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Software Licensing Provider Flexera Software Expands Senior Management Team
Flexera Software, a specialist in Application Usage Management and software licensing solutions for application producers and enterprises, is welcoming new members to its senior management team. The company has strengthened its legal team with the appointment of Kraig Washburn as Flexera Software's general counsel. Washburn will lead the company's legal team and oversee the legal affairs of the company on a global basis.
Software Licensing - Are You in Compliance?
Keeping an eye on your software licensing should be a critical priority, given the risk of audit procedures that could uncover improper - or illegal - licensing usage. A Gartner report surveying audits in 2011 show that about 65 percent of clients had been audited last year.
Software Licensing: Apptria's Software Recognition Catalog Selected by Managed IT Services Providers
Apptria Technologies, a provider of software recognition capabilities to independent software vendors (ISVs) and other technology providers, has formed a partnership with Specialist Software Services (SSS), a provider of managed IT services. Under this partnership, Apptria will integrate its proprietary software recognition database, the Apptria Software Catalog, into SSS' managed IT services offering and enhance the value of its software license management services.
Tips for Effective Software Licensing Management Strategies
Despite the consistent focus on moving processes and applications to the cloud, the demand for solutions and software licensing is still strong. For the enterprise, a total management of all solutions is critical to ensure optimal performance and total network reliability. As captured in this Flexera blog, software licensing management requires administrators to know what software is installed on which devices, the properties of the hardware on which the software is installed, if they are used from a local installation, or if they are a virtual application. Quality software licensing management requires an overview of the environment.
Misys Signs Software Licensing Deal with IBM to Optimize BankFusion Solution
Misys, which provides application software and services, has signed a software licensing deal with IBM to help banks optimize business process. The software licensing agreement, which incorporates IBM business analytics, information management and application server software, including Business Process Server into its BankFusion platform, enables BankFusion customers to implement core banking projects faster than before.
Software Licensing Company Flexera Software Acquires SCCM Expert to Support Consumerization of IT
To help enterprises manage the 'consumerization of IT,' Flexera Software, a provider of Application Usage Management solutions, has acquired Microsoft Gold Partner SCCM Expert, which markets solutions that meet the needs of on-demand software provisioning through an enterprise app store.
Flexera Gives Convey Computer Ease of Licensing, Protects IP
For software developers, IP means intellectual property, the bread and butter of its organization and the very thing that needs the most protection. Aside from protecting the core of any business, protecting IP is also a way of protecting a customer by being able to provide the best software solution for their needs without the worry of lack of security.
Software Licensing Provider Flexera Software Unveils AdminStudio Suite 11
Flexera Software, a provider of Application Usage Management and software licensing solutions for application producers and enterprises, has just unveiled the latest AdminStudio Suite providing organizations with innovative tools to prepare traditional applications for enterprise deployment. The value of Application Readiness solutions is increasing day by day as enterprises are constantly inundated with new technologies and computing models ranging from user-centric and mobile computing to virtualized applications and the cloud.

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Software License Solutions that Protect and Monetize Your Intellectual Property

Independent software vendors clearly understand the strategic importance of the applications they develop – it's their business. But protecting intellectual property and properly monetizing your investments requires a comprehensive and flexible software license management solution that far too many manage tactically at best. In fact, according to Business Software Alliance and IDC research conducted in 2009, for every $100 of legitimate software sold in 2008, another $69 was pirated.

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