We are pleased to announce the release of FlexNet Manager Suite for Engineering Applications (FNMEA) 2019 R2.  The release is live and available for download through the Product and Licensing Center. This release focuses on getting even more value out of FNMEA by enhancing the capabilities highlighted below. Both existing and new customers will benefit from the improved performance, stability and accuracy of different areas of FNMEA. We would like to thank all customers who have provided their valuable feedback to help us focus our efforts on these enhancements. Stability: FNMEA server process, service stability and reliability Aggregation: Improve performance, reliability and insight Report accuracy: Flexera Analytics reporting accuracy & improvements For additional information and details see the release notes and other related document links below. Resources: FlexNet Manager for Engineering Applications 2019 R2 Release Notes FlexNet Manager for Engineering Applications 2019 R2 Installation Guide ... View more

Questions: I am confused about App Broker vs App Portal? Which one is for us? Answer: A lot of people have similar questions regarding the difference between App Portal and App Broker. To begin, let’s understand the history. Flexera has been offering App Portal as an on-prem product since 2011. App Portal is a complete solution for software governance, spend optimization and provides a complete user interface (UI) for employees to complete common tasks, like requesting a software, checking the status, uninstalling an unused software application and more. As more and more IT Service Management (ITSM) products (like ServiceNow) gained popularity in the market, customers began requesting App Portal capabilities using their choice of ITSM solution for the UI. That’s when App Broker was born in 2016, with the capability to integrate with an ITSM product. Customers using App Broker can now offer the same capabilities to their employees while using the familiar UI of their ITSM solution. App Broker uses application programming interfaces (APIs) to communicate with the ITSM product. Customers can request a license to use the APIs at no additional cost. Although both products offer similar functionalities, there are differences which are documented in the PDF file in this KB Article (Note: download the PDF file in the link for the document).   Question: I heard App Portal is retiring? What’s the scoop? What’s the future? Answer: The two separate on-prem products, App Portal and App Broker, will both remain as-is and supported just like they are today. We will continue to maintain and support them for the foreseeable future. Both the products will continue to get updates just as they do today. Meanwhile, in line with the industry and customer demand, Flexera is working on a SaaS version of App Broker which is hosted on the cloud. The SaaS version will simply be called App Broker Cloud with the option to use App Broker UI, also hosted on the cloud. The SaaS version is built completely from scratch, offering a modern UI and the latest micro-services architecture to facilitate easier product extensions, customizations and integration with other Flexera products. Expected availability: App Broker Cloud: Q4 2019 App Broker UI Cloud: Q1 2020 Have more questions? We will use this online community space to answer questions on App Portal, App Broker and upcoming SaaS releases. We will continue to provide release notes here as well. We recommend customers subscribe to this category for ongoing updates as well as participate in our forums ... View more