FlexNet Embedded: Resources

Unlock New Revenue Streams and Reduce Manufacturing Costs with Embedded Software Licensing and Virtual Appliances

 

FlexNet® Embedded empowers intelligent device manufacturers and software vendors to unlock new revenue streams by utilizing software licensing, pricing, and packaging to monetize intelligent devices and equipment using embedded software, as well as offer virtual appliances. Embedded software licensing also helps manufacturers streamline supply chains by reducing the number of unique physical devices while increasing their usable life.
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Documentation

FlexNet Embedded Datasheet

Also available in Japanese.

FlexNet Producer Suite for Intelligent Device Manufacturers Brochure

Innovate products faster, streamline device lifecycle and entitlement management, and simplify software delivery and updates to devices. Also available in German and Korean.

FlexNet Producer Suite for Software Vendors Brochure

Innovate products faster, streamline entitlement management and simplify software delivery and updates. Also available in German and Korean.

Success Stories

Convey Computer delivers value with FlexNet Producer Suite

Discover how Convey Computer uses FlexNet licensing technology to ship a single, complete version of its hybrid-core system and associated SDK to all customers, selectively enabling/disabling features for both the initial trial and any new requirements that emerge over time.

CPU Tech: Extending the Product Life Cycle with Embedded Licensing

Learn how CPU Tech addresses the unique security needs of their company's defense contractor customers, and how embedded software licensing and entitlement managment enables those users to access secure devices with confidence and in full compliance of security regulations.

Siemens Building Technologies: Streamlines Inventory and Reduces Cycle Times with Flexera Software FlexNet Producer Suite

Siemens Building Technologies Streamlines Inventory and Reduces Cycle Times with Flexera Software's FlexNet Producer Suite for High-Tech Manufacturers. Also available in German.

Testimonials

Flexera Software's embedded software licensing and entitlement management solution enables CPU Tech to protect our intellectual property and allow the customer to operate in a classified/ secure area without internet access. We needed a solution that enables a solid revenue model without expanding our manufacturing costs."

"With Flexera Software we can now easily upgrade and downgrade our customers without deploying additional hardware as well as offer them licensing and pricing models based on roles and features."

Ryan Kenny
CPU Tech

"We are serving our customers better with faster velocity and greater agility. Flexera Software has helped Siemens Building Technologies to reduce the manufacturing complexity of a very sophisticated product line down to just a few models."

Duane Keenan
Manager, Integrated Solutions
Siemens Building Technologies

"We often talk about the virtues of demand shaping and increasing agility through postponement. But we typically think of the physical piece of equipment or machinery, not the opportunities to conduct these practices through smart management of embedded software. By using Flexera Software's software entitlement and compliance management products, however, manufacturers can reduce SKUs through flexible software configuration and provide self-service capabilities for managing software features, maintenance, and upgrades. For example, Siemens Building Technologies has reduced the number of physical models of automation systems from hundreds of SKUs to just a few. Cycle times have been cut from weeks to days with systems flexibly customized in the field."

Jane Barrett
AMR Research
Industry Value Chain Strategies "Cool Technologies for the Industrial Value Network
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White Papers

Embedded Software Is an Enabler of Demand-Driven Supply Chain Orchestration

This report, prepared by Gartner, discusses how the use of embedded software to create efficiency, grow revenue and increase customer satisfaction has spread across the discrete manufacturing industries. Flexera Software is featured prominently in this report.

How Software Licensing Helps Manufacturers Generate Value from Embedded Software

This report, prepared by IDC, shows how increasingly, software licensing is helping manufacturers generate value from embedded software by providing an additional, high-margin revenue stream, protecting intellectual property (IP) from misuse, simplifying product packaging while allowing for more flexible configurations and lowering inventory costs by decreasing the number of SKUs needed to satisfy unique customer demands.

Ten Steps to Optimizing Your Software Licensing Revenue

Today's global technology marketplace is challenging, competitive, and dynamic. In response to these market conditions, technology vendors are re-thinking their business models and product strategies.

"Pay As You Grow" Electronic Licensing

A practical guide to achieving profitable growth with innovative business and license models for intelligent device manufacturers.

10 Reasons to Buy a Software Licensing & Entitlement Management Solution

This white paper, authored by Cris Wendt, a Strategy Principal Consultant with Flexera Software, explores the top 10 reasons why most software vendors and intelligent device manufactures choose to buy a COTS software licensing and entitlement management solution. Also availble in German.

Keep Your Customers Close and Your Channels Closer

This white paper provides five strategies for achieving customer intimacy and revenue growth. The white paper addresses the key channel management challenges and provides best practices and strategies for overcoming these challenges.

How Intelligent Device Manufacturers Are Using Embedded Software to Grow Revenue

This white paper describes how you can use electronic licensing to protect and enhance your high-tech devices as well as how to distribute updates and upgrades to already deployed devices. Also available in German and Japanese.

On-Demand Webinars

2011 Key Trends in Software Licensing and Pricing and 2012 Predictions

Monday, January 26, 2111
Watch this Webinar with Flexera Software and special guest speaker Amy Konary, Research Vice President - Software Licensing and Provisioning at IDC for a review of the 2011 Software Licensing and Pricing survey results. You will hear a summary of the key software licensing and pricing findings from the survey and 2012 predictions, including areas such as:
  • Software Licensing Enforcement
  • Audits
  • Licensing Effectiveness
  • Entitlements

Time-Based Licensing Models

Thursday, January 01, 2111
Flexera Software's Licensing Specialist Cris Wendt hosts this on-demand webinar, which is part of the Modernizing Your Software Licensing Approach series. During this Webinar, Cris will provide an introduction to this innovative licensing concept and the basics of different time-based licenses. Cris will also talk on how they are used by different software publishers to provide business benefits.

Migrating from Traditional Node-Locked to Floating / Concurrent Licensing Models

Thursday, January 01, 2111
Flexera Software's Licensing Specialist Cris Wendt hosts this on-demand Webinar, which is part of the Modernizing Your Software Licensing Approach series. During this Webinar, Cris will talk about migrating from traditional Node-Locked to Floating / Concurrent Licensing models.

Creative Licensing Approaches for Telcos and Their Vendors

Tuesday, July 07, 2111
Telecommunication and networking equipment providers are looking for ways to streamline license management, protect maintenance revenues, implement new revenue models quickly, and establish direct relationships with customers through multiple tiers of distribution, while efficiently managing activations, returns, upgrades/downgrades and firmware/software updates. During this webinar you will learn how they are using software licensing, device lifecycle and entitlement management to overcome these challenges.

Embedded Computing Design E-Cast

Tuesday, July 07, 2111
Speed Time to Market While Growing Revenues Through Device Monetization
 In this E-cast, experts from both Flexera Software and CPU Tech will show you how to craft creative equipment licensing and lifecycle management approaches that will cut costs, create new revenue streams, and improve your competitive position.

Growing Revenues Through Intelligent Device Monetization

Tuesday, July 07, 2111
Watch this Webinar to learn how the FlexNet Producer Suite empowers intelligent device manufacturers to unlock new revenue streams by utilizing licensing, pricing, and packaging to monetize intelligent devices, provision capacity and move to virtual appliances. You'll be updated on the latest enhancements and new capabilities offered in the suite and learn about specific high-tech use cases and success stories. Learn about ways to create incremental revenue streams by monetizing devices, software applications and feature enhancements as well as enable customers to electronically manage and service feature and capacity requests on-demand.

2010 Software Licensing and Pricing Survey Results and 2011 Predictions

Tuesday, July 07, 2111
The 2010 Key Trends in Software Licensing and Pricing Survey, sponsored by Flexera Software and prepared with assistance from IDC, found that software vendors and their enterprise customers are looking for better strategies to derive more value for their organizations through software licensing and pricing business models.

Keep Your Customers Close and Your Channels Closer

Tuesday, July 07, 2111
During this Webinar, we'll provide five strategies for achieving customer intimacy and revenue growth. We'll address the key channel management challenges and provide best practices and strategies for overcoming these challenges.

Additional Resources

Success Story

Extending the Product Life Cycle with Embedded Licensing


Learn how CPU Tech addresses the unique security needs of their company's defense contractor customers, and how embedded software licensing and entitlement managmeent enables those users to access secure devices with confidence and in full compliance of security regulations.

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Leveraging Software Entitlement Management to Better Meet Customer Expectations


Jason Ruppert, Director of Operations at Harmonic, discusses why they moved away from a homegrown software entitlement solution to a solution by Flexera Software. They did so to better meet customer expectations for self service and reduce internal costs of maintaining and enhancing the system. Jason explains the process they went through and the benefits they realized in doing so.

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