License Tracker Inc., a Reprise Software partner, has announced the availability of a free "Limited Edition" (LE) version of its leading license usage reporting tool for software vendors and their users.
Software “Test Drives” – Best Licensing Practices
Of the many advantages to using a license manager, the easy creation of eval/trial/demo versions of your packaged software is arguably one of the most powerful. Using an electronic license with an expiration date, and possibly a "demo" flag, makes your product accessible to would-be buyers. Since electronic licenses can also be easily turned into full, "purchased" licenses, a trial version of your product is the logical first step in a successful sales process.
Limit State Licenses the Reprise License Manager (RLM)
Summary: “When looking for licensing software for LimitState:GEO we came across RLM, and quickly found it to be a good fit for us – clear documentation, cross-platform support and, equally important, low upfront pricing for small companies! Another licensing system we considered had relied on intermittent communications with a 3rd party webserver (which we would …
Joe Alter Inc. Licenses the Reprise License Manager (RLM)
Summary: “With RLM we have been able to untangle our order/upgrade process, avoid last minute shipping costs and provide our customers with a much more flexible, high level of service.” About Joe Alter, Inc.: Providing powerful tools to create realistic special effects Joe Alter, Inc develops software for creating photo realistic 3D hair for Film, …
Autoform Licenses the Reprise License Manager (RLM)
Summary: Reprise Software Inc. is pleased to announce that the leading provider of software solutions for the sheet metal forming industry, AutoForm Engineering GmbH, has selected Reprise Software’s Reprise License Manager (RLM) for its various engineering design product lines. AutoForm Engineering will use RLM to enable secure license models that will allow it to package …
License Portability
Not for Everybody, but Dongles Provide License Portability
The overall reputation of dongles "took it on the chin" in past decades. Dongles were perceived to be inconvenient, clumsy, unreliable and expensive. Not so fast! The dongle is seeing a rebirth. Late model USB dongles are both reliable and inexpensive. Through it all, dongles remain extremely popular in some market segments including applications that are deployed in laboratory, testing, and remote "in the field" locations.
Licensing on Virtual Machines
Virtual Machine (VM) software has been a major factor in increasing computer utilization and efficiency. VM software allows users to segment a computer into multiple "virtual" systems, each with its own copy of an operating system each acting fully independently from the others. For software vendors, this "machine replication" can be a problem, one that can make profits become "virtual" too.
Human Solutions GmbH Licenses the Reprise License Manager (RLM)
Summary: Reprise Software is pleased to announce that a leading company in the 3D Body Scanning and Ergonomic Simulation industry, Human Solutions GmbH, has selected Reprise Software’s Reprise License Manager (RLM) for its Ramsis, eBTD, Intailor, and Scanworx product lines. Humans Solutions will use RLM to enable secure license models that will allow it to …
Quest Reliability, Inc. Licenses the Reprise License Manager (RLM)
Summary: “After researching several available licensing solutions in the market, we chose and standardized on the RLM system because it offered the best overall value, with an extremely rich set of features, and was backed by a responsive and knowledgeable staff.” About Quest Reliability, Inc.: Providing powerful tools for mechanical and structural integrity Quest Reliability, …
The Right Hostid
Finding the Optimum Balance between Security and Convenience Ensuring License Compliance Generally speaking, independent software vendors (ISVs) want their customers to have access to all the licenses that they buy, but not more. One of the ways that ISVs ensure that customers do not exceed their allotment of licenses is to place checks within their …