FLEXmeter can securely allow the distribution of licenses through multi-tiered software distribution channels. You can sell licenses to a distributor, which the distributor sells to a VAR, who makes the final sale to the customer. Software vendors can license their products, based on a customer's actual use. FLEXmeter offers software vendors and users new licensing policies which base the actual cost on the actual software usage. Software vendors can create powerful combinations of concurrent use and metered use licenses by integrating FLEXmeter with FLEXlm.
Users can satisfy peak demand for licenses through usage based licenses.
FLEXmeter hardware works with a serial port with FLEXlm or in a software only mode using disk files. You can use any of these approaches anywhere on the network. You can remotely and securely increase the number of licenses inventoried with FLEXmeter, saving time and cost to your distributors, your large customers users and you. FLEXmeter allows you to provide demo software with copy-protected files without using any hardware. FLEXmeter is also a portable hostid Use with platforms that don't have a native hostid.