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Xcitex Inc.
1. Xcitex Inc. Deploys
SafeNet Sentinel HASP
Case study
From Lab to Field Sentinel HASP Gives Mobility to Motion Capture & Analysis Technology
Background
A leader in motion capture technology, Xcitex, Inc. needed secure Challenge
protection for their Emmy Award-winning motion-analysis software. • Ensure license compliance by protecting their high-value software
For the past six years, HASP has been securing Xcitex’s intellectual from piracy and unauthorized use
property and enabling Xcitex to engage in vigorous try-before-buy • Maintain competitive market position by protecting their valuable
sales and marketing strategies. intellectual property and trade secrets from reverse-engineering
• Implement new business models and easily update software
the Business Challenge licenses in the field
Xcitex produces some of the world’s foremost motion capture and
analysis software. Xcitex products are used by research facilities,
sports and biomechanics engineers, military test ranges and solution
automotive crash facilities worldwide. In 2006, Xcitex engineers won • SafeNet Sentinel HASP
an Emmy Award for Outstanding Innovative Technical Achievement
for their work with CBS Sports to analyze specific aspects of golf
tournaments: ball speed, club speed, ball spin rate, launch angle and Rewards
other parameters, which were then overlaid onto CBS’s video signal. • Increased sales: Protection against illegal use translates into
More recently, the LEGS charitable organization selected Xcitex’s increased sales through legal useage.
software for research on sophisticated prosthetic limbs. Sought • IP Protection: Sentinel HASP prevents reverse-engineering of code
by motion research institutions around the globe for its innovative and offers robust anti-debugging and code obfuscation technology.
approach to motion analysis, Xcitex needed to protect its software • Multiple licensing options: Enables multiple licensing options,
from piracy, theft or improper licensing, while still allowing customers allowing software vendors to hone their sales models to meet
to move the software from the laboratory to the field. market-specific demands.
Xcitex Case Study 1