Automated Management Ensures Enterprises Get the Most from Costly Licenses for their Critical Software Tools LicensePreserver™ is a new management tool available through the Google Chrome Web Store that completely changes how enterprise manage precious, shared software licenses, sometimes referred to as floating, concurrent or network licenses. It solves the economic challenge faced by many organizations which find themselves forced to pay for more software seats than they need or which lose productivity when licenses are unavailable due to user mismanagement. Available immediately as an extension for Chrome, LicensePreserver will soon be available for Firefox, Internet Explorer and Safari. "An enterprise cannot function without its most valuable software tools," explains Larry Thaler, founder of Positive Flux, the makers of LicensePreserver. "Analysis shows that software frequently appears to run at maximum usage, but when we look deeper we find licenses left idle while staff members are on break or travel, or which have been simply overlooked during normal workflow. LicensePreserver makes it easy to manage that inefficiency and get the most from existing software licenses." How LicensePreserver Works LicensePreserver automatically recycles idle software licenses, freeing those software seats to be used by other team members. License Preserver: -Automatically disconnects idle users based on a schedule that you set -Closes or refreshes idle browser tabs -Refreshes a web page at user-defined intervals to keep info displays such as stock data and news current. -Installs easily to any user's Chrome browser -Gives you a central administration point to manage unlimited users Proven Results In a recent example, a client purchased shared a pool of licenses among 250 people in a broadcast newsroom. Concerned that they were at the limit of their system availability and faced with the prospect of purchasing additional licenses, the site deployed LicensePreserver. LicensePreserver reduced peak usage by 31 percent, increasing availability and saving thousands of dollars in license and hardware costs. More details are available at Works in Many Settings LicensePreserver supports many software applications across a range of disciplines and environments including" Academia: Wolfram® Mathematica™ Media: Avid® Interplay™ Central, Dalet™ News Suite & Sports Pack, Grass Valley Aurora™, Volicon® Software Development: No Magic MagicDraw™, Altera™ Two versions of License Preserver are available: The free version available through the Chrome Store can be set to automatically close a URL after a period of inactivity or to regularly refresh a web page to keep its content current. The free version is intended for individual users and is managed from the user's desktop. The Enterprise Version of LicensePreserver pairs the client-side browser plug-in with a central management system that can be accessed via a hosted Cloud application or on your server, behind your firewall.. Centrally administrated URLs cannot be changed by the individual user, however the user can take advantage of LicensePreserver to update or close other URLs. More information and immediate download is available through http://goo.gl/zG7eoe or via LicensePreserver.com About LicensePreserver LicensePreserver was originally developed for one of the busiest broadcast television news operations in the U.S. where it is used to manage mission-critical, million dollar software resources. Deployed among 250 users in that newsroom, LicensePreserver delivers a net reduction of peak simultaneous users by more than 30%--saving the company thousands of dollars in licensing fees an infrastructure for that one tool alone. LicensePreserver was developed by engineers at Positive Flux, one the media industry's most trusted partners for managing and executing strategic change. More information is available at www.licensepreserver.com. All trademarks are property of their respective owners.