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"The Revenera OSS Inspector plugin enables developers using IntelliJ IDEA, an integrated development environment (IDE), to examine, within the IDE itself, the licenses and security vulnerabilities associated with the OSS components used in the application code. Without leaving the IDE, developers can immediately assess security risks to determine whether they require further review and remediation."

Efficient IoT medical device cybersecurity initiatives are essential as the healthcare field becomes increasingly digitized. Alex Rybak, a senior director of product management at Revenera, provides an overview of the evolving regulatory mandates impacting this industry and explains the role of security documentation.

"'Software suppliers face two megatrends that they can take advantage of to improve their market position. Because Cloud and AI costs are driving up their operating expenses, product teams are considering how to respond to this pressure with pricing and packaging changes. At the same time, insight into real product usage and customer value is more available to suppliers than it has ever been,' said Nicole Segerer, General Manager at Revenera.”

Your software is excellent. So, what’s preventing your customers from knowing more about—and adopting—more of your software offerings? Revenera’s Paul Bland, senior director of product management, offers insights on how to allow cross-portfolio access so customers can gain value from your full range of applications, improving your sales pipeline and retention.

Revenera announced OSS Inspector, a comprehensive, time-efficient approach to open source software (OSS) management. The Revenera OSS Inspector plugin enables developers using IntelliJ IDEA, an integrated development environment (IDE), to examine, within the IDE itself, the licenses and security vulnerabilities associated with the OSS components used in the application code. Without leaving the IDE, developers can immediately assess security risks to determine whether they require further review and remediation.

When making the transition from on-premises deployments to SaaS, focusing on the customer journey is essential for success. Revenera’s Sheela Bilderback, a project manager, shares six best practices to support customers’ needs—and how to help meet your revenue goals.

Software producers and IoT device manufacturers can grow their recurring revenue by helping users access a full portfolio of offerings. This cross-portfolio access is made possible through new, flexible approaches to licensing. Revenera’s Paul Bland, senior director of product management, shows how sales and marketing teams can support such a shift—and how agile licensing can help meet revenue goals.

Usage data, captured through the licensing process for IoT medical devices and the software running on them, can be analyzed to help grow revenue and drive innovation in the healthcare field. Victor DeMarines, vice president of software monetization product management at Revenera, evaluates the data protection mandates (from the FDA and HIPAA), explains why a shift to automated processes for updating devices is increasingly crucial, and details the resulting monetization benefits available to manufacturers.

Effective data management for software entitlements and billing can help software suppliers and their customers avoid the waste that’s often associated with siloed initiatives. Victor DeMarines, vice president of software monetization product management at Revenera, evaluates the importance of aligning software entitlement and software billing systems with the same usage data. 

Software buyers who receive a software bill of materials from technology providers should know how to make the most of it. Revenera’s Alex Rybak, who heads up Revenera's Open Source Program Office (OSPO) and is a member of the internal cybersecurity and incident response teams for both Revenera and Flexera, details best practices for using an SBOM.

Optimizing the monetization of software products requires a clear understanding of how customers view and use a product. Sheela Bilderback, a project manager at Revenera, details what technology companies and their product managers should evaluate in order to support the customer journey and minimize customer churn. She addresses how to evaluate the customers’ POV, how to streamline subscriptions, the role of effective communication, and how to integrate customer feedback. 

Bills of materials (BOMs) are increasingly necessary in various areas of technology production. XBOMs—representing either a specific focus area or an expanded software bill of materials (SBOM)—play an important role in protecting tech stacks. Revenera’s Venkat Ram Donga, director of product management, explains XBOMs and how they support cybersecurity initiatives.

“Revenera has unveiled the Revenera Analytics Dashboard, which will provide customers of Revenera’s software monetisation platform with better insights into entitlements, licenses and usage insights. Revenera monetisation customers can now track and analyse customer renewal potential, usage patterns, license and product utilisation with new embedded analytics."

“Revenera announced the Revenera Analytics Dashboard, which will provide customers of Revenera’s software monetization platform with better insights into entitlements, licenses, and usage insights. Revenera monetization customers can now track and analyze customer renewal potential, usage patterns, license, and product utilization with new embedded analytics."

“'Security' and ‘cybersecurity' aren’t in the job titles of many executives. But rest assured that a chief financial officer, chief operating officer, chief technology officer, general manager, chief product and marketing officer, general counsel—along with their peers and staff—certainly have a vested interest in prioritizing security,” writes Conal Gallagher, Flexera and Revenera CIO/CISO, addressing developments from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

The Revenera IoT Monetization Platform received a 2023 IoT Platforms Leadership Award, which honors organizations delivering software or hardware solutions which enable the advancement of the smart home and building industry.

"Revenera released the Revenera Monetization Monitor: Software Monetization Models and Strategies 2023 report. This report is part of an annual series in its fifth year. It provides product executives at software, intelligent device, and IoT companies with benchmarks about digital business models and trends related to hybrid approaches to monetization and deployment models.”

Revenera’s Alex Rybak addresses the steps required for secure management of open source software when a particular program has reached end-of-life/end-of-support (EOL/EOS).

Elastic licensing is a software monetization model that provides licensing-as-a-service (LaaS), combining subscription-based access to a set number of entitlements alongside the ability to expand capacity when needed, ensuring supply always meets demand. Revenera’s Ravi Trivedi discusses how this approach can optimize the needs of customers and suppliers alike.

Revenera's Alex Rybak explains why an organization-wide understanding of and use of SBOMs is essential and why cooperation across product management, product development, and security teams is paramount.