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Bridging the Divide

To deliver a ‘single source of truth’ both software suppliers and buyers can
agree on, a SAM solution must be powered by data. Intelligence underpins the
accuracy of asset, software compliance, vulnerability exposure, and other SAM
reports. Flexera’s research team already has built the industry’s largest data
repository of over 150 million data points. It includes open source components,
software recognition rules, product use rights, stock keeping units (SKUs), and
software vulnerabilities from Secunia Research at Flexera.

Today, Flexera is adding end of service life data to its repository. Now customers
can identify and get rid of outdated and unsupported software, reducing security
risks and eliminating wasteful maintenance payments.

Flexera’s bridging the divide between software suppliers and buyers by, for the
first time, empowering software suppliers to contribute directly to Flexera’s SAM
data repository. Accurate vendor-supplied data reduces the time and effort customers
spend managing software. A new Nexus Data Cloud lets vendors like Microsoft
contribute “certified software intelligence” to the repository. Flexera will
announce additional vendors contributing to the Data Cloud in the coming weeks and
months.

Security professionals also need clear visibility into what software they own and is
installed on the network. Flexera’s bridging the divide between internal IT
Operations and Security teams by bringing together FlexNet Manager Suite and
Software Vulnerability Manager. For the first time vendor management teams can
quickly generate a list of applications installed in their environment, monitor
vulnerability risk and increase awareness. Instant visibility also lets companies
reduce security risk by minimizing the delay between when a new vulnerability is
disclosed and when the security team becomes aware of it.

Visibility for All

Companies need to unleash information previously locked deep within their SAM tools
and make it easily accessible to executives anywhere and everywhere. Today Flexera
is launching Insights Data Analytics for FlexNet Manager Suite. It gives all users,
regardless of their technical expertise or business need, a quick and easy
customized view of their on-premises and cloud-based software and hardware assets.

Expanding its SAM leadership deeper into the cloud, Flexera’s also announcing
broader support for SaaS applications, beginning with Salesforce.com. FlexNet
Manager Suite now helps companies lower costs with new insights into Salesforce
subscription and renewal data. FlexNet Manager Suite already supports Microsoft
Office 365 subscriptions and Amazon Web Services’ (AWS) Infrastructure as a
Service (IaaS). With added Salesforce.com capabilities, Flexera simplifies managing
software in all environments - desktops, servers, virtual and the cloud.

Powering the SAM Ecosystem

Customers deploy multiple IT solutions to address strategic business needs. So, SAM
solutions must work well in a broader ecosystem to help customers achieve value from
any of these tools. Flexera is introducing the most extensive IT ecosystem in the
SAM space with its new Solution Exchange.

To enable an expanded ecosystem, Flexera also is announcing that it’s the first
SAM provider in the industry to open up its APIs, enabling fast and easy integration
with complementary solutions. Flexera partners like AirTrack, Anglepoint, Astute
Licensing, Binadox, Infraware, Ray • Allen, Tribal Knowledge and UnifyCloud are
leveraging the Solution Exchange and Flexera’s open platform to showcase their
integrated solutions.

Flexera already collaborates with Strategic Technology Partners like BMC and
ServiceNow to develop integrated solutions to further extend the SAM ecosystem. Most
recently Flexera announced a partnership with IT Financial management leader Apptio,
making it easier for organizations to pinpoint what IT assets they own and how much
they actually cost.