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FLEXnet Suite for High-Tech Device Manufacturers

Overview

Used by over 3,000 software and hardware vendors today, the FLEXnet Suite for High-Tech Device Manufacturers is the answer. It helps you innovate faster by quickly reconfiguring your software in unlimited ways to match specific market needs. You maximize the value of every software feature – and you only have to manufacture a single device variation, not hundreds.

The FLEXnet Suite for High-Tech Device Manufacturers also gives you the power to protect software from hacking, manage and monitor software entitlements for all your license key generators, electronically deliver messages and distribute software to any device in the field, and much more.

The FLEXnet Suite for High-Tech Device Manufacturers has a very small footprint (as low as 50K) and highly modular design. It can be easily configured to match exact specifications for any device, including those that run Windows CE, Embedded Linux, VxWorks, or other embedded operating systems.

Innovate products faster

  • Deliver customer-specific device capabilities and capacity management through software customization
  • Shift the value you deliver from the device to the software

Reduce manufacturing and operational costs

  • Reduce the number of variations of devices you need to manufacture
  • Streamline your back-office processes by centrally tracking and managing entitlements

Simplify distribution

  • Stock a single inventory, customized at product delivery time
  • Simplify your channel; reduce the number of unique devices, make it easier to train, and support the channel

Better protect and deliver software

  • Prevent unauthorized use of software capabilities without impacting usability
  • Cut shipping costs by electronically delivering software updates to devices in the field




Components

FLEXnet Embedded

Unlock Revenue with New Licensing and Packaging Models for Embedded Software
FLEXnet® Embedded gives high-tech device manufacturers the power to unlock revenue with tailored licensing, pricing, and packaging models for their embedded software. It helps you reduce your manufacturing costs and streamline supply chains by reducing your number of unique physical devices while increasing their usable life.

FLEXnet Publisher

Increase Revenue and Protect Software with Flexible Licensing and Advanced Security
FLEXnet Publisher makes it easy for software and hardware producers to secure, enhance, and grow market share through flexible pricing, packaging, licensing, and protection of their software.

FLEXnet Operations

One System for Managing All Software License Generators and Technologies
FLEXnet Operations® gives software and hardware producers the power to manage software entitlements easily and efficiently. It cuts operational costs by automating the generation, fulfillment, and activation of entitlements and improves customer satisfaction by providing a consistent experience and a self-service Web portal for your end users.

FLEXnet Connect

Stay Connected to Customers though Electronic Software Updating, Messaging, and Reporting
FLEXnet Connect keeps you connected to users by electronically delivering applications, updates, and messages directly to their systems – keeping your support costs down and your customers happy.

Consulting

Acresso Professional Services enables customers to accelerate and increase the value they receive from their investments in Acresso solutions. Our experts average more than ten years of software entitlement, licensing, installation and packaging experience. Through subject matter expertise and proven methodology, we can help you implement existing strategies and evaluate current or potential strategies to achieve your business objectives.  

Resources

FLEXnet Suite for High-Tech Device Manufacturers Datasheet PDF 

How High-Tech Device Manufacturers Are Using Embedded Software to Grow Revenue

Case Study: Siemens Building Technologies PDF 

Siemens Building Technologies Streamlines Inventory and Reduces Cycle Times with Acresso's FLEXnet Suite for High-Tech Device Manufacturers.

White Paper


How High-Tech Device Manufacturers Are Using Embedded Software to Grow Revenue download now»
 

Customer Testimonial & Case Study


We are serving our customers better with faster velocity and greater agility. Acresso has helped Siemens Building Technologies to reduce the manufacturing complexity of a very sophisticated product line down to just a few models.”

Duane Keenan
Manager, Integrated Solutions
Siemens Building Technologies

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IDC White Paper


Should high-tech device manufactures buy a software licensing system? Learn more in this white paper from analyst firm IDC. learn more»