Aladdin Knowledge Systems today announced that its Aladdin HASP hardware-based software protection and licensing solutions now offer support for Universal Applications. The HASP HL and HASP4 software protection keys now support Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger on both Intel- and PowerPC-based Macs. Software developers using HASP can now allow their customers to enjoy the improved performance of the Intel-based Mac machines, while still allowing their software to run on existing PowerPC-based Mac machines. For added convenience, C API with an Xcode sample and a Daemon GUI-based installer are also provided. The Aladdin HASP family provides a suite of hardware- and software-based anti-piracy solutions engineered for software publishers to ensure that their intellectual property is protected.

"We're pleased to announce this new Universal Applications support from HASP," said Avi Barir, vice president of Software Digital Rights Management (DRM) at Aladdin Knowledge Systems. "This new support allows developers to offer software that supports the latest performance-oriented operating systems available, while consistently providing the same level of convenience to customers using other platforms."