ARL Content Change: Publisher Updates for HP Products

Content Library : ARL

Severity : Level 3 – Publisher name update

Impacted Publisher/Product : HP, HPE, and VMS Software products listed in the attached workbook

Expected Implementation : ARL release scheduled for November 23, 2026

SUMMARY OF CHANGE

Flexera is updating the publisher names for selected products in the Application Recognition Library (ARL). The updates align the affected ARL records with the publisher’s information documented in the attached product list. The change includes publisher updates from HP to HPE, selected HP products moving to VMS Software, and Instant Share moving from HPE to HP. Product recognition and existing ARL relationships will be retained.

DETAILS OF CHANGE

The publisher updates in the attached workbook are summarised as follows:

Total affected products: 97

Scope note: This CCN reflects the publisher changes exactly as listed in the attached workbook. The workbook provides the affected product names, current publisher names, updated publisher names, and supporting links where available.

WHAT IS NOT CHANGING

This is a publisher-name update only. The change is not intended to alter:

• Product and application recognition results
• Inventory collection or software discovery
• Existing installations or deployments
• Evidence linking and recognition rules
• Product names, versions, editions, or classifications
• Existing product relationships, except for the associated publisher value

Systems that currently recognize the affected applications will continue to recognize them following the publisher update.

CUSTOMER IMPACT

After the update, customers will see the affected products under their updated publisher names in the ARL. Customers may observe the revised publisher values in:

• Custom reports and dashboards
• ARL exports and downstream data feeds
• Integrations that consume ARL product and publisher information
• Automated workflows that use publisher names as filters or conditions

RECOMMENDED CUSTOMER ACTION

Customers should review custom reports, dashboards, ARL exports, integrations, and automated workflows that reference HP, HPE, or VMS Software as publisher values. Where applicable, update publisher-based filters or conditions to align with the revised ARL publisher names. No deployment or inventory changes are required solely because of this ARL update.

RELEASE INFORMATION

These changes are scheduled for a 23rd November 2026 ARL release. The attached workbook contains the complete list of affected products, their current and updated publisher names, and the supporting links supplied for the change. The final implementation date should be added after the release schedule is confirmed.

ATTACHMENTS AND REFERENCES

Attachment: Publisher changes for HP to HPE and VMS Software.xlsx

Supporting references are provided against the applicable products in the attached workbook.

Note: For additional questions or if unexpected behavior is observed after the release, please raise a Flexera Support case and reference this Content Change Notification.

Thank you!

ATTACHMENTS AND REFERENCES