Major enhancements to its GuardIT ® for Microsoft .NET Framework product that include code protection for client-side web-based Silverlight applications and greater ease of use across a broader range of software development platforms have been announced by a leading provider of application hardening solutions designed to protect software from piracy and tampering, Arxan Technologies. To harden purely managed applications, as well as mixed mode applications that combine managed and native code, GuardIT employs dynamic Guard™ protection.

To produce some of the most innovative software and Web 2.0 applications, vompanies around the world utilize the Microsoft .NET Framework. However, it's this innovation that puts a bull's-eye on .NET applications, placing them among those most heavily targeted by hackers for reverse engineering using easily accessible decompilers. Unparalleled anti-tamper support for C/C++, C#, VB.NET and now for Silverlight applications is provided by Arxan's GuardIT for Microsoft .NET Framework. Silverlight is the preferred cross-platform, cross-browser .NET plug-in that enables designers and developers to build rich media experiences and rich internet applications for browsers that currently drive many client-side Web 2.0 applications.

Across a wide array of platforms, on both the server and client side, Arxan's GuardIT is the only platform that provides best-of-breed protection for both native and managed .NET code. GuardIT for Microsoft .NET Framework goes beyond traditional software code protection by providing customizable and flexible options to leverage Arxan's portfolio of Guards. Ensuring durable protection without high performance impact, and without affecting the software development process itself, GuardIT's protection deeply and intricately binds these segments together in mixed-mode assemblies.

GuardIT for Microsoft .NET Framework also provides a user-friendly graphical user interface that drastically reduces the amount of time and effort expended towards creating a sophisticated protection. This capability has been developed as a direct response to customer demand and significantly contributes to the ability to easily deploy durable and seamless code protection.