"Bricking” is a widely used term describing an electronic device, such as a smartphone, game console, router, or tablet computer that has been rendered useless due to severe physical damage, a serious more
BSA | The Software Alliance , a leading advocate for the global software industry, recently announced its U.S 2018 policy agenda . The agenda focuses on four main policy areas: data, intellectual prop more
The Fourth Industrial Revolution Is Here - Are You Ready? That’s the question posed to more than 1,600 C-level executives by Deloitte Global in a survey recently conducted by Forbes Insights. The rese more
Trade imbalance is at the crux of the harsh rhetoric exchanged between the U.S. and China recently as both sides threaten to implement tariffs on certain goods and imports to protect their own economi more
Historically, software developers have been free of liability if their software fails thanks to End User License Agreements that essentially grant them immunity from lawsuits. Over the years, U.S. cou more
Software has become ubiquitous in the healthcare industry given its widespread use for controlling medical devices and health information systems and communicating and maintaining electronic patient d more
The VDMA , the advocacy organization for Germany’s mechanical and systems engineering industry, has released data from its latest research on product piracy (Product Piracy 2018), and once again, the more
“As today’s technology becomes increasingly complex, modern software monetization is essential. The adoption of modern technologies like the cloud have pressured independent software vendors (ISVs) to more
With the recent, highly publicized incidents of identity theft, ransomware and malware attacks directed at healthcare facilities, the medical device community is on high security alert. Cybersecurity more
As has been written in this space many times before, the risks to modern, connected industrial control systems are quite real, from loss of system control and destruction to stealing machine designs a more
Governments, industry organizations, and industrial leaders keep focusing their attention on cybersecurity in light of the advances driven by Industry 4.0 and Smart Manufacturing that continue to shap more
The right-to-repair movement is gaining traction in the U.S. as many states are considering legislation that would allow consumers and third parties to repair electronic equipment without voiding manu more
It’s been widely discussed over the past decade as to how artificial intelligence (AI) promises to transform virtually every segment of our economy by bringing human intelligence into computing and al more
For some ISVs, software licensing can be straightforward and uncomplicated. Their software is designed to only be implemented on a specific operating system and deployed over a particular type of netw more
In his syndicated Software Integrity Blog , Jonathan Knudsen of Synopsis, recently made a case for why software should be considered critical infrastructure. He points out that the U.S. recognizes 16 more
Over the past 30 years , we’ve helped hundreds of companies migrate from their homegrown or vendor-supplied licensing solution to our CodeMeter licensing and protection platform. While there are many more
BSA |The Software Alliance) released its 2019 Policy Agenda in early February to facilitate discussion and debate around what they believe to be some of the most pressing issues impacting the global e more
Software solutions and services will continue to become increasingly significant in 2019 as digitalization makes further inroads into the engineering sector, while opening the door for new innovations more
I read an interesting article recently, How Do You Create an Internet of Things Workforce?, that was published by the IEEE Computer Society. The gist of the article was that given the significant incr more
Turn your customers into subscribers. That’s the mantra of Zuora Inc., a leading provider of a cloud-based subscription management platform. They have coined the term “Subscription Economy ® ” which e more