Microsoft is expanding its use of dynamic licensing to many of its most popular products. Microsoft Dynamics CRM 3.0 for Microsoft Office 2007 System and Microsoft Windows Vista,” will borrow from many of the new capabilities offered in Microsoft’s Office 2007 suite, which was just released to manufacturing on Monday. Some of these capabilities include the use of a new “ribbon” user interface, which is making its debut in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook; new ways to view data when Dynamics CRM is used with Office Excel 2007; the use of Windows Vista “gadgets,” which alert Vista desktop uses to certain activities he desktop or home page; the capability to store voice-mail messages in Outlook and track them in Dynamics CRM; and better data security through BitLocker Drive Encryption, a new feature in Windows Vista that will also be used to protect Dynamics CRM data housed in laptops.

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Microsoft yesterday began charging for ERP software in a new way. Instead of forcing customers to pick from hundreds of modules, it is now selling a handful of bundles that include all the modules needed to accomplish a given business process, and charging customers on a per-user basis. The move, which was heralded by Microsoft’s channel, should make Microsoft more competitive with tier-one ERP vendors SAP and Oracle, and should benefit the company’s SMB sales strategy, too.

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SecureLM assures software vendors of better software license manageability as licenses can be issued on demand.  Salespeople can manage how and for how long the software can be activated leaving presales and support out of the marketing process. Monitoring the license life span can be easily inserted into the companies CRM system ensuring no lead is lost.

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Licenses for trial versions by Microsoft’s SecureLM

SecureLM, a Microsoft subsidiary can create licenses for trial versions, enabling software to be immediately placed in the hands of potential customers. With full license control over trial versions, salespeople can manage their own trial version activation, leaving presales and support out of the marketing process.  Monitoring the license life span can be easily tracked, ensuring no lead is lost.

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Aladdin (Nasdaq: ALDN) a leader in digital security, providing solutions for software Digital Rights Management and Internet security since 1985.

Serving more than 30,000 customers worldwide, Aladdin products include: eToken™, providing cost-effective strong user authentication and password management solutions; the eSafe® line of integrated content security solutions, protecting networks against malicious, inappropriate and nonproductive Internet-borne content; and HASP®, a Digital Rights Management (DRM) suite of protection and licensing solutions featuring the #1 one hardware-based system in the world.

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Macrovision Corporation, a Delaware corporation founded in 1983, develops digital rights management and software licensing technologies to combat widespread digital piracy while offering solutions that enable our customers to electronically control the use of digital content and software, and to build significant new revenue models.

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Secured Dimensions, a Microsoft subsidiary, develops revolutionary solutions that allow software vendors and developers to ensure return on their software development investments. By managing the entire software lifecycle – from idea to revenue – Secured Dimensions enables developers to more effectively protect, package, license, sell and control the use of their software.

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