Software Management Solutions for ISV’s
According to a recent industry study, experts estimate that hackers and hackers steal $ 35 billion worth of software each year. Securing and managing source code has become vital, a matter of survival for software producers. Smart software customers demand new, innovative packaging and licensing models to allow them to buy exactly what they want, when they want it, and use it as they see fit. For independent software vendors (ISVs), software management solutions are essential to control and manage customer requests and protect their software from hackers and hackers.
The three main points involved in software management solutions are: Software License, Software Protection and Software Packaging.
Software license
Software publishers need flexible licensing solutions that allow them to quickly create new pricing models and product configurations that enable them to effectively target new market segments. They also need licensing compliance solutions to ensure software security.
Software security
Even with e-licenses in place, many software and hardware companies continue to lose revenue through hackers and hackers. However, some licenses allow businesses to recover these revenues through tamper-proof and reliable storage technologies, a powerful set of options that protect against unauthorized access or use.
Software packaging
There are also specific licenses for evaluation versions, which allows the software to be placed in the hands of potential customers immediately. The specialized license protects evaluation copies from hacking and reverse engineering because it is embedded in a codeless file – thus ensuring that all IPs are protected against theft.
Pay-as-you-go restrictions may be defined by function, for example the number of documents to be processed, in order to encrypt certain segments of the application according to the current use. Once installed and used, the user can request a recharge of the “cartridge” feature or pay periodically based on the actual use of the specific licensed feature.
Period payment restrictions allow the software vendor to limit the amount of time that the application or a specific feature can be used. The parameters can be applied in advance by time quota or actual use.
In today’s marketplace, the need for software vendors to implement comprehensive software management solutions goes beyond customizing software to meet the specific needs of the customer. As a result, today’s vendors are looking for a complete software management solution that will cover the three main aspects of software security, software licensing, and software packaging. As the software industry becomes more complex, sales figures and real-time usage data need to flow in a consistent manner, allowing decision makers to adapt quickly to a dynamic market.