FNM Update: Application Recognition Library #2458 and Service Life Data Pack #307 are available

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The Application Recognition Library (ARL), as used by FlexNet Manager, has been updated. The updated version for the ARL is #2458.

The Service Life Data Pack has been updated to version #307.

What's new in this release

 Changes to note:

• 34 applications have been added with lifecycle dates.
• Below products have been renamed according to IBM literature:
  • IBM InfoSphere Guardium to IBM Security Guardium
  • IBM Behavior Based Customer Insight for Banking to IBM Customer Insight for Banking
  • IBM Behavior Based Customer Insight for Insurance to IBM Customer Insight for Insurance
• IBM AIX Enterprise has been re-structured for 7.1 and 7.2 versions to align with the vendors latest releases. 
• Have set precedence rules for Acrobat XI and AIX 7.x applications.
• Added FNMS 2019 R2 release applications.
• Red Hat High Availability Add-on Suite has been added.
• Below publishers have been updated to their current acquirer:

Old publisher	Current publisher
Cooper Power Systems	Eaton
CyberTrader	Charles Schwab
daly.commerce	Infor
ECT	Bentley Systems
GlobeSoft	ReachMee
Alice Systems	Smith Micro Software
Augrin Software	EasyCopy
Blast Radius	JustSystems
Brooktrout Techonology	Dialogic
BTA Digital Works	Neopost USA
FRS	Wolters Kluwer
Modern Mind	Validar
Asymetrix	SumTotal Systems
CAD-Q	Symetri
Corbett Life Science	QIAGEN
David Levinson	Fieldston Software
DeltaRail	Resonate Group
Business Engine	PlanView
ClariFI	S&P Global
Cloud Cap	Collins Aerospace
CodeSourcery	Mentor Graphics
Commtech Wireless	Spok
Harte-Hanks	Syncsort
Morse Best Innovation	Sappington
MyFonts.com	Monotype Imaging Holdings
North Port Systems	Johnson Outdoors
Oakfield Instruments	SunTech Medical
OM Technology	Nasdaq
Orbiscom	MasterCard
Penton Media	Informa
Policy Technologies International	Navex Global
Protechnic Exeter	EMIS Group
QuoteVision	S&P Global
RAM International	Bentley Systems
RD1000	GlassBridge Enterprises
RMS Systems	IHS Markit
Ryma Technology Solutions	OneDesk
Scantrack Healthcare Systems	Getinge
SCP Global Technologies	NAURA Akrion
Secure Passage	FireMon
SIEGEL	Infor
Specific Software Solutions	Zywave
Swell Software	NXP Semiconductors
Tribon Solutions	AVEVA Group
TuneUp Media	GMGP
Twonkyvison	LYNX TECHNOLOGY
Valor	Mentor
Veriteq	Vaisala
Visual Learning Systems	Textron
Welcom Software Technology	Deltek
YellowJacket	Building Research Establishment
ACT Financial Systems	Intercontinental Exchange
American Arium	ASSET InterTech
ArtOfTest	Progress Software
Assent Consulting	ICON
Humatix	HumanCapitalCare
Interstar Technologies	Safran
Kerio	GFI Software

Count of new applications added:

Publishers	Number of Applications
IBM	43
Fedora Project	35
CentOS	35
Microsoft	31
Schneider Electric	31
Veritas Technologies	29
Elasticsearch	27
Autodesk	18
Micro Focus	16
SUSE	15
Others	321
Total	601

Current Library Totals:

• Number of applications in ARL: 289,139 across 17,441 publishers.
• Number of evidence recognition rules: 985,602
  • Installer evidence rules: 648,999
  • File evidence rules: 334,974
  • WMI evidence rules: 1,270
  • Application suite evidence rules: 359
• Number of commercial applications with service life dates: 32,665

Details of changes in the ARL

You can inspect changes made in this ARL release as per the following links:

• List of new applications added: https://flexera-esd.flexnetoperations.com/flexnet/operations/WebContent?fileID=NewApplicationsARL2458
• List of new versions of applications added: https://flexera-esd.flexnetoperations.com/flexnet/operations/WebContent?fileID=NewVersionsARL2458
• List of new publishers added: https://flexera-esd.flexnetoperations.com/flexnet/operations/WebContent?fileID=NewPublishersARL2458
• List of applications updated in the release: https://flexera-esd.flexnetoperations.com/flexnet/operations/WebContent?fileID=UpdatedApplicationsARL2458
• List of commercial applications added with service life dates: https://flexera-esd.flexnetoperations.com/flexnet/operations/WebContent?fileID=NewSLDPApplicationsARL2458

Updating library data

FlexNet Manager Cloud: These updates are expected to be installed prior to Monday, September 30, 2019.

FlexNet Manager On-premises: This library release will be applied to your FlexNet Manager according to schedule settings and processes configured for your instance. If your environment requires to you manually download and update library data, see the following article for guidance: Downloading the FlexNet Manager Suite Content libraries manually.

You can inspect the versions of currently installed libraries using the system Menu > System Health > System Health Dashboard menu option in FlexNet Manager.

Upcoming ARL and Service Life Data Pack updates: We nominally expect the next ARL and Service Life Data Pack updates to be published on or around Thursday, October 4, 2019.

Reporting issues with ARL and SLDP updates

Should you have any issues related to FlexNet Manager library data, please submit a case by logging in to the Flexera Community and then select the Get Support > Open new case menu option.

We are interested in feedback on these announcements. If you have any questions or suggestions for improvements, please comment below.

We trust that you will find this update helpful and look forward to continually improving your application recognition results.

Flexera Content Team