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SOFTWARE BUSINESS GROWTH
5 Questions To Help Operationalize Your Software Monetization Program
To help grow and improve a software monetization program, consider five important questions. Revenera’s Vic DeMarines provides guidance about how addressing each of these can support a comprehensive strategy that unites organizational efforts.
IT BRIEFCASE
Open Source Software – Trends and Tactics
In this exclusive interview, Alex Rybak, Director of Product Management at Revenera, draws on findings of the Revenera 2021 State of Open Source License Compliance report to address issues related to the rapid growth of open source software usage and reflect on how to tap into its strategic advantages safely.
AITHORITY
New Revenera Research Finds Open Source Used More than Companies Disclose
Highlights of the Revenera 2021 State of Open Source License Compliance report include that the growing use of open source software increases the possibility of risk, organizations face more risk than is disclosed, security vulnerabilities are growing, critical license compliance issues require immediate attention, multiple types of audit analyses are required to meet users’ needs, and that weak copyleft licenses are 20 percent of the scanned codebase.
TECHREPUBLIC
Tidelift Steps up Efforts to Secure the Open Source Supply Chain
TechRepublic cites the Revenera 2021 State of Open Source License Compliance report in an evaluation of open source supply chain risk.
ZIFF DAVIS TOOLBOX
Managing Open Source Code with Secure Software Development Framework
A secure software development framework supports governance, compliance, export controls, safety, and cost management by facilitating strategies to remediate open source software vulnerabilities. Revenera’s Alex Rybak identifies the role of a comprehensive software bill of materials (SBOM); where and when continuous scanning should take place; benefits to integrations; and how to design initiatives that gain company-wide support.
ANALYTICS INSIGHT
Revenera Finds Open Source Used More than Companies Disclose
The Revenera 2021 State of Open Source License Compliance report shows more extensive open source use than organizations disclose, paired with rapid growth in security vulnerabilities.
VMBLOG
Revenera Releases 2021 Findings on Open Source License Compliance
The Revenera 2021 State of Open Source License Compliance report analyzes data from 2020 audit services projects, evaluating the prevalence of open source software (OSS), the under-reporting of that use, and the resulting license compliance issues and security vulnerabilities. This global, cross-industry study by Revenera’s audit services team evaluated more than 2.1 billion lines of code and uncovered 174,334 issues.
DEVOPS
Revenera Releases 2021 Findings on Open Source License Compliance
DevOps.com quotes Revenera’s Alex Rybak about the importance of a continuous, automated open source management program.
DATAVERSITY
Software Usage Data: Efficient Collection for Actionable Insights
Clear insights about how software is being used can help software suppliers and device manufacturers address the common challenges of how to effectively price, deliver, and monetize their products. Revenera’s Victor DeMarines offers tangible steps to improve data collection processes.
VMblog
5 Priorities for Software Companies
By distilling recent trends, enterprise software companies will take action on five priorities in 2021. Revenera’s Nicole Segerer, vice president of product management & marketing, highlights 5 top opportunities for the new year.
Software Business Growth
Trends And Tactics For Software Companies In 2021
2020, for all of its challenges, served to home in on the best practices that can help software companies thrive. Nicole Segerer, vice president of product management & marketing at Revenera, highlights four areas that software and technology companies can focus on to strengthen their offerings and enhance their success in 2021.
TechNative
Insights & Adaptation: A Marathoner’s Lessons for Software Monetization
Clear insights into the varied ways that customers consume software are essential for software suppliers. Revenera’s Michael Goff draws on his marathon training experiences to highlight how, just as not all racers are the same, not all software customers are the same. Understanding and meeting end-users’ needs can secure an ongoing relationship between supplier and customer.
Ziff Davis Toolbox
How Hybrid Software Monetization and Deployment Models Facilitate Adaptability
Revenera’s Victor DeMarines highlights how important it is for software suppliers to offer various licensing models to meet customers’ needs. He addresses hybrid models of software deployment and monetization, how to align price and value, and the strategic changes that suppliers may embrace to help support their plans for revenue growth.
IT Briefcase
Hybridization & Innovation: Building Resilience for Software Suppliers
Nicole Segerer, vice president at Revenera, reflects on findings from the newly-released annual Revenera Monetization Monitor. Segerer sheds light on how software suppliers use monetization and deployment models, how to support customers’ needs, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
AIThority
Revenera Study Finds SaaS Models Growing Fast But Industry Still Requires Business Model Flexibility
“Offering products and pricing that resonate with buyers and maximizing revenue is more important than ever. That’s clear as software companies respond to the rapidly changing business needs driven by the COVID-19 pandemic. Software suppliers continue to review their monetization and deployment models to meet customers’ needs."
Analytics Insight
Revenera Study Uncovers Importance of Business Model Flexibility
The annual 2020 Revenera Monetization Monitor: Monetization Models and Pricing report provides product executives at software and device companies with benchmarks about pricing, delivery and monetization.
IPWatchdog
Four Out of Eight Doesn’t Cut It: The IP Safeguards that Most Lawyers Miss When Protecting Software
Marty Mellican, Revenera’s Vice President and Associate General Counsel, addresses the eight safeguards that are essential for a robust software protection program, highlighting that frequently only half of these protections of intellectual property are implemented.
Software Business Growth Magazine
Crawl, Walk, Run: How To Remove Guesswork From Product Management With Software Usage Analytics
Software Business Growth Magazine invited Revenera's vice president of product management Vic DeMarines to share his thoughts on how product management professionals can leverage usage intelligence to build better products.
IT Pro Portal
Manage open source risk in turbulent times through governance & automation
IT Pro Portal asked Revenera's Alex Rybak to discuss the importance of managing open source risk through governance and automation during Covid.
SD Times
The 2020 SD Times 100: 'Best in Show' in Software Development
SD Times included Revenera in its annual SD Times 100 list highlighting companies that "tear down walls" in the software industry. Revenera was awarded the recognition in the development tools category.
SD Times
Flexera rebrands division as Revenera
SD Times quotes Flexera CEO Jim Ryan on the rebranding of the Flexera division that focuses on software monetization, software composition analysis and installation. “Our division serving software and IoT companies has a new name, Revenera. This rebranding will result in better experiences for our customers and clearer understanding in the market about Revenera’s unique strengths: helping technology suppliers build better products, accelerate time to value and monetize what matters.”
Dataversity
Three Steps for More Secure Open-Source Use
Being license compliant when using open source software is necessary in order to protect intellectual property (IP), minimize legal complexity, and secure real financial savings. Here, Flexera’s Nicole Segerer offers insight about best practices for open source management.
Dataversity
Evolving Software Business Models Require New Approaches to Customer Relationships
Within the realm of software monetization, an all-encompassing view of the customer relationship can bolster customer satisfaction, help develop new markets and create revenue. Flexera’s Nicole Segerer illustrates how flexible licensing models can support this approach and deliver value to customers.
ITWeb
Manage Open Source Software Licences to Reduce Risk
According to Flexera, open source users often under-report open source usage, resulting in licence compliance issues and vulnerabilities being present in their applications.
MarTech Advisor
Flexera Expands Software Monetization Portfolio With Revulytics: Q&A With Nicole Segerer & Vic DeMarines
In this exclusive Martech Buzz conversation, Nicole Segerer, vice president of global marketing and enablement and Vic DeMarines, vice president of usage analytics products at Flexera, discuss the details of this acquisition, their plan to leverage the software usage analytics space in the U.S., and more.
IT Briefcase
Getting the Most Out of Open Source While Managing License Compliance, Risk, and Security
IT Briefcase conducted an exclusive interview with Kendra Morton on Flexera’s annual State of Open Source License Compliance report.
Ziff Davis Toolbox
Empower the Responsible Management of Open Source Software
Flexera's Dave McLoughlin discusses benefits of open source and how careful planning and management can minimize unintended consequences, protect data, and protect your business.
IoT Agenda
Positioning IoT to Profit through Product Packaging
This article, the fifth in a six-part series by Flexera’s Cris Wendt about monetizing IoT, evaluates product packaging: the methodology for partitioning product functionality to bring different products to market with a variety of offerings, such as a single product leveraged by different SKUs to generate multiple revenue streams.
AiThority
Flexera Software Recognized for Innovation in Enterprise IoT With 2020 IoT Breakthrough Award
Flexera has been selected as the winner of the “IoT Enablement Company of the Year for the Enterprise Market” award in the 4th annual IoT Breakthrough Awards program from IoT Breakthrough, a leading market intelligence organization that recognizes the top companies, technologies, and products in the global Internet-of-Things (IoT) market.
MarTech Series
New Business Models Require a New View on Customer Relationships, Flexera Software Study Finds
Research from Flexera shows how product managers and customer executives at software and device manufacturers can better understand and improve the relationship between monetization and customer relationships.
IoT Agenda
Monetization metrics: understanding the units of value that matter to customers
This article is the fourth in a six-part series about monetizing IoT by Flexera's Cris Wendt. In this article, Wendt offers a deep dive into monetization metrics and the units that matter most to customers.
BetaNews
New software delivery models mean a change to customer relationships
Flexera's 3rd Monetization Monitor finds that the move to new business models for software, such as subscription services and SaaS, will require suppliers to better understand their customer relationships and offer improved usage data.
AiThority
Usage Insights: The 3 Keys to Software Monetization Innovation
How is software being used? Understanding that answer can lead to innovative software monetization strategies. Here, Flexera’s Matthew Dunkley evaluates what usage is, how to embrace effective data collection, and SaaS leaders’ best practices.
Legal IT Professionals
How Legal Teams Can Support Proper Use of Open Source Software
Open source software is often free in price, but it is never free from obligations. The security risk that OSS creates isn’t that the code is likely to be problematic, but that users won’t know where it is—or where to patch it. Flexera’s Marty Mellican, Vice President and Associate General Counsel, addresses how organizations can use OSS properly and take appropriate precautions with it.
MarTech Series
Usage Insights: The 3 Keys to Software Monetization Innovation
Innovation is a watchword for software suppliers and IoT companies. In the process of developing meaningful products, one particular aspect must be evaluated: how software is used. Flexera’s Matthew Dunkley evaluates the role of usage data in establishing efficient monetization plans.
Ziff Davis Toolbox
How Usage Insights Will Drive Next Era of Software Monetization
Software usage data allows product managers and teams to improve software, deliver enhanced value to customers, and to stay-on trend with usage patterns and to implement consumption-based models. Usage data is critically important, whether the software is cloud-based, on-prem, or embedded on devices.
DZone
Under the Hood: The Critical Role of Software Composition Analysis in the Automotive Industry
Open-source software (OSS) helps automotive companies create better software, faster and less expensively. OSS can deliver benefits, but it can also deliver security and vulnerability issues. With OSS use continuing to increase in the auto industry and with 50-70 percent of the automotive software stack originating in OSS, effective management of open-source license compliance and security risk becomes increasingly important. This article addresses the top considerations for evaluating and addressing your risk.
IoT Agenda
IoT monetization framework: The IoT stack and how to monetize it
This article is the second in a six-part series about monetizing IoT by Flexera's Cris Wendt. In this article, Wendt defines the IoT stack and discusses how best to monenetize it.
IT Briefcase
Software Usage Management and Insights – How Product Managers Can Avoid Flying Blind
Suppliers who don’t develop usage data collection capabilities run the risk of falling behind their competitors. With the software monetization solutions available today there’s no reason for suppliers to operate in the dark.
BetaNews
Better understanding of software usage helps drive monetization
Flexera's Monetization Monitor: Usage Management & Insights report offers an industry benchmark for how companies are using usage data. BetaNews reports that "Software developers need to know not just whether an app is being used but also which features are most used and whether that use is increasing or declining."
Software Business Growth
Considerations for Implementing a Subscription Software Model
As a software company implements a framework for moving to subscription, thoughtful consideration of needs (the supplier’s and its customers’) are important parts of the plan. This article by Flexera’s Cris Wendt highlights the keys to an effective implementation.
IT.Toolbox.com
4 Guidelines for Establishing a Robust Subscription Business
Subscription is a highly flexible software monetization model. This article by Flexera's Scott Niemann outlines its benefits and consider best practices for implementation in order to maximize the long-term revenue growth opportunities of this rapidly growing model.
IoT Agenda
5 steps for successful IoT business models
Flexera Chief Growth Officer Eric Free offers 5 steps for successful IoT business models and how to leverage data-driven insights to make business decisions quickly.
IoT Agenda
Key goals to help reach efficient IoT monetization
This article is the first in a six-part series about monetizing IoT by Flexera's Cris Wendt. In this first article, Wendt looks at monetization goals to help businesses produce healthy, growing revenue streams that set the foundation for monetization.
Medium.com
The Real Reason On-Premises Software is Lousy
Sean Sullivan, a product strategy consultant for Product Stride, notes that the recent Flexera Monetization Monitor found that 63% of software organizations continue to have moderate to extensive on-premises deployments. Sullivan concludes "if you do a review of current product management blogs, books, podcasts, and tweets you will find a number of modern product development best practices that simply do not work with on-premises software. Some can with extra work, but most do not. This is a problem."
IT Briefcase
Software Monetization: Trends in Business and Monetization Models
Monetization, pricing, and licensing are critical strategic topics that define the success or failure of a product line. In order to deliver a short time to value for customers and to build reliable recurring revenue streams, product managers must have appropriate processes and systems in place to manage and monetize their products effectively.
CIODive
Amid SaaS thirst, vendors grapple with how to monetize software
To meet customer demands, one-third of companies using SaaS as their primary deployment model must still offer and manage perpetual use licenses alongside regular subscription-based offerings.
Forbes
Why Buying Software Is So Difficult
When software producers are asked how they will change their monetization models over the next 18 months, responses show that both usage and subscription models will see the strongest increases: 48 of respondents see subscription/term-based monetization growing, compared to 43 percent who expect to see growth in usage-based models, 32 percent who predict growth for outcome/value-based models, and 29 percent who see growth for perpetual license models.
Channel Happy Hour Podcast
Flexera research exposes software licensing complexity.
ZDNet
Enterprise software vendors mix and match monetization models: What happens when subscription, usage and licensing converge?
Enterprise software vendors are subscription happy, but they're delving into usage plans for customers too. Toss in some perpetual licenses and things get complex quickly.
VMBlog
Flexera Study Debunks the Myth That Licensing and Deployment Models are Getting Easier to Manage
Subscription is already the most widely-used monetization model amongst software producers, but perpetual licenses are still very common.
ToolBox
Report by Flexera Suggests, Software Suppliers Need the Flexibility to Navigate Hybrid Models
The world is getting more complex for companies selling technology. Software and IoT companies must navigate a matrix of monetization and deployment models to deliver the services customers want, in the way they want it.
SmarterMSP
Software licensing chaos creates unique opportunity for MSPs
The growing complexity around licensing models don’t just impact software vendors, it also impacts MSPs.
Formtek
Software Licensing: Perpetual and Subscription both Common
While perpetual licenses are still out there, subscription pricing models, and utility pay-per-use models have become increasingly common, especially for SaaS applications.
BetaNews
Software producers need more flexible licensing models in order to compete
Once upon a time you bought a license for a piece of software and you could, essentially, run it forever. While much of the market has now shifted to subscription models, 65 percent of producers are still offering perpetual licenses, while 74 percent utilize subscription models for some or all of their products.
IT Briefcase
The Stampede To Subscriptions
80% of all software vendors are estimated to be offering subscriptions by 2020. While companies scramble to make this transition, those that establish and follow a comprehensive plan are the ones most likely succeed on the journey.
ConnectWorld
Four shifts to expect in the IoT marketplace
As the Internet of Things matures, providers of IoT devices and systems have had time to study how businesses utilize their solutions, and are leveraging those observations to inform new features, services, and monetization models.
ITProPortal
Five steps for transforming your software company into a healthy SaaS business
Don’t overlook these five essentials for making a successful transition to a healthy SaaS business.
CIO Dive
The Term "Open Source" Turned 21 This Year Yet Companies Are Still Getting the Hang Of It
The Flexera Software Composition Analysis team recently analyzed data from 134 open source audit projects and found the number of vulnerabilities and license compliance issues that exist in their applications. The results are available in the Flexera 2019 State of Open Source Licence Compliance report.
IoT Agenda
4 IoT monetization strategies -- and how to choose the right one for your offerings
This article is the third in a six-part series about monetizing IoT by Flexera's Cris Wendt. In this article, Wendt outlines three areas to consider about your IoT monetization strategy.
Dzone
Why Do Only 37% of Companies Have Open Source Management Solutions?
With so many companies using open source software, it's a wonder that security and governance are not more pressing issues.
BetaNews
Unmanaged open source code could put companies at risk
More than half the code found in commercial software packages is open source, but if it isn’t properly tracked businesses might be in the dark on the number of vulnerabilities and license compliance issues that exist in their applications.
Dzone
Open Source 2019 Predictions
Open source gains validity across industries as more integrate it into their stacks.
IoT Now
FlexNet Edge offers software updates and insights for edge devices
Flexera has launched FlexNet Edge, a new component of its Software and IoT Monetisation Platform. The smart edge server enables updates and gathers device data from partially connected or disconnected environments.
DZone
Companies Turn a Blind Eye to Open Source Risk
Warning about cyberattacks like the Equifax breach: they’re probably just the first known victim.
DZone
Enterprise and IIoT Edge Processing With Apache NiFi, MiNiFi, and Deep Learning
This article is featured in the new DZone Guide to IoT: Harnessing Device Data. Get your free copy for more insightful articles, industry statistics, and more!
Slash Dot
Companies Overlook Risks in Open Source Software, Survey Finds
Open source code helps software suppliers to be nimble and build products faster, but a new report reveals hidden software supply chain risks of open source that all software suppliers and IoT manufacturers should know about.
Network World
New products of the week 12.19.16
Provides an automated, end-to-end process for software upgrades and enables software producers and IoT companies to drive recurring revenue, deliver software in a fast and reliable way and improve security.
CSO
Are Spectre and Meltdown just hype?
Often, it’s the dramatic things that get our attention and what we see as a risk. We’re more scared of flying than of driving, and terrified of snakes and spiders when we’re more at risk from the common cold. So, do our fears lie in the right place?
Inc.
6 Execs Discuss How They Use Company Culture to Increase Employee Engagement
How can companies increase employee engagement? I recently spoke with six executives about the role company culture plays in employee engagement.
Version2
Flexera Software to take over security company
Secunia has been behind Personal Software Inspector (PSI), as free care to keep all other computer programs to date. Damgaard owned 22 per cent. of the company and says to Børsen that he earned 103 million. kr. on sales. (This article has been translated to English from Danish by Google Translate)
IT Brief NZ
Flexera releases open source security and compliance platform
Flexera has announced the latest release of its new open source security and compliance platform, FlexNet Code Insight.
TechTarget's IoT Agenda
The subscription economy: Innovative IoT providers move to Opex revenue
Hardware goods fall victim to the slim margins of commoditization. Fortunately for IoT providers, value-added software enhancements can significantly extend the use of devices and increase monetization options.
peHUB
TA Associates invests in Flexera
TA Associates said Dec. 19 that it has invested in Flexera. TA said it is buying equity from existing investors and is working with lead investor Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan to continue to grow the company.
Manufacturing.net
Five Monetization Tactics That Cultivate New Revenue Opportunities
The current trend of automation and data exchange in manufacturing technologies, or Industry 4.0 as it’s called, is revolutionizing the way products are planned, produced, sold and used. As manufacturers transition from the hardware-centric business models of the past to the current digital model characterized by software, data and services, it’s clear that the IoT is shifting company operations and creating new revenue opportunities. Businesses need to have a plan ready to stay ahead of the curve – and the following tactics will boost results if integrated into their respective IoT monetization strategies.
IT Brief New Zealand
Fingerprinting: A new security for open source software
Open Source Software (OSS) has changed the way software works. It’s found in almost everything, with almost all new apps and modern systems incorporating some open source components. The vast majority, 78 per cent, of companies run open source software, and two-thirds create software for customers built on open source; but like many things that come free, there are always rules to follow.
Computerworld
Secunia bought by Flexera Software
Secunia, a company specializing in software vulnerability management, was acquired by the software asset management company Flexera Software. The joint discovery of assets and Flexera management tools with the software platform to Secunia's vulnerability analysis will give organizations the ability to carefully evaluate the safety of the applications found on your network, said Mark Bishof, CEO of Flexera Software . (This article has been translated to English from Portuguese by Google Translate)
IoT Now
What can we expect from the next generation of software business models?
The software industry is changing at a startling pace. From virtualisation to the cloud to the Internet of Things (IoT), what software buyers expect and demand from their software investment is drastically different than it was in years past.
DZone
Additional IoT Considerations for 2017
With more data from IoT devices some more questions, like: Where are the data scientists, who owns the data, are we collecting the data for just the present?
DZone
FOSS Tune-Up: Getting More Horsepower from Open Source in Automotive
Open source software is even making a splash in the automotive industry. Check out some of the industry's top concerns here.
Vigilance
Ciena implements licensing solution from Flexera Software
Flexera Software has announced that Ciena has implemented FlexNet Licensing and FlexNet Operations to simplify deployments of programmable network solutions as well as help enable new revenues in their Network Functions Virtualisation ecosystem.
Software Testing News
Why should we care about cutting and pasting open source code?
Open Source Software (OSS) has changed how we write software -- the developer community shares code and provides useful guidance and continued enhancements to this shared code.
Australian Security Magazine
WannaCry Exposed Gaping Risk Window between Identifying Vulnerability Risk and Fixing It
Flexera’s New Software Vulnerability Manager First to Shut Risk Window…for Good
Industry Today
Software Licensing Market 2017 with Focus on Opportunities, Gross Margin Analysis, Business Strategy and Trends by Forecast 2023
Market Research Future published a research report on “Software Licensing Market Research Report- Global Forecast 2023” – Market Analysis, Scope, Stake, Progress, Trends and Forecast to 2023.
Vigilance Security
Flexera issues new warnings about future ransomware attacks
As the fallout from the #WannaCry ransomware attack continues to reverberate around the world, a new report by software vulnerability and patch management expert, Flexera, has an ominous warning for companies and individuals: the threat is growing – and people are getting lazier about protecting themselves.
Crain's
Privately held companies (2017)
Crain's exclusive listing of the largest privately held companies in the Chicago area, based on revenue.
IT Briefing Net
Flexera Offers Free Open Source Security Subscription to Celebrate InstallShield's 30th Anniversary
Flexera, the company that's reimagining how software is bought, sold, managed and secured, today announced an unprecedented open source security offer for InstallShield owners, in celebration of its 30th anniversary. InstallShield is the industry standard for development teams creating Windows desktop, server and cloud installers on more than 500 million devices. It has consistently set the global standard for automated Microsoft Windows software installation solutions since 1987, and continues to drive reliability for software suppliers and buyers.
Beta News
Companies overlook risks in open source software
Open source code helps software suppliers to be nimble and build products faster, but a new report reveals hidden software supply chain risks of open source that all software suppliers and IoT manufacturers should know about.
VM Blog
Flexera Software 2017 Predictions: Networking Companies Will Achieve Higher Profit Margins in the IoT with Software-Driven Revenue
Networking companies are adapting virtualization techniques to become more flexible, consolidate their hardware business and move to open platforms and elastic business models.
Info Security Products Guide
2018 Security Predictions and Directions
Vulnerable open source and third-party components will allow massive hacks
IT Pro Portal
Thwarting grey market counterfeiting
Hardware device businesses need to work more intelligently to control, secure and monetise their devices to hinder grey market production.
Open Source for You
Smart approach to stay ahead of OSS vulnerabilities, courtesy Flexera
The new FlexNet Code Insight released, opens gate for the companies to an easy Open Source Management.
Linux Insider
Companies Turn Blind Eye to Open Source Security Risks
Many software developers and enterprise users have been lax or oblivious to the need to properly manage open source software, suggest survey results Flexera released Tuesday.
DZone
Pushing IoT Data Gathering, Analysis, and Response to the Edge
This article is featured in the new DZone Guide to IoT: Harnessing Device Data. Get your free copy for more insightful articles, industry statistics, and more!
Global Security Magazine
Flexera Issues Warning about Cyberattacks Like the Equifax Breach: They’re Probably Just the First Known Victim
As 143 million Equifax consumers continue to pick up the pieces from stolen Social Security numbers, birth dates, drivers’ licenses, addresses and credit card numbers, Flexera has another warning – expect a long tail of incidents and breaches in the months and years to come.
Information Security Buzz
10 Ways to Improve Compliance with Data Privacy Regulations
Rapid technology advances have brought new challenges for the protection of personal data, and so every organisation needs a comprehensive approach to privacy management. They must also document how they collect, process and store personal data. But too many companies still fall down on the security fundamentals and new regulations such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and ISO 27001 are making the cost of failure far greater than it’s ever been.
IFSEC Global
Equifax will be first of many victims of Apache Struts vulnerability, says cyber specialist
Equifax is “probably just the first known victim” of a software vulnerability that could take years to remedy, a top cyber expert has warned.
Dev Ops
Flexera Extends Scope of Open Source Scanning Tools
Now that many IT organizations have adopted an open source-first mentality to acquiring new software, tracking their dependency on all the various modules they are employing is becoming more challenging with each passing day. To help IT organizations track both usage and dependencies of open source software, Flexera has updated the FlexNet Code Insight software to continuously scan the network for open source software and highlight any known security and compliance issues.
Linux.com
Artifex v. Hancom: Open Source is Now an Enforceable Contract
The U.S. District Court recently ruled in favor of Artifex – developer of Ghostscript which is an open-source PDF interpreter and against Hancom Office – a South Korean developer of ”office” apps. The Northern District of California said that General Public License (GPL) can be treated like a legal contract, and developers can sue if the obligations of these licenses are not followed.
IT News Online
Flexera Announces New Investment Partnership with TA Associates
Supporting Flexera’s mission to reimagine how software is bought, sold, managed and secured, TA Associates joins existing investor Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan
GDPR: Report
Continuous data security and GDPR compliance: 10 best practices
The GDPR is now in full effect. While enterprises have put in a lot of effort to be compliant as of 25 May 2018 when the regulation took effect, compliance with the GDPR isn’t a tick-box activity and so organisations need a comprehensive and ongoing approach to privacy management. They must also document how they collect, process and store personal data. In addition to the GDPR, security fundamentals are essential for other regulations too such as the Payment Card Industry (PCI) Data Security Standard, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and ISO 27001. Non-compliance has the potential to make the cost of failure far greater than it’s ever been.
Information Management
Opinion: 7 tips to close software process gaps and boost revenue potential
Technology companies take pride in moving fast. Moving quickly creates a badge of honor that attracts new customers. Speed also brings new products to market faster and builds stellar reputations. However, that quick momentum combined with emerging technologies can cause process gaps.
SC Magazine
Beyond the Hype of Spectre and Meltdown: Three steps to mitigate risks
CIOs can increase protection by supporting a standardised, risk-based approach to managing vulnerabilities: determine criticality, prioritise based on risk, not hype, and fix using a conservative mitigation approach.
ChannelWorld.In
Secunia acquired by Flexera Software
Secunia, the company specializing in software vulnerability management, has been acquired by software asset management company Flexera Software. The pairing of Flexera's asset discovery and management tools with Secunia's software vulnerability platform will give organizations the ability to thoroughly assess the security of applications discovered on the network, said Mark Bishof, Flexera Software's CEO.
Linux.com
The Roadmap for Successfully Managing Open Source Software Vulnerabilities and Licensing
If Heartbleed has taught us anything, it’s that third-party security and compliance risks are dangerously threatening the integrity of the softwaresupply chain.
Global Security Mag
Flexera’s New Software Vulnerability Manager First to Shut Risk Window…for Good
When WannaCry hit, the world learned that for two months a patch had been available that would have prevented the problem.
DZone
Problems Being Solved by IoT
Virtually every industry, including transportation and logistics, self-driving cars, and energy and utilities, are looking to IoT to improve performance and solve problems.
DZone
IoT Skills For Developers
Know the impact of data, how databases work, and how data applies to the real world to help solve business problems or improve the customer experience.
Security Brief AU
Back to basics: 4 common sense steps to avoid a software attack
You’ve heard about the Equifax breach, the WannaCry attack and more. When they occurred, most security teams did a doublecheck on software security risks. But with the explosive growth of software vulnerabilities, one-time check-ins aren’t enough. Software breach risks need full-time attention.
IoT Now
Hackers make the unthinkable, well… thinkable: Hacking the Internet of Medical Things
The Internet of Things (IoT) brings with it endless opportunities – and, quite a few security challenges.
DevOps
6 monetisation best practices that create revenue opportunities
Industry 4.0 is changing the way goods are planned, produced, sold and used. Manufacturers are moving from traditional hardware-centric business models to new digital business models that leverage the value of software, data and services.
Global Banking & Finance Review
Software CEO's unfamiliarity with open source and third-party use places bnaking and financial sector businesses at risk
Times have changed in the software industry, and the management and best practices methods that were used just 10 years ago are no longer sufficient to protect your software product from new threats.
IoT Now
New software monetisation release focuses on growth, speed and agility for businesses moving to SaaS
Flexera has unveiled a new Software Monetisation module empowering software suppliers to strategically grow their software business. FlexNet Customer Growth helps software suppliers truly assess if their customers are getting value from their products and forecast renewals more accurately – all in a personalised, graphical dashboard.
ITAM Channel
WannaCrypt is Making Businesses Wanna Cry: expert insight from Flexera Software
WannaCrypt, which infected companies and organizations across the planet this weekend, spread by exploiting an unpatched, critical SMBv1 vulnerability in Microsoft Windows
Software Magazine
Monetization and Cloud Deployment
As more independent software vendors (ISVs) accept cloud deployment options, proper monetization is essential. Software monetization tools ensure software infrastructure possesses the proper licensing controls for software and software-driven devices to be priced fairly.
SD Times
Build 2017: Better Together
The way organizations build software has changed dramatically. The software development lifecycle is morphing from a series of independent steps – gather requirements, write code, test code, build, fix, build, and ultimately deploy to production — into a series of interconnected, continuous loops that bring all stakeholders in from beginning to end.
Health Data Management
How to inoculate the Internet of Medical Things from hacking
There’s no doubt that the Internet of Things (IoT) provides critical security challenges for healthcare organizations that need to be addressed.
IT Security Guru
Ignoring Open Source Components is Making Security Software Insecure
Bay Area Tech Wire
Flexera Software Acquires San Francisco-Based Palamida
Flexera Software, an Illinois-based developer of software licensing, compliance, security and installation tools, said it has acquired San Francisco-based Palamida, a maker of software composition analysis tools.
IT Brief AU
Flexera releases open source security and compliance platform
Flexera has announced the latest release of its new open source security and compliance platform, FlexNet Code Insight.
Channel EMEA
Flexera Announces New Investment Partnership with TA Associates
Supporting Flexera’s mission to reimagine how software is bought, sold, managed and secured, TA Associates joins existing investor Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan
Channel Futures
Security Central: Open Source Risks Examined
This week’s Security Central takes an interesting look at the risks of open source practices.
Channel Life AU
Profiting from IoT: How to effectively monetise software
The Internet of Things (IoT) is changing how manufacturers approach software sales. Previously, embedded software was a given with all products. You pay for the product, you get the hardware – and the associated updates and upgrades. Now, however, manufacturers are moving from a one-off sales model to a recurring revenue one. Software monetisation is essential to this, but the change is easier said than done; many manufacturers face resistance from their customers when implementing these changes.
IoT Now
Flexera issues warning about cyberattacks like the Equifax Breach: they’re probably just the first known victim
As 143 million Equifax consumers continue to pick up the pieces from stolen Social Security numbers, birth dates, drivers’ licenses, addresses and credit card numbers, Flexera has another warning – expect a long tail of incidents and breaches in the months and years to come.
ARN
Flexera Software acquires Secunia
Next-generation software licensing, compliance, security and installation company, Flexera Software, has acquired software vulnerability management firm, Secunia.With this acquisition, Flexera Software will be able to offer its more than 80,000 customers worldwide the ability to discover, rationalise and normalise data tied to the identification of software, hardware, firmware and now security vulnerabilities across the network — putting management and risk mitigation back into the customers hands.
Tech Invest
7 Ways to Improve Security Compliance with Data Privacy Regulations
We’re living in a new era when it comes to the protection of personal data. Rapid technological developments, which have seen tremendous shifts, even in the past year alone, mean organisations now need to take a new outlook. This means they must take a comprehensive approach to all privacy.
Law 360
Fixing The Broken Software Supply Chain As Legal Counsel
When I first began my career as a software lawyer, I accepted the status quo.
Social Media Today
6 Ways Online Communities Boost Business
How do online communities help business? It's a simple question without simple answers.
Information Age
Flexera simplify OSS license compliance and vulnerability protection
Flexera has released FlexNet Code 2018, according to their press release, this makes it easier for software suppliers to add a new layer of trust and transparency into their software supply chain.
DZone
Common Problems With Open Source
The accural of technical debt, complexity, and license issues are among the top issue faced in the open source community.
EyewitnessNews 7
Chicago St. Patrick’s Day Parade 2015
ABC7's live broadcast of the 2015 Chicago St. Patrick's Day Parade on March 14.
DZone
Executive Insights on the State of IoT in 2018
See what nearly two dozen executives have to say about the state and current trends of IoT projects as the field continues to mature.
IT Pro Portal
IoT in 2018: New software business models create growth
Advances in IoT technology can allow your organisation to try out new monetisation models while getting to know your customers better.
ITAM Channel
What can we expect from the next generation of software business models?
The software industry is changing at a startling pace. From virtualisation to the cloud to the Internet of Things (IoT), what software buyers expect and demand from their software investment is drastically different than it was in years past.
Beta News
New vulnerability manager aims to prevent the next WannaCry
When the WannaCry attack hit last month, a patch was already available to prevent it. Its victims were those who had failed to deploy it.
Australian Security
WannaCrypt is Making Businesses Wanna Cry: expert insight from Flexera Software
WannaCrypt, which infected companies and organisations across the planet this weekend, spread by exploiting an unpatched, critical SMBv1 vulnerability in Microsoft Windows.
DZone
How IoT Has Changed in the Past Year
Companies are realizing the value IoT data brings to them, and their end user customers, to solve real business problems.
Chicago Inno
Introducing the 2017 Tech Madness Finalists
Here's everything you need to know about the bracket.
DZone
Keys to a Successful IoT Strategy
Think about the architecture to collect and ingest data in real-time at the edge.
Electronic Specifier
Hardware manufacturers could learn from Blackberry's reinvention
It wasn't very long ago that Blackberry's former owner was being hauled over hot coals for the company's lackluster approach to all things software.
IoT Agenda
Tesla: Driving the new Industrial Revolution
The internet of things is ushering in a new industrial revolution that will forever alter our relationships with the objects we use on a daily basis.
IoT Agenda
Use software composition analysis to secure the industrial IoT
Earlier this year, botnets attacked networked security cameras, shining a light on the vulnerability concerns around industrial systems and the industrial IoT. As with any device connected to the internet, these types of devices have characteristics that make them a compelling target for botnet authors, as well as other types of malware.
JAXenter
Think open source software is free? Think again…
It was recently reported that Oracle will begin to enforce commercial terms on customers who thought they were using free Java software.
City Biz List
TA Associates Acquires Equity in Flexera
U.S. private equity firm TA Associates has closed its previously announced investment in Itasca, Illinois-based Flexera, a software supply chain company, according to a blog post on the latter’s site.
Dzone
Weekly Top 10: Continuous Improvement, Collaboration and Innovation
This week’s top 10 reminds us that there is always room to be continually improving and adapting. For example, the CIO role is becoming more involved with the digital transformations of organizations. CIOs should be focusing their teams on collaboration to breed innovation and implementing a service-centered approach to design to keep business booming and customers satisfied.
Entrepreneur
How Do You Put Your Mark on a Company That Is Already Successful?
It's a challenge to inspire a company that is already doing great.
Channel Life NZ
Former channel manager takes on Flexera ANZ director role
Flexera Software has promoted its former APAC channel alliances manager, Hugh Darvall, to the role of director of sales for Australia and New Zealand.
Axios Pro Rata
Top of the Morning
TA Associates has acquired a minority equity stake in Flexera, an Itasca, Ill.-based provider of application usage management solutions that is majority owned by Ontario Teachers. www.flexerasoftware.com
HIT Infrastructure
Focusing on Healthcare Open Source Security Awareness
Awareness of healthcare open source security is critical especially when organizations haven't clarified who is in charge of policies and compliance.
IT News
Flexera Issues Warning about Cyberattacks Like the Equifax Breach: They're Probably Just the First Known Victim
New “Fact or Fiction” report shines light on risk in the software supply chain: Open source code is everywhere, but vendors don’t know the risk
Inside IT Channel
Flexera Software buys Secunia
"The Munich-based specialist for licensing, compliance and rolling out software, Flexera Software has acquired the Danish company Secunia. Secunia specializes in Vulnerability Management. Specific details of the sale were not disclosed. In Flexera but one notes that significant synergies would lie in the combination of security software by Secunia with their own programs. (This article has been translated to English from German by Google Translate)"
Daily Herald
Flexera opens data center in Ireland
Flexera said has opened the doors to its new Data Platform Centre of Excellence offices in Belfast City Centre, Northern Ireland. The new Flax House facility will be focused on advancing Flexera's technology asset management solutions.
Tech Target IoT Agenda
Subscription and pay-per-use IoT revenue models
Many connected industrial devices, like robots, motors, drives, controllers or medical devices, typically generate revenue through a traditional hardware-based monetization model. That means customers buy the device and might also sign up for a services or maintenance package.
Financial IT
OSS Compliance in Banking and Finance
Only a decade or so ago, organisations knew exactly what was being written and used in their software applications because employees were responsible for the building and, occasionally, the management of a few third-party components.
IT Brief Australia
Fingerprinting: A new security for open source software
Open Source Software (OSS) has changed the way software works. It’s found in almost everything, with almost all new apps and modern systems incorporating some open source components. The vast majority, 78 per cent, of companies run open source software, and two-thirds create software for customers built on open source; but like many things that come free, there are always rules to follow.
Law 360
The Hidden Risk Of Open Source Software: The Law
The legal profession has an old saying: Ignorance of the law is no defense.
Security Brief NZ
Back to basics: 4 common sense steps to avoid a software attack
You’ve heard about the Equifax breach, the WannaCry attack and more. When they occurred, most security teams did a doublecheck on software security risks. But with the explosive growth of software vulnerabilities, one-time check-ins aren’t enough. Software breach risks need full-time attention.
Digitalisation World
Five steps to managing Open Source Software vulnerability and license management
Third-party security and compliance risk is reaching epidemic proportions – threatening the very integrity of the software supply chain. Think Heartbleed!
Computer Business Review
Schneider Electric Selects Flexera Software Platform
Schneider Electric has selected Flexera Software's software monetisation platform to help it reduce its costs and increase flexibility. The energy management company will use the FlexNet Producer Suite to standardise software licensing, entitlement management and delivery onto a single consolidated platform. The suite incorporates FlexNet Licensing, FlexNet Operations Cloud and FlexNet Connect.
DZone
Introduction to Security and TLS
IoT security is always a top concern, so let's see how you can ensure your users are protected with this journey into secure architecture and TLS.
Daily Herald
FastTracks
Jim Ryan, CEO of Itasca-based Flexera, was in Washington, D.C. last week as a featured speaker at Microsoft Inspire, Microsoft's annual event for partners.
IT Pro Portal
OSS and third-party security risk: Lessons for IoT businesses
The Apache Struts vulnerability raises questions about Open Source Software (OSS) and third-party security for businesses, especially Internet of Things (IoT) organisations.
The C Suite
The next generation of software business models
The software industry is changing at a startling pace. From virtualisation to the cloud to the Internet of Things (IoT), what software buyers expect and demand from their software investment is drastically different than it was in years past.
Built in Chicago
Key Data Insights On This Year's 2017 Moxie Award Nominees
It’s that time of year again--time for the Moxie Awards, presented by Built in Chicago. Each year the Moxie Awards recognize and celebrate Chicago’s diverse tech ecosystem.
DZone
The Future of IoT
Among the predictions: Edge computing will handle more data to provide more real-time, actionable insights. Blockchain will end up with IoT, but it isn't there yet.
SD Times
Microsoft Build Partners
Flexera Software helps application producers and enterprises increase application usage and security, enhancing the value they derive from their software.
DZone
Think Open-Source Software Is Free? Think Again... PR
Take control of the OSS in your product infrastructure and learn how to be a responsible user of open source software.
DZone
IoT: Applications, Protocols, and Best Practices
The Internet of Things industry is growing rapidly; it has been predicted to exceed $470 billion by the year 2020. As the industry grows, it is exciting see a whole new field of intersectional technologies rubbing shoulders with IoT, such as AI, Big Data, and machine learning.
Built in Chicago
2017 Moxie Awards: CEO of the Year
It's on: Built In Chicago’s Moxie Awards have returned, and this year the local tech community has nominated another stellar group of tech companies and startups across 14 award categories. Check out the finalists for CEO of the Year below — and make sure to vote for a winner here.
ADT Mag
Study Examines Open Source Risks in Enterprise Software
Amid increasing reports of cyberattacks and data breaches, open source security company Flexera has published the results of a study examining the risk of using vulnerable open source code in enterprise applications and systems.
IoT Now
IoT Global Awards 2018 winners named at Smart IoT London
The winners of the IoT Global Awards 2018 have been announced at the Smart IoT London event, held today at ExCeL. Judged across 12 categories, including CXO of the year, by a specially assembled panel of 12 Internet of Things (IoT) industry experts and insiders, the awards attracted 149 entries in their inaugural year. The awards are co-sponsored by IoT Global Network and CloserStill Media, organisers of Smart IoT London.
SD Times
FTC’s new IoT challenge is a ‘no-win situation’
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently announced a new competition that challenges the public to create a tool that consumers can use to protect their homes from Internet of Things devices.
Gov Tech Review
Open source for the public sector
Increased public calls for transparency mean public sector CIOs should strongly consider open source applications.
FedTech
Will the MEGABYTE Act Make Waves in Federal Software Procurement?
The White House’s latest software requirements could generate significant savings, but the jury is out on whether federal CIOs will stand behind the bill.
CSO
Automated security testing helps developers clamp down on IoT, open-source threats
Increasing automation of security testing helps developers spot security bugs before code is deployed
Daily Herald
Flexera promotes Darvall to director of Australia, New Zealand
Flexera has appointed Hugh Darvall as its new director of Australia and New Zealand.
IT Pro Portal
What is the IoT? Everything you need to know
Advances in IoT technology can allow your organisation to try out new monetisation models while getting to know your customers better...
IoT Global Network
Flexera issues warning about cyberattacks like the Equifax Breach: they’re probably just the first known victim
As 143 million Equifax consumers continue to pick up the pieces from stolen Social Security numbers, birth dates, drivers’ licenses, addresses and credit card numbers, Flexera has another warning – expect a long tail of incidents and breaches in the months and years to come.
Scoop NZ
Equifaxis is hackers' first to fall victim
Hackers “Strut” in Again… And Equifax (and 143 million customers) is probably just the first to fall victim
Beta News
Businesses need a risk-based approach to tackle vulnerabilities like Meltdown
The recent Spectre and Meltdown vulnerabilities have been well documented, but for businesses it can be difficult to know which fixes to prioritize.
DZone
What A Developer Needs To Know About Open Source Software
Know, and be a good steward of, the unwritten rules of the open source community and pay attention to the details of licenses.
DZone
How Companies Can Leverage IoT
Focus on the problem you are trying to solve, including how to improve the customer experience.
JAXenter
How device manufacturers can monetise the Internet of Things
The first industrial revolution ushered in a global transformation as the means of production transitioned from human labour to machine driven automation. The second industrial revolution accelerated change through the growth of the railroads, iron and steel production, manufacturing automation, the use of steam power, oil, electricity, and electrical communications.
Dev Ops
Flexera: Get lean and offer the right product at the right price point
For business success in IoT, the ability to adapt products to customers needs is an important measure.
Manufacturing Global
What hardware manufacturers could learn from BlackBerry
It wasn’t very long ago that BlackBerry’s former owner was being hauled over hot coals for the company’s lackluster approach to all things software.
Website Magazine
Experts Speak: Building a Business Case for an Online Community
Branded online communities can provide internal and external stakeholders a place to communicate to better themselves or their businesses, but getting the go-ahead to launch these digital meeting places can be difficult at best.
DZone
Hindrances to IoT's Success
The lack of a strategy, taking on too much at once, and concerns with security are all preventing people and companies from fully unleashing IoT's potential.
Linux.com
Your CEO’s Obliviousness about Open Source is Endangering Your Business
The consequences are easily recognizable; you remember the lucrative software product whose vendor was compelled to shelf it. You probably also remember the insidious software vulnerability that harmed millions of unsuspecting users (Heartbleed, anyone?).
Legal IT Insider
Guest post: Ignorance of Open Source Law is No Defence
There is an old adage in the legal profession: Ignorance of the law is no defence.
Software Magazine
Flexera: Monetizing Your Software for the IoT
Cassandra Balentine sits down with Brent Pietrzak of Flexera and discusses tips for monetizing software in the IoT
Telecom Times
Ciena simplifies programmable network services with Flexera licensing service
Ciena has inked a strategic agreement with Chicago-headquartered application management and software licensing specialist Flexera, allowing it to implement the latter's FlexNet Licensing and FlexNet Operations services to simplify its own programmable network rollouts and develop new revenues in its network functions virtualisation ecosystem.
News Hub
Blockchain Development Primer for New Solidity Programmers
If you’re starting to use Solidity for cryptocurrency authentication here’s a solid introduction to the language and some advice for learning it.
IT Brief NZ
The future of the Internet of Things in 2018
While many things will change in 2018, the rapid pace of technological advances will not.
Built in Chicago
It's on: Meet the 2017 Moxie Awards finalists
Forget the Oscars. Be part of Chicago tech’s red-carpet moment at the 2017 Moxie Awards, where your vote helps honor the entrepreneurs and companies that push our ecosystem forward.
DZone
The DZone Guide to the Internet of Things
First there were long and short buzzes on a wire, then an imaginary tape with read/write head and some memory, then some noise-clearing discretization of those buzzes…then runaway fissile chain-reactions threatened and computers had to talk to one another even if a few of them died.
Built in Chicago
Meet Chicago’s Top 100 tech companies: Employee count up 15 percent in 2017
Chicago’s tech sector keeps on climbing.
Security Boulevard
10 Best Practices for Data Security in a GDPR World
Rapid technology advances have brought new challenges for the protection of personal data, so every organization needs a comprehensive approach to privacy management. They must also document how they collect, process and store personal data.
Enterprise Tech
Survey: Equifax Hack Highlights Open Source Insecurity
With open source software accounting for more than half of some products, process gaps are emerging for managing security.
Source Forge
How Flexera is Helping Organizations Manage Open Source Vulnerabilities
As software development becomes a more collaborative experience, organizations are leveraging open source software (OSS) to quickly build and deploy applications. According to a survey by North Bridge, the adoption of OSS is slowly but surely becoming pervasive.
IT Pro Portal
Hackers “strut” in again at Equifax… What stopped the patch?
Taking the necessary steps to prevent a security breach can help protect your organisation, its reputation and your clients.
eSecurity Planet
Vulnerable Voting Machines Yet Another IoT Device to Secure
This election season, voting machine security is probably not top of mind.
Security Brief AU
Flexera releases open source security and compliance platform
Flexera has announced the latest release of its new open source security and compliance platform, FlexNet Code Insight.
Channel Futures
The Software Industry is Changing: Time to Future-Proof Your Software Business Mode
Software buyers are changing. Here's what you need to know to future-proof your business model.
The Washington Times
Nation-state sought to hack Pentagon with same vulnerability behind Equifax breach: NSA official
The software vulnerability used to breach Equifax last year was harnessed months earlier by a state-sponsored hacking group attempting to breach the U.S. Department of Defense, a senior National Security Agency official said Tuesday.
Security Brief Asia
Equifax and its 143m customers just the ‘first known victims’
The colossal breach in Equifax’s soft underbelly has made headlines around the world of late, largely because of the monumental amount of personal data involved – up to 143 million customers.
Environmental Engineering
Software Composition Analysis Helps Keep Industrial IoT Secure
Analysis of open software components can help combat IIoT cyber crime.
Open Source for You
Flexera strengthens Open Source Vulnerability Detection
Integrated FlexNet Code Insight into Open source license and vulnerability detection platform reduces risk of suppliers shipping vulnerable open source components to their customers.
CRN
CRN 2018 Women of the Channel Details
Cindy Grogan: Vice President of Global Channel and Strategic Alliances, Flexera
Electronics Weekly
Device makers to profit from IoT
Device makers are experiencing an unprecedented range of challenges as they compete in globalised markets. According to a recent survey report published jointly by Flexera Software and IDC, 48% of device makers surveyed referenced the need to make more money among their biggest challenges.
Crain's Chicago Business
Privately held companies (2018)
Crain's exclusive ranking of the largest privately held companies in the Chicago area, based on revenue.
Built in Chicago
Race to the top: Meet 15 of Chicago’s fastest-growing tech companies
Since 2015, Built In Chicago has published the Top 100 report: an annual ranking of the city’s biggest digital tech companies based on local employee count. This year, the city’s 100 biggest tech companies employed 48,000 people, up from 41,000 in 2016.
DZone
Executive Insights on IoT Today
Looking to implement an IoT solution? Here's some advice from those who have come before: start small, have a strategy, and focus on a problem to solve, not the tech.
Chicago Tribune
Top Workplaces 2017: Search Chicago-area companies
Baird & Warner, Impact Networking and Holiday Inn ChicagoMart Plaza have taken the top spots for large, midsize and small Chicagoland workplaces, respectively, according to rankings released by Energage behalf of the Chicago Tribune. For the past eight years, Energage, formerly WorkplaceDynamics, has been ranking workplaces in the Chicago area and the nation through employee surveys, assessing everything from work-life balance to confidence in company leadership.
SD Times
Flexera’s new solution embeds open-source security scanning in development build process
Flexera is reimagining its software supply chain safety by embedding open-source security directly into the software development build process. In order to keep the software supply chain secure, the company announced its new FlexNet Code Aware product, which is an automated, open-source risk assessment and package discovery solution that lets developers quickly scan products for security and IP compliance risks.
Beta News
OS vulnerabilities up -- Patches down
f the WannaCrypt ransomware attack of the last few days has taught us anything it should be the importance of patching systems to guard against attack.
Lawyers Weekly
Ignorance of open source law is no defense
General counsels (GC) – be they from software/IoT corporations, or organisations that develop their own software – and law firms (that advise on IT, Intellectual Property, IoT and security) need to beware.
Legal IT Insider
Guest post: Ignorance of Open Source Law is No Defence
There is an old adage in the legal profession: Ignorance of the law is no defence.
Software Licensing Report
Ciena is a Web-scale networking whiz, with unparalleled expertise in implementing the next generation in programmable networking solutions.
EDA Café
Flexera Provides Seamless Monetization Support for Arm Ecosystem
Flexera's market-leading Software Monetization platform now offers even more comprehensive support for software and appliances built on technology from Arm, whose advanced processor designs enable the intelligence in more than 125 billion silicon chips
EnterpriseTech
Flaws Found in Security Software, Unlicensed Code
A flurry of industry surveys have flagged open source and unlicensed software as growing security threats
Manufacturing Business Technology
How IoT Device Manufacturers Can Combat Gray Market Risks
According to Gartner, by 2020 there will be about 20.8 billion Internet of Things (IoT) devices in circulation.
SD Times
What’s new in software licensing?
Subscription- and usage-based pricing are all the rage these days. So how are companies becoming even more creative in their software pricing and licensing? Although a lot of innovation is starting to happen, much more appears to be in store over the next couple of years.
Digital Engineering
Embedded Software: The Heart of the IIoT
Every now and then, a technology rises to prominence that plays a fundamental role in a transformative event. Embedded software is one such technology.
Beta News
Companies overlook risks in open source software
Open source code helps software suppliers to be nimble and build products faster, but a new report reveals hidden software supply chain risks of open source that all software suppliers and IoT manufacturers should know about.
IoT Now
The Entries are in! Here are the shortlisted nominees for the IoT Global Awards 2018
Finally, the news that many of you have been anxiously awaiting! The shortlist of Nominees for the IoT Global Awards 2018 have been announced and these are being assessed by our global VIP panel of independent judges.
Security Brief NZ
Equifax and its 143m customers just the ‘first known victims’
The colossal breach in Equifax’s soft underbelly has made headlines around the world of late, largely because of the monumental amount of personal data involved – up to 143 million customers.
Security Brief NZ
Flexera releases open source security and compliance platform
Flexera has announced the latest release of its new open source security and compliance platform, FlexNet Code Insight.
Channel Life AU
Former channel manager takes on Flexera ANZ director role
Flexera Software has promoted its former APAC channel alliances manager, Hugh Darvall, to the role of director of sales for Australia and New Zealand.
FinSMEs
Flexera Receives Investment from TA Associates
Flexera, an Itasca, IL-based software developer, entered into a new investment partnership with TA Associates.
Channel EMEA
Flexera InstallShield’s Latest Release Supports Microsoft’s MSIX
New Version Provides Easy MSIX Creation & Conversion and Improved Designer Interface
Health IT Security
Why Open Source Security Matters for Healthcare Orgs
A recent survey indicates lagging open source security, which could have an impact on healthcare covered entities and business associates.
Computerworld
Private equity fund sells Danish successful company to the United States
Security firm Secunia has been purchased by the US software group Flexera Software, which puts an undisclosed millions on the table to get their hands on the Danish golden eggs. (This article has been translated to English from Danish by Google Translate)
BetaNews
Intelligent and connected devices are driving a 'third industrial revolution'
Software-driven intelligent devices and the Internet of Things are changing the way companies deliver their products and services. This is among the findings of a new report from Flexera Software and IDC which points towards a 'third industrial revolution' transforming the global economy.
Channel Life AU
The future of the Internet of Things in 2018
While many things will change in 2018, the rapid pace of technological advances will not.
GDPR:Report
Could WannaCry and Adylkuzz have been averted?
Following the WannaCry ransomware attack, a new Flexera report revealed that more vulnerabilities are being found in UK PC operating systems, and at the same time, users aren't patching them as diligently.
DZone
The Industry's Concerns With IoT
Security of IoT devices is the greatest concern given the amount of data the devices are collecting the the number of end points that can be compromised.
eSecurity Planet
10 Security Projects CISOs Should Consider: Gartner Analyst
And 10 they should have already done.
DZone
Executive Insights on the Current and Future State of Open-Source Software
We had some questions about the state of open-source, so we asked a host of top industry executive and experts for their opinions.
Chicago Inno
Announcing the 2017 #CoolestCompanies Nominees!
Over the past month, Chicago Inno has been accepting nominations for its third annual Coolest Companies Competition, a friendly challenge to find, spotlight and celebrate the local startups and tech companies with the best culture.
IoT Now
A new formula for IoT security is risk equals probability multiplied by loss
The climate of fear surrounding IoT security suggests that it is different to standard IT or internet security but in reality, the fundamentals of securing things are no different to securing servers or personal data. What is different, though, finds George Malim is that in IoT the stakes in terms of the potential damage security breaches can cause are often raised.
IT Wire
Free open source risk check with InstallShield
Flexera is offering a free subscription to FlexNet Code Aware to its InstallShield customers.
Built in Chicago
2017 Moxie Awards: Best Company Culture
It's on: Built In Chicago’s Moxie Awards have returned, and this year the local tech community has nominated another stellar group of tech companies and startups across 14 award categories. Check out the finalists for Best Company Culture below — and make sure to vote for a winner here.
IoT Agenda
As the internet of things turns: Stop grey market counterfeiting once and for all
By now, everyone has of course heard of the internet of things.
SD Times
Flexera: Ensure Safe, Secure Software Products
Software developers use a lot of third-party software today, much of which is open source. As software designs continue to become more modular, the use of third-party software is increasing.
DZone
Introduction to IoT Sensors
This great introduction to prototyping boards and sensors will get you collecting data from Arduinos and Raspberry Pis in no time at all.
SiliconAngle
Report: Open source opens security products to hacking
A new report from software vulnerability management and open source security solutions company Flexera Software LLC has found that a significant number of security products are included on a list of products with the most software vulnerablities.
Dealer Support
Top security channel trends of 2018
Vendors need to be more innovative with their IoT protection offerings and as such, I expect to see a wave of new technology from existing and emerging vendors to extend the reach of security to the IoT.
SD Times
What’s new in software licensing?
Subscription- and usage-based pricing are all the rage these days. So how are companies becoming even more creative in their software pricing and licensing? Although a lot of innovation is starting to happen, much more appears to be in store over the next couple of years.
Channel Life NZ
Profiting from IoT: How to effectively monetise software
The Internet of Things (IoT) is changing how manufacturers approach software sales. Previously, embedded software was a given with all products. You pay for the product, you get the hardware – and the associated updates and upgrades. Now, however, manufacturers are moving from a one-off sales model to a recurring revenue one. Software monetisation is essential to this, but the change is easier said than done; many manufacturers face resistance from their customers when implementing these changes.
Help Net Security
Companies turn a blind eye to open source risk
Though open source software (OSS) helps software suppliers be nimble and build products faster, there are hidden software supply chain risks all software suppliers and IoT manufacturers should know about.
IDG Connect
What will be the single biggest security threat of 2017?
At the very end of 2015 we ran a straw poll of individuals in the security space to determine what the single biggest security threat of 2016 would be.
Security Brief AU
Equifax and its 143m customers just the ‘first known victims’
The colossal breach in Equifax’s soft underbelly has made headlines around the world of late, largely because of the monumental amount of personal data involved – up to 143 million customers.
Grey Matter
Flexera Release FlexNet Code Insight
Flexera’s open source security and license compliance software, FlexNet Code Insight has just launched it’s third update.
Payments Journal
Software CEOs unfamiliarity with open source and third-party use Places Banking and Financial Sector Businesses at Risk
Times have changed in the software industry, and the management and best practices methods that were used just 10 years ago are no longer sufficient to protect your software product from new threats.
IT Brief AU
The future of the Internet of Things in 2018
While many things will change in 2018, the rapid pace of technological advances will not.
IDG Connect
The business rationale for an open source software internal audit
There’s no debate about the value of using open source software (OSS) when building new business applications – cost, flexibility, quality and ease of use, to name a few – but its use comes with legal obligations and security vulnerabilities that can pose significant risks to organizations. To effectively pre-empt such risks, proactive OSS management is essential. To this end, conducting an audit of the use of OSS code can help companies get a handle on the emerging risk areas.
EE Times
IoT and Services are Transforming Manufacturing
Device makers are experiencing an unprecedented range of challenges as they compete in globalized markets. According to a recent survey report published jointly by Flexera Software and IDC, 48% of device makers surveyed referenced the need to make more money among their biggest challenges.
Info Risk Today
5 Top Cybersecurity Themes at RSA 2018
Artificial Intelligence, Bug Squashing, Secure DevOps and More
Channel Life NZ
The future of the Internet of Things in 2018
While many things will change in 2018, the rapid pace of technological advances will not.
IoT Now
What can we expect from the next generation of software business models?
The software industry is changing at a startling pace. From virtualisation to the cloud to the Internet of Things (IoT), what software buyers expect and demand from their software investment is drastically different than it was in years past.
Dark Reading
Three Years after Heartbleed, How Vulnerable Are You?
You may have a problem lurking in your open source components and not know it. Start making a list…
IoT Agenda
Four steps to monetizing the internet of things
The internet of things is expanding its reach!
NFV Zone
Will Software Drive ROI in the IoT for Your Networking Enterprise?
Though networking companies are creating more flexible virtualization techniques, consolidating hardware, and implementing open platforms and adaptable business models, the majority of networking enterprises have not established a cost-effective way to monetize their solutions.
DZone
The Most Important Players in the Open Source Ecosystem
We wanted to know who is having the biggest influence in the open source community, so we asked some industry experts for their thoughts.
IT Briefing Net
Flexera's New Software Monetization Release Focuses on Customer Growth Driving Speed and Agility for Suppliers Moving to SaaS and Subscription
Flexera, the company that's reimagining how software is bought, sold, managed and secured, today unveiled a new Software Monetization module empowering software suppliers to strategically grow their software business. FlexNet Customer Growth helps software suppliers truly assess if their customers are getting value from their products and forecast renewals more accurately – all in a personalized, graphical dashboard.
Global Security Magazine
Flexera Offers Free Open Source Security Subscription to Celebrate InstallShield’s 30th Anniversary
Flexera announced an unprecedented open source security offer for InstallShield owners, in celebration of its 30th anniversary. InstallShield is the industry standard for development teams creating Windows desktop, server and cloud installers on more than 500 million devices. It has consistently set the global standard for automated Microsoft Windows software installation solutions since 1987, and continues to drive reliability for software suppliers and buyers.
Global Security Mag
Flexera Reimagines Software Supply Chain Safety – Embeds Open Source Security Scanning into Software Development Build Process
Flexera announced it’s reimagining software supply chain safety. Flexera’s the first-in-industry to embed open source security into the heart of the software development build process with automatic analysis detection. It will help keep the software supply chain secure by enabling 100,000 developers around the world to sell clean products, free of open source vulnerabilities and license compliance risk.
IT Pro Portal
Today’s broken software supply chain… and how to fix it
Common software programmes remain unpatched, despite patch availability on day one
IoT Global Network
Hackers make the unthinkable, well…thinkable: Hacking the Internet of Medical Things
The Internet of Things (IoT) brings with it endless opportunities – and, quite a few security challenges.
IT Pro Portal
Have software companies learned the lessons of Heartbleed?
Everyone remembers when the Heartbleed vulnerability in the OpenSSL cryptographic library sent waves of panic ripping through the software industry and companies around the world.
peHUB
TA Associates acquires equity in Flexera, will partner with Ontario Teachers’
U.S. private equity firm TA Associates has closed its previously announced investment in Itasca, Illinois-based Flexera, a software supply chain company, according to a blog post on the latter’s site. No financial terms were disclosed.