ICON Development Solutions has made a considerable financial investment in the major recoding of NONMEM done for version 7. As a commercial entity, it believes it should protect the intellectual property via encryption while still allowing the user to make minor adjustments to the installation.
Bill _____ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Eleveld, DJ Sent: Thursday, July 02, 2009 6:11 AM To: Ludden, Thomas; [email protected] Subject: RE: [NMusers] NONMEM 7 Update Can anyone explain what advantages encryted source code might have? For me at least, the NONMEM source code is already functionally encrypted because of my poor understanding of Fortran. But it is unclear to me what problem encryted source code actually solves. Can anyone enlighten me? Douglas Eleveld _____ From: [email protected] on behalf of Ludden, Thomas Sent: Wed 01/07/2009 9:21 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [NMusers] NONMEM 7 Update Dear All: This is just a brief update regarding the availability of NONMEM 7. We had hoped to begin distribution of this new version at this time. However, there are some final code changes to be made followed by thorough testing. We hope to be able to begin distribution in early August. Please be certain that the contact information that we have on file for your license(s) is up to date. This is the person to whom NONMEM 7 will be sent . Please send any updates regarding the correct contact person to <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected]. Please note that NONMEM 7 will have a licensing system. More details will be provided as we approach the release date. Our experience with distributing binary code to the beta testers was very mixed. Some testers had no problems; others had considerable difficulty with achieving a successful installation. We are now considering the distribution of NONMEM 7, for the most part, as encrypted source code. An installation program will be included. The SIZES file and several other resource files will be left unencrypted so that the user can make desired changes prior to compilation as was possible with previous versions. This change in our method of distribution will require that a revised licensing agreement be executed. Regards, Bob Bauer Vice-President, Pharmacometrics Alison Boeckmann Consultant Bill Bachman Director, Pharmacometrics R&D Tom Ludden Vice-President, Pharmacometrics R&D ICON Development Solutions Tel: + 1 410 696 3040 Mob: + 1 410 258 2411 Fax: + 1 410 480 0776 Email: [email protected] Web: www.icondevsolutions.com ICON plc made the following annotations. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- This e-mail transmission may contain confidential or legally privileged information that is intended only for the individual or entity named in the e-mail address. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or reliance upon the contents of this e-mail is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail transmission in error, please reply to the sender, so that ICON plc can arrange for proper delivery, and then please delete the message. Thank You, ICON plc South County Business Park Leopardstown Dublin 18 Ireland Registered number: 145835 _____ De inhoud van dit bericht is vertrouwelijk en alleen bestemd voor de geadresseerde(n). Anderen dan de geadresseerde(n) mogen geen gebruik maken van dit bericht, het niet openbaar maken of op enige wijze verspreiden of vermenigvuldigen. Het UMCG kan niet aansprakelijk gesteld worden voor een incomplete aankomst of vertraging van dit verzonden bericht. The contents of this message are confidential and only intended for the eyes of the addressee(s). Others than the addressee(s) are not allowed to use this message, to make it public or to distribute or multiply this message in any way. The UMCG cannot be held responsible for incomplete reception or delay of this transferred message. _____ No viruses found in this incoming message Scanned by iolo AntiVirus 1.5.7.1 http://www.iolo.com <http://www.iolo.com/iav/iavpop3> _______________________________________ No viruses found in this outgoing message Scanned by iolo AntiVirus 1.5.7.1 http://www.iolo.com
