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Customer Intimacy Will Drive Old School Licensing to the Cloud

“It works, but it is old school”. That is how I’ve heard many business leaders describe their longstanding licensing implementations lately.   So what is next for this space?  As a long time software...

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Show Me the Money! Revenue Recognition Best Practices (Part 1 of 2)

I bet that made your ears perk up a bit, didn’t it? Your CFO probably has the same type of reaction when the topic of revenue recognition rears its head. After all, it is one of the most critical...

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Show Me the Money! Revenue Recognition Best Practices (Part 2)

In my last blog entry (Show Me The Money, Part 1) we looked at a number of factors that play into software revenue recognition when a vendor (ISV) introduces electronic license enforcement into their...

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No Version? No Problem.

Including product versions as attributes of your license part numbers may seem like the obvious right thing to do. In many cases it works perfectly well. But before going down that path, you should...

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Building Your License Enforcement Business Case

This is a multi-part blog where we’ll look at the business case around a license enforcement system from many different angles.  This article will begin the discussion surrounding the initial business...

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Building Your License Enforcement Business Case, Part 2

My last blog discussed building a business case for implementing a software license enforcement system.  A key component of the case should be a plan to minimize negative impact on the customer base....

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Do software vendors intentionally allow ways to bypass their enforcement...

This is a juicy question was posed on Quora (http://b.qr.ae/HmF392). I was intrigued by a couple of the responses and added my own.  Here is my view… The answer is yes but mostly no. Confused? Here’s...

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SaaS Licensing: How To Handle Per-User Transfers

This question recently appeared on Quora, and I thought it would benefit our readers to hear the answer. “What is standard practice for when companies want to “switch seats” in a SaaS licensing...

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Give Peace a Chance with Abstraction Layers

As an engineering and product management team tasked with designing license enforcement into your products, you have many decisions around how your products will interact with the licensing code....

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Software Protection: The Rules Have Changed

The software protection business has matured at a slow pace over the past decade. The industry has gotten better at developing improved customer experiences through more sophisticated web portals and...

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How Long Will It Take to Get Up and Running?

How long will it take to get up and running? Without a doubt, this is the question I get asked the most as a software licensing solution consultant.  Instead of simply giving you the obvious answer...

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Transitioning to a New Entitlement and License Management System

Introducing a new license management solution to your back office can bring tremendous value to your business. But without proper planning, the transition from legacy system to new solution can easily...

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Building Your License Enforcement Business Case, Part 2

My last blog discussed building a business case for implementing a software license enforcement system.  A key component of the case should be a plan to minimize negative impact on

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Do software vendors intentionally allow ways to bypass their enforcement...

This is a juicy question was posed on Quora (http://b.qr.ae/HmF392). I was intrigued by a couple of the responses and added my own.  Here is my view… The answer is

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SaaS Licensing: How To Handle Per-User Transfers

This question recently appeared on Quora, and I thought it would benefit our readers to hear the answer. “What is standard practice for when companies want to

View Article


Give Peace a Chance with Abstraction Layers

As an engineering and product management team tasked with designing license enforcement into your products, you have many decisions around how your products will interact with the licensing code.  Here’s

View Article

Software Protection: The Rules Have Changed

The software protection business has matured at a slow pace over the past decade. The industry has gotten better at developing improved customer experiences through more sophisticated web portals and

View Article


How Long Will It Take to Get Up and Running?

How long will it take to get up and running? Without a doubt, this is the question I get asked the most as a software licensing solution consultant.  Instead of

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Transitioning to a New Entitlement and License Management System

Introducing a new license management solution to your back office can bring tremendous value to your business. But without proper planning, the transition from legacy system to new solution can

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