January 5, 2009 - Acresso Software announced FLEXnet Suite for high-tech device manufacturers, which enables the management and configuration of embedded software via software activated keys. With the FLEXnet Suite, manufacturers can configure capability and capacity on a variety of devices, enabling them to innovate products faster and offer new business models through easy-to-use software keys.
Lantronix, a leading provider of secure, remote device networkingand data center management technologies, is one of the first companies to have successfully implemented FLEXnet Suite for high-tech device manufacturers to manage licensing and entitlement of its ManageLinx™ remote product services (RPS) enablement platform.As margins compress, manufacturers see increasing value in the ability to better monetize and upsell to their installed base over an extended period of time. FLEXnet Suite enables Lantronix to launch a platform with a suite of software applications that are activated only when a customer decides to turn them on through a software key. It also allows Lantronix to continuously upgrade its platform in the field with Acresso-enabled software keys.
As a global leader in secure networking and remote management technologies, Lantronix offers solutions that simplify remote access, management, and control of virtually any electronic device regardless of location. ManageLinx is an easy-to-deploy solution which allows original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and service organizations to remotely connect to, manage and control firewall-protected equipment.Lantronix is initially using FLEXnet Suite to manage licensing for two features of ManageLinx; one allows the centralized management application to run, and another turns the Lantronix Virtual IP (VIP) Access™ feature, typically purchased in bundles of various sized connections, on and off.
With this approach, Lantronix can create new offerings faster by standardizing its hardware platform, while offering customizable software options. For example, as a customer’s need for connections grows, Lantronix can centrally activate new connections and update licensing agreements without requiring the customer to purchase a new hardware device.