Press Releases

X-Formation announces new pricing structure for LM-X License Manager

Arhus, Denmark – September 11, 2009 -- X-Formation announces a new pricing structure for their LM-X License Manager software that makes LM-X even more affordable. With LM-X License Manager, large companies can save up to 40% when compared with the purchase price of FLEXlm/FLEXnet, and X-Formation's Small Business Program helps start-ups to purchase LM-X License Manager at exceptionally low cost.

In addition to being a more affordable solution, LM-X License Manager is a more streamlined yet full-featured option to FLEXlm/FLEXnet, providing such popular features as exclusive/additive network licenses and license sharing; token-based licensing; time-zone-based licensing; virtual machine licensing; dongles; and many more advanced licensing capabilities.

X-Formation also pays particular attention to ensuring that end-users of LM-X-protected software have a trouble-free and satisfying experience with license management. With features that end-users have come to expect, such as automatic server discovery, redundant server support, grace and borrow licensing, and more, LM-X is a solution that software vendors can use with confidence that their customers will be satisfied.

Those X-Formation customers who have switched to LM-X from FLEXlm/FLEXnet have reported that the transition was relatively simple, as LM-X License Manager functionality is similar to that of FLEXlm/FLEXnet. In addition, X-Formation customers recognize that support for LM-X License Manager is superior.

John Lu, Director of Software Tools at VeriSilicon commented, "LM-X has been an excellent replacement for FLEXlm/FLEXnet. The interface from both an end user's as well as from a developer's point of view is very straightforward. The functionality meets or exceeds that of FLEXlm/FLEXnet and the support from X-Formation has been very good."

On a similar note, Dr. Ir. A.P.J. Voncken, Senior Engineer at FEV Motorentechnik GmbH, said, "LM-X provides all required features such as cross-plattfom, multiple licensing models, easy integration and friendly coexistence with other licensing systems. The LM-X based licensing is easy to work with from the customer's perspective. LM-X has been the right choice and X-Formation's support excels through short response times."

With the price structure for LM-X License Manager made even more affordable, X-Formation is meeting the needs of today's companies by providing superior value and quality, in times when corporations world-wide strive to reduce costs and increase efficiency.

FRIMO Centralizes CATIA with X-Formation's License Statistics

Arhus, Denmark – June 15, 2009 -- FRIMO Group is one of the world’s leading developers and providers of system solutions for the manufacture of high quality plastics components.

In the course of a process optimization, the CAD license usage has recently been centralized at the five German engineering locations in order to give every CATIA user at FRIMO access to all available CATIA licenses. The objective was to enhance the utilization of the expensive CATIA licenses so that fewer licenses would need to be purchased in the future, despite an increase in the use of CATIA. In comparison to the site-specific licensing, where license shortages and questions regarding the license usage could be answered relatively easily by the designers on-site, special tools are required to monitor the nationwide usage of the licenses.

FRIMO found the optimal solution in X-Formation's License Statistics, provided to them by a License Statistics reseller, Infotech. License Statistics makes extensive information about license usage for monitored applications easily obtainable through detailed queries. Knowledge gained through using License Statistics, including peak usage times, free capacities and much more, enables companies to optimize the resources of their license pool.

With License Statistics, all CATIA users at FRIMO can directly access information about which licenses are currently available in all locations, which licenses are currently in use, and which users are using those licenses. “License Statistics ideally supports the centralization of our CATIA licenses through a very transparent monitoring of the current license situation,” Arno Driemeyer, Head of Information Technology at FRIMO Group, explains. In addition, the open interface of License Statistics allows the integration into existing systems. In this way, a performance-linked cost allocation based on SAP R3 could be realized, and each FRIMO location can be charged for their exact hours of CATIA usage per month.

FRIMO anticipates immense cost savings through the nationwide license pooling made possible by this License Statistics solution, which would otherwise have been difficult to realize. FRIMO rates the results of using License Statistics as outstanding. Due to its open structure, they were able to implement License Statistics into their existing solutions without difficulty, and License Statistics has fully satisfied all FRIMO's expectations.

About the FRIMO Group

The FRIMO Group has been active for more than four decades as a developer and supplier of production technology focused on the automotive industry. From a classical tool and equipment supplier, the company has developed into a global technology partner that provides its customers with comprehensive consulting services and has proven its expertise in carrying out major international projects as general contractor. Currently comprising 15 sites worldwide with a total of 1200 employees, the FRIMO network also includes a number of representatives. FRIMO companies are certified according to ISO 9001 and have received numerous awards for outstanding performance. To take just one example: FRIMO has earned the well-known SPE Award more than 10 times, most recently the Grand Innovation Award as a partner to BMW.

For more information, visit www.frimo.com.

About X-Formation

X-Formation, an expert in security software and license management technology, is a dynamic and innovative company that is constantly growing and changing to meet customer needs and expectations. X-Formation is dedicated to providing an end-to-end solution for license management needs, from licensing software products, to distributing the products to end users, to enabling end users to monitor license usage.

Over 200 companies--including several billion-dollar corporations--currently trust X-Formation for their licensing needs. X-Formation software is used on a daily basis in critical businesses that demand dependable license use, while maintaining the highest level of security for their products.

With over a decade of experience in the area of license management, X-Formation understands the problems ISVs and their end users face and knows how to solve them.

To learn more about X-Formation's products, go to www.x-formation.com, or contact X-Formation by phone or email:

X-Formation reaches 200-customer milestone

X-Formation becomes a Microsoft Certified Partner

Arhus, Denmark – November 18, 2008 -- X-Formation, a provider of leading license management solutions including LM-X License Manager and License Statistics, is pleased to announce that they have become a Microsoft Certified Partner.

To earn this certification, X-Formation underwent and successfully passed a rigorous assessment by Microsoft, including reviews of their development capabilities and their customer references. X-Formation has worked with Microsoft from the onset of their product development, and this certification acknowledges their demonstrated expertise in delivering solutions built on Microsoft technology.

Henrik Goldman, founder of X-Formation, says, "Our Microsoft partnership increases our access to Microsoft resources and tools and opens the door to working more closely with Microsoft. This will allow us to build better tools using leading edge technology, enhancing our abilities to deliver the highest quality products to our customers, helping them to be even more successful."

Gaining Microsoft Partner certification is yet another step X-Formation has taken to ensure that their customers are secure and satisfied with choosing X-Formation for their license management needs.

About X-Formation

X-Formation, an expert in security software and license management technology, is a dynamic and innovative company that is constantly growing and changing to meet customer needs and expectations. X-Formation is dedicated to providing an end-to-end solution for license management needs, from licensing software products, to distributing the products to end users, to enabling end users to monitor license usage.

Over 200 companies--including several billion-dollar corporations--currently trust X-Formation for their licensing needs. X-Formation software is used on a daily basis in critical businesses that demand dependable license use, while maintaining the highest level of security for their products.

With over a decade of experience in the area of license management, X-Formation understands the problems ISVs and their end users face and knows how to solve them.

To learn more about X-Formation's products, call or email: