SOFTWARE LICENSING SERVICE

Benefit from Revenera’s flexible software licensing solutions with support for all platforms and monetization models. FlexNet Embedded is a small footprint SDK that works with software applications – on-premises, cloud, virtualized or mobile – as well as with embedded software on devices.

• Implement all modern monetization models out-of-the-box for packaged, embedded and cloud software.
• Provide in-product and volume license activation support.
• Protect software with tamper-resistant application technology (code obfuscation and sophisticated identification of unauthorized use).
• Broad platform support for a wide range of operating systems, including embedded and mobile.
• Detect virtual machine cloning and manage compliance according to your policies.
• Detect if your applications are running in Docker containers, and support concurrent and consumption-based licensing models in container environments.

FlexNet Publisher (formerly FlexLM) is the de facto standard in software licensing solutions, used by thousands of publishers to license and protect their applications. It supports a variety of software monetization models, captures usage, and offers advanced protection like tamper-resistance.

• Manage all license models out-of-the-box, including pay-for-overage support.
• Provide efficient in-product and volume license activation support.
• Prevent unauthorized copying and piracy.
• Support flexible machine fingerprinting.
• Support a wide variety of platforms including all major operating systems and virtualization technologies.

FlexNet Publisher Enterprise enables greater scalability to meet growing capacity demands. By maximizing existing computational resources, organizations can rapidly scale Electronic Design Automation (EDA) and High Performance Computing (HPC) environments. 

Key benefits include:

• Enhanced Capacity: Supports up to 12x the current capacity, dramatically reducing the need for large-scale license servers.
• Cost Savings:Reduced infrastructure means significantly lower operational and maintenance costs.
• Streamlined Operations: Simplified infrastructure and improved reliability ensure customers can focus on core business priorities rather than license management.
• Improved End-User Satisfaction: Optimized performance ensures uninterrupted access, boosting end-user satisfaction to ultimately drive higher renewal rates and recurring revenue for producers.

The Cloud Monetization API provides access to FlexNet Embedded capabilities in use cases where an SDK is not the preferred implementation:

• Small-footprint IoT devices that can’t accommodate an SDK and already use JSON/REST for other functions
• Security requirements that restrict the use of third-party software on a device
• SaaS implementations where the underlying hardware is trusted and on-device security is not required
• Quick deployment implementations prior to migrating to FlexNet Embedded SDKs with trusted storage
• Situations requiring control on cryptographic libraries for regulatory reasons, such as FIPS compliance.

For these implementations, the Cloud Monetization API provides a standard web services framework to connect your application to FlexNet Operations.

Today’s state-of-the-art software-based licensing is the choice for most suppliers, offering more flexibility than any hardware-based approach.

However, dongles are still a solution for some use cases, providing software protection by limiting or locking software access to your system.

The FlexNet ID dongle works in conjunction with FlexNet Licensing (FlexNet Embedded or FlexNet Publisher) to enhance security as a form of hostid.

The dongle is a serialized hardware key that attaches to a parallel or USB port and is automatically supported as a valid hostid by any FlexNet Licensing-enabled application.