Microsoft has acquired Secured Dimensions this month, a software company that based in Israel. This software company is expertise in coding security practices. Secured Dimensions, formerly known as LionShield, has developed a technology, i.e. SecureLM.net that helped software vendors or developers to protect their .NET-based applications. On the main page, I particularly impressed by all the features of their technology, such as reverse engineering protection, hacking and cracking protection, piracy elimination, just to name a few, all these would definitely safeguard the numerous works and efforts a developer puts in at writing all the source codes. Apparently, this technology will meet the demands for most of the .NET developers. But I wonder it’s true when they made a claim that this SecureLM.Net code protection is the only solution available that safeguards .NET code on their “Why Private Permutation?” page.

It is not surprise to know that Microsoft has interested in the third-party software company that provides solution in .NET framework. I’ve been told numerous times at the Microsoft seminars that Microsoft has put their source code as their most important asset in the company, the acquisition of Secured Dimensions seems to be a right move for them. I just finished reading a working paper published by the Microsoft Research this month, this working paper entitled, “Securing the .NET Programming Model” has further instilled their commitment to the developer community that Microsoft is really taking actions in source code protection, produce a better design patterns, coding guidelines, and etc.