By: Cris Wendt It's probably heresy among many to suggest that we don't think of a software license as an asset. Anyone with SAM in their title responsible for managing compliance in their company is probably cringing at this thought. Why even suggest that software isn't an asset
Posts Tagged ‘entitlement management’
Software Licensing – Don’t Think “Software Asset”, Think “License Entitlement”
Posted by admin on July 1st, 2010
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Tags: Business, Definition, deployment, during-the-year, entitlement, entitlement management, physical-device, shape-the-way, the-entitlement, track-customers, words 
Comments OffSoftSummit 2010: The Premier Software Licensing and Entitlement Management Event
Posted by admin on June 29th, 2010
By: Flexera Software Effective immediately, registration is open for SoftSummit 2010 —The Premier Software Licensing and Entitlement Management event designed specifically for Software Vendors and High-Tech Manufacturers. If you develop and/or sell software or intelligent devices, this is the event for you! This year SoftSummit attendees will have the opportunity to analyze, dissect and discuss the newest technologies and trends concerning virtualization, cloud and SaaS, compliance and consumption licensing – while learning about strategies to help adapt your business to stay competitive and win in today's fast-paced market.
Posted in Software Piracy Tags: 2010-attendees, best-practices, Business, entitlement management, event-designed, Industry, newest, opportunity, review-proposed, software compliance, software licensing, your-business Comments OffIntelligent Devices Proliferate Due to Abundant Processors and Embedded Software
Posted by admin on June 22nd, 2010
By: Steve Schmidt Making device lifecycle management more pervasive requires two key ingredients: 1) Additional device intelligence (devices with sufficient processing power and embedded software) and 2) Internet connectivity.
Posted in Software Piracy Tags: activities, direction, entitlement management, fabrication, general-manager, Internet, key-ingredients, manufacturing, research, software licensing, steve-schmidt, supply-chain Comments OffUsing Embedded Software for Better Device Lifecycle Management
Posted by admin on June 18th, 2010
By: Steve Schmidt While waiting for news regarding the state of a stereo amplifier, I was once again struck by the need for better device lifecycle management capabilities on devices/equipment that we use daily. My stereo amp is just under a year old and seemed to stop working about two months ago.
Posted in Software Piracy Tags: advantages, culprit, electronics, entitlement management, manufacturer, parts, replacement, retail, steve-schmidt, technician, user Comments OffComputer Software Licensing Models and Software Pricing Best Practices
Posted by admin on June 9th, 2010
Posted in Software Piracy Tags: discuss-recent, discusses-the-value, entitlement management, geisman, namespace-prefix, opportunity, partners, pricing-best, principal, recently-had, sit-down, software licensing, software-pricing, the-opportunity, video Comments OffPay-as-you-grow software licensing—is the iTunes model a fit for high-tech products?
Posted by admin on June 8th, 2010
By: Bashyam Anant An industry expert we work with mentioned that the iTunes success model will rapidly be adapted for high-tech products. One of the keys to iTunes’ success was to allow music to be purchased like it was consumed, thus transforming the monetization model in the music industry
Posted in Software Piracy Tags: allow-consumers, bashyam-anant, became-the-unit, dependency, entitlement management, expand-capacity, ipod, license models, licensing-model, like-the-ipod, monetization, network, source, virtual appliances Comments OffSoftware Licensing – Market Success Demands 3rd Party Solutions
Posted by admin on June 8th, 2010
By Cris Wendt Licensing and entitlement management are at the heart of what a software company does to create and maintain an ongoing and profitable relationship with their channel partners and end-users: They license their software using different license models to capture revenue, and, they “operationalize” these processes with entitlement management systems and processes. As companies mature in the market, their capacity to effectively license their products, and provide software only to entitled users becomes more critical to their success. To test your licensing and entitlement IQ, how do you answer the following questions?
Posted in Software Piracy Tags: Business, capture-revenue, companies, customers, entitlement management, expertise, Licensing, manage-customer, software licensing, these-processes, your-customers Comments Off