High-tech manufacturers: Medical devices

Fueled by technology advances and the needs of an aging population, the global market for medical high-tech manufacturers is growing rapidly, even in a constricting global economy. Industry CAGR estimates range from 8-10% ongoing growth overall, to 15-20% for key high-growth segments. Technology innovation is driving new opportunities in:

• High end imaging equipment such as high-speed, high resolution MRI and CAT scan systems, and digital X-ray
• Compact patient monitoring and diagnostic devices such as ultrasound and vital signs measurement, for use in-office use
• Easy to use, hand-held patient monitoring equipment for use at home, often with a communication component that transmits status back to the medical facility.

However, as competition intensifies among Tier 1 medical high-tech manufacturers, and new Tier 2 companies enter the fray, providers’ ability to retain customers and lower costs becomes essential. High-Tech Manufacturers’ expanded offerings can quickly send manufacturing and inventory costs spiraling out of control. Flexera Software FlexNet Producer Suite for High-Tech Manufacturers can help you to:

• Reduce the number of SKUs that must be manufactured, carried and supported from hundreds to just a few
• Streamline regulatory approval of new devices by leveraging software-driven enhancements
• Improve customer satisfaction by streamlining the software licensing process – this is accomplished by integrating FlexNet Producer Suite with internal applications, accessible through a self-service portal
• Cost-effectively differentiate your products with features tailored to specific needs
• Embed up-sell opportunities that can be activated in the field.

FlexNet Producer Suite is ideal for medical device applications

FlexNet Producer Suite for High-Tech Manufacturers is the most comprehensive end-to-end solution for software licensing and entitlement management available today. Medical high-tech manufacturers can benefit from Flexera Software's support for the largest number of license models; FlexNet Producer Suite provides a single operations view to easily integrate products across multiple software licensing schemes. Flexera Software supports dozens of platforms – the widest range in the industry – enabling medical high-tech manufacturers to use it across both large- and small-footprint devices.

FlexNet Producer Suite for High-Tech Manufacturers leverages Flexera Software's 20 years of industry experience, helping you to maximize revenue, cut costs, and eliminate manual processes.

Features optimized for medical devices

• Small footprint, embedded client: The FlexNet Producer Suite for High-Tech Manufacturers offers a software licensing toolkit that provides node-locked licensing and has a very small footprint (under 50K). This software licensing toolkit allows you to keep costs low by using software licensing to configure capabilities and capacity on a device while producing a minimum number of device types (SKUs).
• High configurability: FlexNet Producer Suite allows key elements such as security and binding to be configured or replaced as needed. This service provides additional flexibility for you to fine-tune the Flexera Software solution to meet exact requirements or take advantage of existing device capabilities, while keeping the footprint small.
• Hands-free activation and silent trials: FlexNet Producer Suite offers “Trusted Storage” hands-free activation and silent trials that don’t require registration. This transparent in-product activation improves customer experience and increases upgrade up-selling by enabling silent trials for new capabilities.