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Flexera partnered with industry leaders Arm, Cadence®, Cavium™ and Qualcomm Datacenter Technologies to provide seamless software monetization support for software and appliances running on the Arm®v8-A architecture for Arm-based servers.

Using some of the most advanced technologies available, the Belfast site will manage platform development for Flexera’s software and hardware asset data repository – the world’s most comprehensive.  Flexera’s Data Platform powers the company’s own products as well as Enterprise Architecture, Project & Portfolio Management, IT Financial Management, Procurement and IT Service Management solutions across the entire software supply chain. 

“Today’s IoT companies are now challenged with offering software too, and moving to subscription models to monetize their products,” said Brent Pietrzak, Vice President of Producer Solutions and Strategy.  “We’re honored that IoT Breakthrough recognized Flexera and our  FlexNet Customer Growth solution, which helps IoT companies better understand who their customers are, and how those customers are using their

Software Composition Analysis: A Prerequisite to Application Security and IP Protection

Vulnerabilities are inherent in all software code.  Software and Internet of Things (IoT) suppliers are under immense pressure to track, manage and mitigate vulnerabilities.  Software buyers need to understand, identify and patch critical vulnerabilities impacting them in order to minimize their attack surface.  FlexNet Code Insight emphasizes a simple and practical approach to help companies stay clean and safe.  It easily integrates into existing build tools to automate

“The $350 billion supply chain governing how software is bought, sold, managed and secured is broken, and it’s costing organizations tens of billions of dollars per year.  Flexera solves this ingrained problem, and the market is rewarding our innovation with double digit growth, and world-class customer satisfaction and renewal rates,” said Jim Ryan, Flexera’s President and CEO.  “TA Associates is an experienced growth investor that has an established track record within the software space.  By leveraging their experience and industry knowledge, we’re confident that Flexe

“Finding open source security vulnerabilities in packages, all the way to deep dependencies, has always been a priority for Flexera,” said Jeff Luszcz, Vice President of Product Management at Flexera.  “This integration gives developers access to the deepest and most trusted vulnerability database in the world to help them minimize vulnerability risk.  Our customers can leverage the combined strength of FlexNet Code Insight, powered by the National Vulnerability Database (NVD) and the Flexera Software Vulnerability Database, to significantly reduce the risk window between iden

Employees completed a confidential survey about workplace culture, and the results were compared to responses from other companies in the bustling Chicago economy.  Several aspects were measured -- including Company Direction, Execution, Connection and Alignment.  A numerical value was attached to each statement, creating an overall score for each company.

Per Gartner’s Disruption in Software Business Models Creates New Opportunities for Monetization report, “Technology strategic planners will find next-generation software monetization is not about protection, limited to IP licensing, but about growth from enabling new models with repeatable revenue streams.”^[1]

To help celebrate its 30th Anniversary, users who are current on InstallShield Maintenance can now subscribe at no charge to FlexNet Code Aware, Flexera’s leading, automated open source risk assessment and package discovery solution.

Flexera, the company that’s reimaging how software is bought, sold, managed and secured, surveyed over 400 software suppliers, Internet of Things (IoT) manufacturers and in-house development teams to publish its Open Source Risk – Fact or Fiction? report.  Though open source software (OSS) helps software suppliers be nimble and build products faster – today’s report reveals hidden software supply chain risks all software suppliers and IoT manufacturers should know about.

“Flexera thrives in Australia and New Zealand with Hugh at the realm,” said Vincent Smyth, Senior Vice President of Worldwide Sales at Flexera.  “His industry experience, proven track record and can-do attitude fits right in with our entrepreneurial culture – where technology professionals thrive and individual contributions really count.  Hugh’s candor and passion to keep score is a great asset and enables his team to meet & exceed goals, objectives and commitments to our employees, customers & partners.

Flexera employees were asked to complete a confidential survey on a variety of workplace satisfaction issues, and those results were benchmarked against the responses of the rest of the participating companies – including most of the world’s top technology companies and exciting tech start-ups.  The survey measured several workplace culture aspects including Alignment, Execution and Connection.

Gartner's February 2017 Disruption in Software Business Models Creates New Opportunities for Monetization report states, "Technology strategic planners will find next-generation software monetization is not about protection, limited to IP licensing, but about growth from enabling new models with repeatable revenue streams."

"For nearly three decades, Flexera's InstallShield product line has been ubiquitous in every software company's development process. With our FlexNet Code Aware release, Flexera is extending our customers' capabilities to do a quick scan for open source vulnerabilities and issues at the time the application is being packaged," said Jim Ryan, Chief Executive Officer at Flexera. "In providing this capability, we are making it easier for software producers to gain unprecedented insight into what is in their code which they can, in turn, share with their customers.

The inaugural IoT Breakthrough awards program recognizes IoT innovators, leaders and visionaries from around the world in a range of categories - including Connected Home and Home Automation, Connected Car, IoT Security, Wearables, Industrial IoT, Machine-to-Machine and Enterprise IoT. According to Gartner, by 2020 there will be approximately 20.8 billion IoT devices in circulation.

In order to deliver a great customer experience, Ciena is implementing a common licensing and entitlement management model and platform across all of their offerings, including standalone software, embedded software on devices as well as management and planning tools.

Many software vendors have had to rely on manual, and often disjointed, processes when delivering software upgrades which causes revenue leakage (when customers receive upgrades to which they are not entitled because they are out of maintenance or no longer on a subscription), an administrative overhead nightmare and often a poor end-user experience. FlexNet Operations 2016 puts an end to significant revenue losses from upgrades, which can reach up to 30 percent for some vendors.

Flexera Software employees were asked to complete a confidential survey on a variety of workplace satisfaction issues, and those results were benchmarked against the responses of the rest of the participating companies.  Several aspects of workplace culture were measured – including Alignment, Execution and Connection.

Flexera’s business sits at the nexus between the world’s software producers and buyers – repairing the broken software supply chain, which is the most dysfunctional supply chain in all of business today. That dysfunction manifests as risk and cost – to both the producers of software and the enterprises that buy software – as they solve the complex, time consuming, and expensive problems of ensuring licensing compliance and security from vulnerabilities.

“Microsoft’s Windows 10 Anniversary Update includes the Desktop Bridge, which enables existing desktop apps and games to be converted to use the modern Windows app packaging format.  These converted apps offer cleaner installs, uninstalls and updates, and can be enhanced with Universal Windows Platform capabilities such as Live Tiles, Cortana and push notifications,” said Kevin Gallo, Corporate Vice President for the Windows developer platform at Microsoft.  “We are thrilled that developers can now use InstallShield 2016 to distribute their existing apps and games thro