Wind …
ClickInstall Windows 1.0 makes it easy to create highly customized, modern installers for Windows computers based on Microsoft Software Installer (MSI) technology. A good installer can reduce support cost, simplify and customize the user experience, add security and make a great first impression.
ClickInstall Windows builds a 32 or 64-bit software installer that runs on any Windows 7, 8 or 10 computer. Applications, libraries and the installer…
Excel Software Ships MacA&D 5.1 and MacTranslator 4.1 for Software Developers
Excel Software released major enhancements to MacA&D for software design and requirements management. The companion MacTranslator tool generates design models from source code for procedural, object-oriented and SQL languages. Both tools are now 64-bit macOS applications delivered by a 64-bit, Code Signed installer enhanced for use on macOS Mohave.
MacA&D 5.1 supports flow charts, the full 14-diagram UML notation for object-oriented design, structured analysis & design, data models, Business…
XojoApp Desktop 5.0 - Components for Xojo Developers
Excel Software announced XojoApp Desktop 5.0 for Xojo programmers. These pure Xojo code components require no plugins and can be used in almost any desktop programming project for macOS or Windows Apps.
XojoApp Desktop 5.0 is a major upgrade to the class library enhanced for compatibility with the latest Xojo 2018R3 IDE and earlier builds. Version 5 adds a new Cloud License component to support Trial, Product…
Create a Floating License Server for any App
Excel Software announced QuickLicense Server 2.0 for macOS and Windows. A developer can generate a vendor-branded, floating license system for their Mac, Windows or Linux applications. Vendors enjoy royalty free distribution for any number of products or licenses. Version 2 was enhanced for the new QuickLicense 9, new Mac and Windows OS changes, adds Code Signing of the generated Server and Monitor applications and uses 64-bit macOS…
QuickLicense 9 Adds Code Signing, Interface and License Enhancements
Excel Software shipped QuickLicense 9, the industry leading tool for protection and licensing of macOS, Windows and Linux desktop software. The new release adds App and library code signing, new user interface capabilities for wrapped applications plus enhancements for the latest Mac and Windows OS.
Developers use QuickLicense to define the license type (Trial, Product, Try/Buy, Subscription, Floating, etc.), the licensing features (feature flags, pre-activation message, license release, restore, reset…
Protect and Code-Sign 32 and 64-bit Mac and Windows Apps with AppProtect 5.0
Excel Software announced AppProtect 5.0 to protect Mac or Windows software. AppProtect applies protection with an offline or automated online activation process to a compiled application in minutes without programming. It supports most application runtime environments including MAX MSP, Unity3D, Xojo, Java, Delphi, C++, C#, Objective-C and Swift.
AppProtect works with OfficeProtect to generate a protected EXE (Windows) or APP (macOS) from an Excel workbook. Once…
ClickInstall 5.0 Builds 64-Bit macOS Installer with Code Signing
ClickInstall makes it easy to create highly customized, professional installers for macOS computers. A good installer can reduce support cost and download time, simplify and customize the user experience, add security and make a great first impression.
ClickInstall 5.0 builds a 64-bit software installer that runs on any macOS 10.9 or later computer. Applications, libraries and the installer itself can be code signed during the build process…
ExcelRT 1.1 Creates App from Excel Workbook
Excel Software is shipping ExcelRT 1.1 with enhancements for creating standalone desktop and mobile apps from an Excel workbook. With ExcelRT, a Microsoft Excel user without programming experience can become an app developer for Mac, Windows, Linux and iOS for iPhone or iPad.
ExcelRT 1.1 adds a platform specific default sheet that allows the same file to adjust to its screen size and platform. Workbook properties like column and…
ExcelRT Generates Standalone Apps from Excel Workbook
Excel Software is announcing the ExcelRT development environment for Microsoft Excel workbook developers. ExcelRT makes it possible for an Excel user without programming experience to become an app developer.
A workbook authored in Microsoft Excel can be converted to a platform neutral ExcelRT file using the ConvertExcelRT tool. ExcelRT files can be distributed and used by the free ExcelRT application running on computer desktop and mobile platforms. Microsoft…
XojoApp Software Components for Xojo Developers
Excel Software introduced XojoApp iOS 1.0 and XojoApp Desktop 4.1 for Xojo programmers. These pure Xojo code components require no plugins and can be used in almost any programming project.
XojoApp Desktop 4.1 is an updated version of the previously named RbApp product for use in Mac and Windows desktop applications. It includes enhancements to the Grid control to apply custom formats to cell values plus…
Excel Software Ships QLRT Xcode 3.0 for Objective-C and Swift Developers
Excel Software today announced QLRT Xcode 3.0 for Objective-C and Swift developers creating Mac OS X software. QLRT Xcode is a static library containing the QuickLicense runtime software for protection, activation and license management. Xcode programmers can protect their software from piracy and increase revenue by supporting a variety of license types, activation methods and advanced licensing features.
QLRT Xcode is used in conjunction with QuickLicense. The…
Protect and License Spreadsheets, Plugins, Games and Desktop Apps
Excel Software today shipped QuickLicense 8.0, the industry leading tool for protection and licensing of Mac, Windows and Linux software. The new release adds major enhancements for spreadsheet protection, application usage statistics, end-user interface enhancements and improved developer tools.
QuickLicense is used to define the type of license (Trial, Product, Try/Buy, Subscription or Floating), the licensing features (feature flags, pre-activation message, license release, restore, reset and suspend) and the activation…
Excel Software Ships LicenseSupport 3 to Simplify Software License Management
Excel Software, a leading supplier of software protection and licensing tools for Mac, Windows and other computers and devices, announced LicenseSupport 3.0. LicenseSupport consists of a desktop application used by a customer support person and an application programming interface to the Safe Activation server. Safe Activation is an online activation service that works with software protection and licensing tools including QuickLicense, QuickLicense Server, DocProtect, AppProtect, QLRT Xcode, OfficeProtect,…
Protect and License EPUB, PDF, SWF, Video, Image and HTML Files
DocProtect allows an author to protect popular file types to ensure that documents are only viewable on licensed computers. Version 4 can protect an EPUB file by embedding a reader and licensing process in the protected document. Other enhancements include improved PDF protection that supports the latest versions of Adobe Reader and new versions of the Mac and Windows OS.
DocProtect converts a document into a protected Mac or…
Excel Software Ships QuickLicenseRT Linux to Protect and License Desktop Softwar …
Excel Software today announced QuickLicenseRT Linux for desktop software. QuickLicenseRT Linux implements the full QuickLicense runtime system for protection, activation and license management. A company can protect software from piracy and increase revenue by supporting a wide range of license types, activation processes and advanced licensing features.
During development, QuickLicenseRT Linux is used in conjunction with QuickLicense running on a Mac OS X or Windows computer. The…
Excel Software Announced Three Self-Hosted License Servers for Protected Softwar …
Excel Software today announced three self-hosted License Server products, Desktop License Server, Web License Server and Cloud License Server. These servers provide a cost effective license activation and management solution for any company that sells digital products including applications, libraries, plugins, ebooks, videos, PDFs, spreadsheets or games.
Each server product consists of an executable and data files that can be placed on a Linux or Windows web server and…
Protect and License Mobile Device Apps with Cloud License
Excel Software today announced the Cloud License API in Safe Activation Service 3 for mobile app developers. Cloud License can be used by any device or computer with Internet access. It supports any programming environment that can send a URL string and perform conditional logic on the returned response string.
Cloud License consists of a small set of URL commands to activate, validate, release, restore and reset a software…
Excel Software Integrates Safe Activation with Online Shopping Cart and Payment …
Excel Software announced Safe Activation was integrated with over a dozen online shopping cart and payment services. Safe Activation is an online activation server that automates the activation and licensing process for protected software, documents, plugins, web applications and other digital products. Other enhancements include registered downloads to securely deliver digital products and ShipIt to sell online without an online merchant account.
Safe Activation works with PayPal, Amazon Simple…
Excel Software Ships LicenseCard 1.0 for Drag and Drop Software Activation
Excel Software today announced LicenseCard 1.0 for Mac and Windows developers that create applications, plugins, protected documents or other types of commercial software. A custom image is delivered to the customer by email or web page during the purchase process. That image can be dropped onto the protected application to activate it.
LicenseCard provides developers and customers with a very simple, non-intrusive way to instantly activate purchased software. …
Excel Software Ships MacA&D 4 with Flowcharts and Multiple Dictionary Projects
Excel Software announced MacA&D 4.0 for requirements management, system and software design, code generation and flexible report generation. The new software adds flowcharts, general enhancements to all diagram types and scriptable reports, advanced data flow diagram features and the ability for large projects to use multiple data dictionaries. Any diagram object within any diagram type can be linked to any foreign document for easy navigation.
A flowchart is a…
SafeWebApp Enables Serial Number Activation of Web Apps
Excel Software is pleased to announce SafeWebApp, a new approach for software and Internet developers to protect, deliver and monetize web content. SafeWebApp is a free, Web App controlled browser. It supports device specific licensing, user feedback, vendor notifications and public discoverable indexes.
SafeWebApp offers an easy way to turn virtually any web content into a sellable product that can be securely licensed and delivered to specific devices for…
Excel Software Ships LicenseSupport 2.0 for Software Support and License Integra …
Excel Software, a leading supplier of Mac and Windows software protection tools, announced LicenseSupport 2.0. LicenseSupport consists of a desktop application used by a customer support person and an application programming interface to the Safe Activation server. Safe Activation is an online activation service that works with software protection and licensing tools including QuickLicense, DocProtect, AppProtect and LicenseSupport. LicenseSupport 2.0 adds major enhancements to…
Excel Software Adds Integrated Order Processing with Safe Activation Service 3
Excel Software announced Safe Activation Service 3 for software activation and licensing. The Safe Activation service launched in 2007 was later expanded with advanced license release, restore, suspend, reset and subscriptions features in 2009. Safe Activation Service 3 adds integrated order processing, event driven actions, daily account backups, additional licensing, vendor branding and customization features. The online service is used by software publishers to automate software protection,…
Excel Software Ships ClickInstall 3 to Build Protected Mac Software and Patch In …
Excel Software announced ClickInstall 3.0 with major enhancements for building highly customized software and patch installers for Mac OS X software.
ClickInstall 3.0 adds the ability to create a desktop alias to the installed application, generate an installer patch, build a batch of installers with one button click, apply a custom icon to the installer or apply a computer unique password or serial number activation to the install process.…
Excel Software Announces AppProtect 2 for Mac and Windows
Excel Software announced AppProtect 2.0 to protect Mac or Windows software. AppProtect applies protection and a vendor controlled or fully automated online activation process to a compiled application in minutes without programming.
AppProtect wraps a Mac or Windows application with an activation process that requires a computer unique password or Serial Number on first launch. The software vendor can generate passwords with AppProtect. Alternatively, AppProtect works with an…
OfficeProtect Secures Excel, Word and PowerPoint
Excel Software announced OfficeProtect 1.0 to protect Microsoft Office documents with a secure software license. Authors that sell Excel spreadsheets, Macros or Add-Ins for Excel, Word or PowerPoint can ensure that only licensed users can activate and use the protected documents.
OfficeProtect includes ready-to-paste Visual Basic code and step-by-step instructions to bind a document to a license configured with the QuickLicense protection and licensing system. OfficeProtect supports…
Excel Software Ships MacTranslator 2.1 and WinTranslator 3.2
Excel Software is shipping MacTranslator 2.1 for Mac OS X and WinTranslator 3.2 for Windows to generate design documents from source code. Class properties introduced in Objective-C 2.0 are now captured. Static imports and generics are now supported for Java. Design information and source code files can be extracted from a REALbasic project.
New features have been added to assist a developer when translating source code…
Excel Software Ships MacA&D 3.1 for Software Design
Excel Software began shipping MacA&D 3.1 for system models with simulation, requirements management, software design, code generation and scriptable reports. Major enhancements include support for UML 2.2, data flow diagrams, class models and code generation for REALbasic and Objective-C 2.0.
MacA&D 3.1 enables a software designer to draw the 14 major diagram types specified by UML 2.2 including newly added support for Component, Component Structure and Timing diagrams. The…
Build a Floating License with QuickLicense Server
Excel Software announces availability of QuickLicense Server 1.0 for Mac and Windows. The QuickLicense Server allows a software vendor to generate a vendor-branded, floating license system for their products. Vendors enjoy royalty free, server distribution for any number of products or licenses.
A floating license system consists of a License Server, License Monitor and Protected Applications. The License Monitor is used to securely configure the Server IP address…
RbApp 2.3 for REALbasic Developers
REALbasic programmers can reduce development time and effort on most applications with reusable RbApp components. All components are built with pure REALbasic code that has been compiled and tested on Windows XP and Vista or Mac OS X on PPC and Intel computers.
RbApp empowers applications that require graphics, page layout, data entry and manipulation grids, text editing, undo/redo commands, tool bars and palettes, string lists, XML storage, cross-platform…
QuickHelp 4 Authors Help in Any Language
Excel Software has delivered QuickHelp 4.0 to author application help in any language that runs on Mac OS X or Windows computers. Help authoring requires no programming experience or HTML knowledge. Version 4.0 adds Unicode text to support any human language, the Merge Help tool to distribute work and combine help files and the Convert Language tool to help automate the process of translating a help system into…
WebActivation 1.1 - Software License Activation Server
Excel Software has enhanced the WebActivation system to activate software licenses. WebActivation is a self-hosted software license server used to activate QuickLicense protected applications or documents. WebActivation 1.1 adds a DLL replacement of all EXE files and enhancements to easily utilize the new activation, release and restore features introduced in QuickLicense 4 without requiring a web browser on the client computer.
WebActivation consists of a documented design…
MarketBuddy 2.1 Automates Internet Marketing
Excel Software has delivered MarketBuddy 2.1 to automate marketing activities on the Internet. Organize contacts, manage email lists, send customized email messages or newsletters, distribute press releases, fill web forms, post trialware or shareware to download sites and create business forms. MarketBuddy supports multiple databases, multiple users and tens of thousands of contacts with a customizable database tailored to the process of marketing communication.
Contact records include custom fields,…
QuickLicense 4 and Safe Activation Service 2 Protects Software
Excel Software announces June 1, 2009 availability of QuickLicense 4 and Safe Activation Service 2 to protect and manage any Mac or Windows software license. QuickLicense protects any kind of software written in any programming language including desktop applications, plugins, spreadsheets, services or multi-media content. It includes an application programming interface (API) and the AddLicense tool to wrap a compiled application in a protective license with no programming…
MacA&D 3.0 Automates Requirements Management and Software Design
Excel Software began shipping MacA&D 3.0 for system analysts, software designers and programmers. The new software is a Universal Binary application for native performance on all Mac OS X computers. It has enhancements to the user interface, integrated help, manual set, report scripting engine, installer plus new features to add, remove, duplicate and individually lock or unlock editing on diagrams.
* System Models & Simulation - Draw causal loop…
DocProtect 1.0 for Mac and Windows
Developers and authors can now protect their investment and increase sales by ensuring only licensed customers can use their Mac OS X and Windows documents. With basic computer skills, anyone can use DocProtect on HTML projects, image collections, video and audio files, PDFs and Excel spreadsheets. DocProtect works independently or in conjunction with the QuickLicense protection system.
DocProtect provides drag and drop protection to many document types on Mac…
RbApp 2.2 for REALbasic Developers
REALbasic programmers can reduce development time and effort with reusable RbApp components applicable to most applications. All components are built with pure REALbasic code that has been compiled and tested on Windows XP and Vista or Mac OS X on PPC and Intel computers. RbApp 2.2 from Excel Software supports REALbasic 2005 through the latest 2008 release from Real Software.
RbApp empowers applications that require graphics, page layout, data…
