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FLEXnet Connect

Stay Connected to Customers though Electronic Software Updating, Messaging, and Reporting

Product Literature

FLEXnet Connect Datasheet PDF 

Establish more valuable customer relationships by connecting directly with the users of your software

FLEXnet Connect for Easy Updating of Applications PDF 

Improve software performance and reduce IT help desk costs by connecting with your applications in the field

FAQs PDF 

Find answers to the most frequently asked questions about FLEXnet Connect.

Technical Framework - On-Site PDF 

On-Site Deployment - Information for Your Own IT Administrators PDF 

This describes the hosting environment for the on-site installation of FLEXnet Connect. This information is provided for an ISV's IT administrator to understand FLEXnet Connect network configurations, scalability, and system requirements.

Case Studies

Cloudmark: FLEXnext Connect enables Cloudmark to automatically deliver software updates and messages to every customer PDF 

"Our mission is to protect our customers from annoyances like spam, so we obviously couldn't have an update method that required too much time and effort for our end users. Not only is FLEXnet Connect convenient and painless for our customers, it required minimal cost and effort to implement, making it a very good investment for us."
Alex Edelstein
Vice President of Product Development

Earthlink: EarthLink increases customer satisfaction with FLEXnet Connect PDF 

"FLEXnet Connect makes it easy for us to deliver software and data updates to all our users thereby increasing customer satisfaction and eliminating costly support calls. It also enables us to increase revenue by understanding our customer's needs better and by enhancing customer communication."
Steven Huey
Director of Software Products

Corel: Corel draws clear cost and time savings from InstallShield PDF 

"The cost savings of implementing FLEXnet Connect were immediately obvious. We no longer have to allocate resources to creating our own solution. It was a slam dunk decision."
John Senez
Director of Localization

FutureSource: FLEXnet Connect solves software updating challenges for leading financial data provider PDF 

"FLEXnet Connect has completely streamlined our updating process, and the built-in reporting features allow us to ensure all of our end users receive critical updates."
Jim Ekstrand
Product Manager

Tumbleweed Communications: Tumbleweed Communications reduces support cost and increases customer satisfaction with FLEXnet Connect PDF 

 "Before moving to FLEXnet Connect, our customers had to proactively contact us to request updates. We really needed an update method that would be more convenient for our customers and increase internal efficiency, and FLEXnet Connect completely solved this issue."
Anni Cuny
Senior Support Engineer

PsPortals: FLEXnet Connect solves secure software updating challenges for security software firm PDF 

“FLEXnet Connect offered a simple, cost-effective solution that greatly reduced our incoming support requests and provided us with detailed reports regarding update success."
John Gray
President

Testimonials

“We considered a variety of options, including in-house development, but ultimately recognized that Macrovision ... would enable us to implement a software update solution quickly and effectively. ... FLEXnet Connect, solves a critical challenge for Siebel by simplifying the delivery of our software and reducing TCO costs for customers.”

Skip Bacon
Vice President of Technology
Siebel Systems

“With Macrovision's FLEXnet Connect, we've cut a lot of time and pain from the software update process, allowing our staff to focus on our products and delivering the best service to the children and healthcare professionals who use our application every day.”

Chris Henry
Project Director

“The cost savings of implementing InstallShield were immediately obvious.We no longer have to allocate resources to creating our own solution. It was a slam dunk decision.”

John Senez
Director of Localization

“FLEXnet Connect makes it easy for us to deliver software and data updates to all our users thereby increasing customer satisfaction and eliminating costly support calls. It also enables us to increase revenue by understanding our customer's needs better and by enhancing customer communication.”

Steven Huey
Director of Software Products

“ScanSoft is widely regarded as having powerful applications that are also easy-to-use. FLEXnet Connect will allow us to further enhance our high-quality support offerings.”

Robert Weideman
Chief Marketing Officer

“Our mission is to protect our customers from annoyances like spam, so we obviously couldn't have an update method that required too much time and effort for our end users. Not only is FLEXnet Connect convenient and painless for our customers, it required minimal cost and effort to implement, making it a very good investment for us.”

Alex Edelstein
Vice President of Product Development

“We have used FLEXnet Connect for close to two years now. With FLEXnet Connect, we can send software updates and targeted messages to several hundred thousand customers using both our Intellisync® Handheld Edition and Intellisync Phone Edition products. The usage reporting we gather from FLEXnet Connect is also very valuable for revenue forecasting and marketing purposes.”

Philip Gilbert
Director of Product Management

“FLEXnet Connect has completely streamlined our updating process, and the built-in reporting features allow us to ensure all of our end users receive critical updates.”

Jim Ekstrand
Product Manager

“Before moving to FLEXnet Connect, our customers had to proactively contact us to request updates. We really needed an update method that would be more convenient for our customers and increase internal efficiency, and FLEXnet Connect completely solved this issue.”

Anni Cuny
Senior Support Engineer

“FLEXnet Connect offered a simple, cost-effective solution that greatly reduced our incoming support requests and provided us with detailed reports regarding update success.”

John Gray
President

White Papers

Going Beyond Email: Marketing Software with Targeted In-Product Messaging PDF 

Learn how to increase software revenue using highly targeted direct messaging.

Build vs. Buy: Designing an Effective Software Update Delivery Solution PDF 

Thinking about building your own updating solutions? Read this white paper first!

Tips & Tricks

Targeting messages by time zones PDF 

Distributing an Update to Target Windows XP Users PDF 

Using the Registry to Store the Value for Product Code PDF 

Siebel Systems

“FLEXnet Connect solves a critical challenge for Siebel by simplifying the delivery of our software and reducing TCO costs for customers."

Skip Bacon
Vice President of Technology
Siebel Systems

 

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