Sentinel RMS-Embedded

Sentinel™ RMSe is the only feature control and licensing solution designed specifically for embedded systems. Sentinel RMSe allows embedded systems vendors to increase profitability by pricing, packaging, and managing the software that powers their embedded devices according to market needs.

A key trend in the embedded market is the decoupling of software from hardware. This has allowed vendors to optimize revenues by pricing and selling the software and features that it enables separately from the device on which it runs.

Software is often a critical component of embedded systems. However, the problem facing many embedded vendors is in establishing the value of that software. The intrinsic value of the software that runs the process in many cases far exceeds the value of the hardware alone. By building incremental value through enabling specific features, embedded vendors can realize increased revenue from the software that powers their devices. As embedded systems vendors move towards a software-centric approach, the areas of licensing, feature management and compliance become increasingly relevant.

Sentinel RMSe also lowers operational costs by supporting a variety of licenses in a single product version. To automate license management, RMSe easily integrates with order-entry and customer service systems.

Our familiarity with both licensing and embedded systems uniquely positions SafeNet to assist embedded vendors in this new business model

Sentinel RMSe was developed to enable vendors of embedded systems to obtain the same benefits from licensing as software vendors. Due to the efficient architecture of our Sentinel RMS product, we were able to optimize our license management product specifically for embedded vendors.

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Designed for Embedded Systems

RMSe is designed specifically for the memory-constrained environments of embedded developers. A reduced footprint together with efficient memory use allows RMSe to conform to the strictest of embedded environments.

Embedded systems often run on non-standard platforms, have very little spare memory, and strict performance requirements. RMSe is built with these very considerations in mind.

Feature Management and Control

RMSe enables you to implement licensing in order to gain a measure of control and understanding over your intellectual property. By managing product configurations efficiently and offering flexible packaging and pricing options, you can introduce business models that meet market needs.

RMSe allows you to separate regular maintenance updates from the delivery of new functionality. This assists you in differentiating between a maintenance delivery and higher value software deliveries and to charge for them accordingly.

Improved Customer Experience

RMSe allows your customers to purchase advanced features and new functionality easily and automatically. These features can be enabled by means of electronic licensing rather than a complex software upgrade process.

Incorporating licensing to control features, usage, and product configurations allows you to also facilitate customer compliance with software license agreements. Additionally, decoupling regular maintenance from software functionality provides customers with a greater sense of their entitlements, increasing their overall satisfaction.

Quick Implementation

The RMSe toolkit cuts integration time by providing interfaces, utilities, diagnostic tools and documentation along with an easy to use API that lets you quickly integrate licensing into your application. Because RMSe has no hardware dependencies, it is easily ported to non-standard operating environments in which embedded systems typically run.
With customizable license enforcement options, vendors can lock the licenses to the unique aspects of their hardware among the other standard options available (Disk, NIC). The design of RMSe allows vendors to adjust license models and terms without the need for any software changes.

Easily Managed Product Configurations

The Sentinel RMSe Development Kit allows you to generate multiple license options from one primary code build. By enabling you to support a variety of license features and versions with a single build, you are freed from maintaining and synchronizing multiple product configurations.

Back Office Integration and Automation

RMSe is designed to easily integrate with existing back office systems without disrupting operational processes already in place.
RMSe is specifically engineered to be database-agnostic and readily extensible. This allows vendors to create license delivery mechanisms that meet the needs of their IT departments, distribution channels and customers. License requests can flow through your ERP/CRM systems - eliminating the need for costly manual processes.

Centralized Management

With Sentinel RMSe, licensing information can be stored centrally, ensuring that vital data can be shared across multiple departments. Sentinel RMSe lets you track and manage licenses along with the products they control. Additionally, the ability to audit and log license terms allows vendors to ensure compliance for both internal purposes as well as regulatory requirements.

Ease of Deployment

RMSe supports multiple activation options. Systems can be shipped with pre-installed licenses. Additional features, license renewals and updates can be delivered as required. RMSe allows licenses to be sent via e-mail, Internet, phone, fax or memory keys, giving you the maximum required flexibility in deployment.