Ensure Maximum Software Profitability with SafeNet Sentinel
As a valued SafeNet Sentinel customer, leveraging your existing software licensing and protection solution is easier than you might think. The SafeNet Sentinel portfolio offers solutions for your...
View ArticleEntitlements vs. Licenses: Setting the Record Straight
"What's an Entitlement?" In recent meetings with leading technology firms, this very question has surfaced several times. It's both interesting and intriguing to watch the interplay of definitional...
View ArticleSentinel Cloud Wins CODiE Award for Best DRM Solution!
Last night, the Software and Information Industry Association (SIIA) announced the winners of the 2012 CODiE awards – an awards program 27 years in the making dedicated to recognizing excellence in...
View ArticleSentinel Cloud Takes Center Stage in IDC’s Latest Vendor Spotlight
Recognizing the need for ISV’s to effectively monetize SaaS applications, Amy Konary from IDC recently published “Licensing for SaaS Applications: ISV’s Take to the Cloud.” In this white paper, Amy...
View ArticleBuilding Your License Enforcement Business Case, Part 2
My last blog discussed building a business case for implementing a software license enforcement system. A key component of the case should be a plan to minimize negative impact on the customer base....
View ArticleFrost and Sullivan Presents the 2011 Global Product Line Strategy Award in...
Each year, Frost & Sullivan conducts intensive best practices research to determine how best-in-class companies worldwide manage growth, innovation and leadership. By analyzing each company’s...
View Article5 Ways that an Entitlement Management System Can Help Your Company Work...
As your company continues to grow, you may find that you have acquired a varied collection of licensing systems. Each product line has its own registration process, and its own set of problems. This...
View ArticleEntitlement Management without Enforcement – What’s the Point?
Let’s face it – not everything can be enforced. Nor should it be. Even if we limit the discussion to software, there are scenarios where license enforcement just gets in the way of business. Thought...
View ArticleHow to Automate Software License Delivery The Right Way
In software licensing automation, there are generally two phases: the automation of the business processes for the software manufacturer, and the automation of the end user processes of activation and...
View ArticleManaging Software Upgrades for Monetization
Why is managing software upgrades so tough? It doesn’t have to be that way. There are a number of options for how you monetize upgrades and depending on which approach you take, there are different...
View ArticleImproving the Back-Office for Dongle Licensing
While ISVs continue the move from traditional dongle support to software licensing and cloud licensing, it is important to note that many software vendors still use dongles as part of their overall...
View ArticleIs Software Protection Sufficient for Your Monetization Needs?
Are you one of those ISV’s who think that you only need protection against software piracy or reverse engineering with no need for any kind of licensing? You are not alone – this is the common belief...
View ArticleFrost & Sullivan Recognizes SafeNet for Global Software Monetization Market...
SafeNet Inc. today announced that analyst firm Frost & Sullivan has presented the company with the prestigious Market Share Leadership Award for its leadership in the global software monetization...
View ArticleRunning Monetization
Running Monetization? Let me explain. My professional life is focused on software monetization; providing software companies with solutions to further monetize on their software offering. In my...
View ArticleIs Spring the Time to Get Cloudy?
One of the most common questions that I come across when meeting with software providers from around the world is “How can we make the transition from being an on-premise software vendor to a cloud...
View ArticleAre You Ready for Redundancy?
Anyone that has been involved with software license enforcement over the last 20 years will almost certainly have heard of floating licenses. The concept of a centralized license manager serving...
View ArticleSoftware Pricing Strategy: Happy Customers and a Happier You
A few years back, I found myself with a few colleagues in a bar in Amsterdam having a conversation around the merits of online consumption of music. We were converging to a common view point as to why...
View ArticleSafeNet Introduces ‘All-in-One’ Software Licensing Solution
SafeNet Inc. announced on Tuesday an enhanced version of its signature Sentinel LDK product. Sentinel LDK is a software monetization solution that provides hardware-, software-, and cloud-based license...
View ArticleA New Approach to Software Licensing is Essential in the Internet of Things
The hottest topic in the tech industry is the ‘Internet of Things’ (IoT) – the idea that nearly every object and device will be connected via high speed networks in the not too distant future. These...
View ArticleHow Long Will It Take to Get Up and Running?
How long will it take to get up and running? Without a doubt, this is the question I get asked the most as a software licensing solution consultant. Instead of simply giving you the obvious answer...
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