Entries by Peter Krzyzanowski

You asked for it... and now here it is. License Saver - our freshest license optimization release that will free your idle licenses back to the pool for others to utilize, without the need for purchasing more licenses!

The idea is relatively simple... a user checks out a license, and then later walks away from his machine (to lunch or to a meeting), forgetting to shut down his application. So, what do you get? A license that is lying idle and unused. Now if you multiply this occurence by the number of people in your company who do this simultaneously, or at least their idle time overlaps, and you are left with a situation in which users actually requiring the licenses have been locked out unable to their work and meet deadlines - a perfect example of unnecessarily lost productivity. Furthermore, this type of situation can make you believe you need to buy more licenses. Big mistake!

I know what some of you may be thinking... my license server has a timeout feature, so I don't need your product. Wrong! The timeout feature simply just does not do the job, and there are a number of reasons why License Saver is a far more superior alternative. But let's just briefly go over the 2 most important points:

1. The timeout feature is not flexible and doesn't really do what it's supposed to. Many license servers have a set minimum timeout period which cannot be changed. Furthermore, after the timeout period has passed the license is still held back or 'reserved' by the server and does not get immediately returned to the pool for others to use. Btw, restarting the server doesn't help this either - tried it

2. Not all applications can actually use the timeout feature. So, if your vendor doesn't support this, then you are out of luck. Not only that, but vendors that do support the timeout feature also set their own timeout period. This means the license will only be returned to the pool after the timeout period for both the license server and application has passed. If you intend to use this then I certainly hope you're patient.

This is not the case with License saver. Not only do you release licenses straight to the pool so they are immediately available for others, but you can also specify the time they are released regardless of your license server's settings. And you can set any time you like and do it individually for the applications you are watching. Want to release a license manually, right now? No problem. This feature is available as well. And here comes the best part... License Saver works with ANY application! Your vendor has set a timeout period of 4 hours? Forget about it. Time is money, and you can start saving it now with License Saver.

Ready to evaluate? Follow this link to download your free trial now: License Saver download.

We are very happy to announce that today we have added 2 new companies to our customer reference list:



Altair – A leading global provider of technology that strengthens client innovation.
Privately held with more than 1,300 employees, Altair has offices throughout North America, South America, Europe and Asia/Pacific. With a 20-year-plus track record for innovative product design and development, advanced engineering software and grid computing technologies, Altair has more than 3,500 corporate clients representing the automotive, aerospace, government and defense, and consumer products verticals. Altair also has a growing client presence in the life sciences, financial services and energy markets.

Altair products and services include: Altair® HyperWorks®, PBS GridWorks™, Altair ProductDesign, HiQube, LLC, solidThinking, and ilumisys, Inc.



Vestech – an innovator in speech recognition technology.
Vestec’s goal is to commoditize, standardize and demystify speech recognition through use of unique emerging artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. The company believes speech recognition has not enjoyed broad acceptance due to the high cost of speech-enabling products, unavailability of useful turnkey speech applications and reliance on expensive professional services for sophisticated application development.

Keeping track of licenses is a complex problem that not only has a solution which is simple, but also one that provides great business value. The solution is License Statistics - a license monitoring and optimization tool that will allow any business manager to:

1. Reduce costs and maximize ROI – eliminate license underutilization by as much as 30%!
2. Improve productivity and efficiency – provide employees with the software they need and when they need it.
3. Budget accurately across departments – identify specific needs of each department wherever its location in the world.


More on License Statistics Business Benefits in the presentation below.