White Paper
New Business Models
Reducing Production Costs
The costs of production can be brought down when multiple variants are covered with a single product,
which also makes for easier and more cost efficient product management. Software products are a perfect
candidate for this model, as long as their developers can protect the available variants against illicit use.
A machine control system might be able to control multiple axes, but the maker of a machine that only
needs to control two axes would only expect to pay for these two axes. For the machine developer, it is
of no relevance whether the software can control an additional six axes. In this scenario, the developer of
the control system would provide software with the functionality to manage eight axes, but the license
acquired by the client only activates the controls for two axes. The license is managed and processed with
CodeMeter License Central. The many licensing options made available by CodeMeter give the maker of
the control system the opportunity to design a rich selection of usage rights as part of the product. At
the same time, the developer only has to manage one master product, with the personalized licenses
provided at the time of need: A lean production process whose simplicity is mirrored by the granular
licensing options made possible by CodeMeter License Central.
Leaner logistics:
Instead of 10
individual machines
for 10 customers
only a single
one-in-all machine
exists configured via
licenses.
Features on Demand
When developing production plants, mechanical engineers might come to realize that they need further
controls to operate additional axes. They would buy additional licenses for activation in their existing
software to control these axes. This requires no new software to be installed: The producer of the control
system can quickly respond to this new requirement and provide an individually scalable solution for
a basic standard product. This allows plant engineers to se ll and activate additional features for their
clients, creating new business opportunities on both sides.
Temporary Licenses
Sometimes, users simply want to test software to get to know its capabilities or run benchmark tests.
Ideally, they want access to a full version of the software, but the software developer has to make sure
that these demo versions are not utilized for illegal permanent use. Temporary licenses are the answer.
Time, volume, or function-limits can be freely combined.
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