Features / Functions
Protects software by requiring users to register before initial use. Registration can be internal to the organization or external back to the software publisher. Additional security features include: machine authorization; counterfeit resistance; encryption; and anti-hacking technologies.
Allows terms of software use to be easily changed and electronically enforced so that the same binary file can serve as a demo, evaluation, lite, standard or premium software version.
Provides secure, media-independent digital distribution of products, which reduces costs.
Supports a wide range of flexible, configurable licensing models, including trialware, subscription, shop-on-disc, rental, metered use, instant upgrades, and superdistribution. License models can even be changed after deployment.
Enables sophisticated software licensing models that allow vendors to offer usage-based, “pay-as-you-go” software billing.
Automates typical license management activities, reducing support and operational costs associated with the product lifecycle.
Electronically delivers software updates, patches, and targeted messages to every customer’s desktop, including those in environments managed by IT administrators.
Generates reports that provide real-time data about how installed products are being used.
Enhances the customer experience by automating and streamlining the steps needed for web-based self-service.
Ensures the integrity of complex installations over time by maintaining dependencies and supporting roll-backs to known good states.
Enables the integration of existing installations into FLEXnet Publisher Installation Module projects, accelerating time-to-market and reducing the costs associated with completely retooling products for delivery
Facilitates “viral marketing” by automatically reverting “paid-for” copies to “free trial” mode when they are passed along or shared on the net.
Ensures enterprise software compliance by electronically enforcing license terms and blocking access that violates those terms.
Allows end users to change their licenses (e.g. move from one machine to another, deactivate and return licenses for credit) – without having to call your support staff
Minimizes internal administration with “zero-touch” automation of license management. A Web-based interface allows non-technical users to change and manage licensing. Plus, they can unify multiple licensing/business models under one system.