Creating Maintenance-Thru-Date Licenses Many software publishers wish to issue a license to their customers which allows the customer to run (forever) any version of the software which is released before a particular date. We call this a “maintenance-thru-date” license. A typical example is that the customer is allowed to run any software released up to 12 months after …
TraceTronic Upgrades to The Reprise License Manager (RLM)
After years of using a proprietary, dongle-based in-house solution, there was demand for a more professional solution at TraceTronic. The existing solution provided insufficient scalability because of an expanding customer base and an increasing license count. A reliable solution was needed to support floating license scenarios also. After evaluating various software licensing products, TraceTronic opted for the Reprise License Manager …
Software License Management and The Dongle
Software License Management and The Dongle. Dongles have had a long and checkered past when used for Software Copy Protection and Software License Management. In the 1980’s and 1990’s ISVs selling high-value desktop and/or workstation class software to scientific and engineering customers needed to “lock” their software so that it can’t be shared with others. If even …
Intergraph SG&I Switches to RLM for Flexible License Management
After years of license management issues with another technology provider, Intergraph Security Government & Infrastructure (SG&I) decided to evaluate a new solution that was easy to use, flexible enough to fit our evolving licensing models, and capable of supporting our clients’ diverse licensing needs. With these criteria in mind, Intergraph SG&I has made the switch …
Software Licensing in the Cloud
New hardware and software deployment options in the cloud are providing new opportunities to simplify and improve on traditional software licensing models
8 Software Licensing Ideas that Improve Revenues in a Slow-growth Economy
As the economy slows down, software vendors must re-think business as usual. This post contains Software Licensing ideas that improve revenues when the economy slows down. Every software vendor eventually encounters a slowdown at some point. When overall capital expenditures are declining it’s almost inevitable that software vendors will feel the pinch too. In addition …
IBM Platform LSF supports RLM
The IBM® Platform™ LSF® Family of products has been recently updated and now includes comprehensive support for the Reprise License Manager (RLM).
JTB World adds RLM support
JTB World adds RLM support to its Usage Reporting Tools Reprise Software is pleased to announce that JTB World has added support for RLM into its suite of license usage reporting tools. These tools can be used by you or by your customers to monitor historical usage for departmental charge backs or usage-based pricing models. …
Tetcos Selects RLM and Activation Pro
Tetcos Selects RLM and Activation Pro to Streamline Licensing Operations We at TETCOS, a niche simulation software firm, have been developing NetSim since 2004 and PhySim since 2009. In our initial years we used an in-house dongle based license management system. This solution was highly inflexible (for example, there was no possibility of having internet …
GNS Science adopts Reprise License Manager
GNS Science reaps business benefits from Reprise License Manager (RLM) GNS Science had reached a point with our GLOBE Claritas product where our in-house software licensing system was starting to act as a barrier to business. We needed the flexibility of being able to license per user, or per core, as well as offering …