FNMS only tracks usage for applications that are detected as installed. If there are no rules to detect the application as installed, then the "Usage rule" is not helpful. In other words, If there are no installation recognition rules but only file evidence (with 'not for recognition' ) usage rules, the application cannot be recognized. Hence, the Flexera Content team is no longer creating any new application for only File evidence with recognition rules as 'Not for recognition.' ... View more

Change Title Information Builders to TIBCO Product Migration Class 2 Customers should be prepared and take actions       Change Summary   TIBCO has completed the acquisition of Information Builders.   Flexera is going to migrate all products/releases/mappings from the old manufacturer name ‘Information Builders’ to ‘TIBCO’.   https://www.tibco.com/press-releases/2021/tibco-completes-acquisition-information-builders           Impact This change will impact customers who rely on Technopedia Manufacturer ID/Product ID/Release ID & Names or discovered data that was previously mapped to the old manufacturer; it will be mapped to the new manufacturer. The change needs customers to manage downstream processes and reporting in their organization.    The spreadsheet Migration from Information Builders to TIBCO.xlsx provides the full list of all the Technopedia products for which the manufacturer name will be renamed from Information Builders to TIBCO.   When Customers should expect these changes to have been completed starting from August 10 th  to August 17 th ... View more

Change Title Fuji Xerox to Fujifilm Class 2 Customers should be prepared and take actions       Change Summary Flexera is going to migrate all products/releases/mappings from Fuji Xerox to Fujifilm. As Fuji Xerox Name Change to FUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp, all products/releases/mappings will be migrated to Fujifilm. https://www.fujifilm.com/fbglobal/eng/company/news/release/2020/2390         Impact This change will impact customers who rely on Technopedia Manufacturer ID/Product ID/Release ID & Names or previously discovered data mapped to the old manufacturer will be mapped to the new manufacturer. The change needs the customer to manage downstream processes and reporting in their organization. The spreadsheet Fuji Xerox Migrated to Fujifilm Product list provides the complete list of all the software products for which the publisher name will be renamed from Fuji Xerox to Fujifilm.     When Customers should expect these changes to occur starting from August 6 th to August 12 th . ... View more

Change Title Mentor migration to Siemens Class 2 Customers should be prepared and take actions       Change Summary Flexera is going to migrate all products/releases/mappings from Mentor to Siemens. Mentor was acquired by Siemens. https://press.siemens.com/global/en/pressrelease/siemens-closes-mentor-graphics-acquisition         Impact This change will impact customers who rely on Technopedia Manufacturer ID/Product ID/Release ID & Names, and discovered data that was previously mapped to the old manufacturer will be mapped to the new manufacturer. The change needs the customer to manage downstream processes and to report in their organization. The spreadsheet Mentor migrates to Siemens Product list - Updated.xlsx provides the full list of all the software products for which the publisher name has been renamed from Mentor to Siemens. Update: The change is complete.  When Customers should expect these changes to complete starting from July 23rd to July 29th.   ... View more

Change Title Ellora Assets to Mixbyte Product Divestiture Class 2 Customers should be prepared and take action Change Summary Flexera is going to migrate all products/releases/mappings from 'Ellora Assets' to 'Mixbyte', as the official name has been changed. This will mean that Ellora Assets products will change to have 'Mixbyte' as the manufacturer. https://www.freemake.com/1/ https://web.archive.org/web/20150515193331/http://www.freemake.com/ Customers should expect these changes to have been completed starting from July 23rd to July 29th. Impact This change will impact customers who rely on Technopedia Manufacturer ID/Product ID/Release ID & Names, and discovered data that was previously mapped to the old manufacturer will be mapped to the new manufacturer. The change needs the customer to manage downstream processes and to report in their organization. The spreadsheet Ellora Assets to Mixbyte Product List.xlsx provides the full list of all the Technopedia products for which the manufacturer name will be renamed from 'Ellora Assets' to 'Mixbyte'. When Customers should expect these changes to have been completed starting from July 23rd to July 29th. ... View more

Change Title SentryOne to SolarWinds Product Migration Class 2 Customers should be prepared and take actions       Change Summary   SolarWinds has acquired SentryOne.   Flexera is going to migrate all products/releases/mappings from the old manufacturer name ‘SentryOne’ to ‘SolarWinds’.   https://www.sentryone.com/blog/sentryone-to-join-the-solarwinds-family           Impact This change will impact customers who relied on Technopedia Manufacturer ID/Product ID/Release ID & Names and discovered that previously mapped data to the old manufacturer will be mapped to the new manufacturer. The change needs customers to manage downstream processes and reporting in their organization.    The spreadsheet Migration from SentryOne to SolarWinds.xlsx provides the full list of all the Technopedia products for which the manufacturer name will be renamed from SentryOne to  SolarWinds.    When Customers should expect these changes to have been completed starting from July 16 th  to July 22 nd ... View more

Change Title   Erwin to Quest Product Migration Class 2   Customers should be prepared and take actions         Change Summary   Quest Software has acquired Erwin and Erwin’s copyright and support page are changed to Quest as well. Flexera is going to migrate all products/releases/mappings from the old manufacturer name ‘Erwin’ to ‘Quest’.   https://www.quest.com/community/news/b/press-releases/posts/quest-software-acquires-erwin-inc-to-enable-organizations-to-fully-harness-the-business-benefits-of-data         Impact   This change will impact customers who rely on not only Technopedia Manufacturer ID/Product ID/Release ID & Names but also discovered data that was previously mapped to the old manufacturer will be mapped to the new manufacturer. The change needs customers to manage downstream processes and reporting in their organization.     The spreadsheet Migration from Erwin to Quest.xlsx provides the full list of all the Technopedia products for which the manufacturer name will be renamed from Erwin to Quest.   When Customers should expect these changes to have been completed starting from July 7 st to July 14 th ... View more

Change Title Manufacturer Name changes in Technopedia Class 2 Customers should be aware and be prepared Change Summary Flexera is unifying Manufacturer names to be consistent across our internal repositories. The Manufacturer names in the attached file "Manufacturer Name Changes" are being changed in Technopedia. Customers should expect these changes to have been completed within the next two weeks. Impact This change will impact customers who rely on Technopedia Manufacturer ID’s and Names to manage downstream processes and reporting in their organization.  The impact is expected to be low. The attached list of Manufacturers is in scope to be renamed. When Customers should expect these changes to have been completed starting from June 30 th to July 6 th . ... View more

Change Title Publisher name changes in ARL Class 2 Customers should be aware and be prepared Change Summary Flexera is going to normalize standard Publisher/Manufacturer names across ARL and Technopedia. These publisher changes are aligning with the vendor’s branding/copyright.   Total # of Publisher name changes are in scope 1256 Total # of Applications 1256 Total # of Commercial Applications 788 Total # of Non-commercial Applications 468   These changes are expected to take place during the June 18 th , 2021 ARL release. Impact Customers will notice that the publisher’s name changes in their environment. There are no tier1, tier2 publishers in the attached list and the impact is expected to be low. ... View more

Change Title KMP Media to Pandora TV Class 2 Customers should be prepared and take actions Change Summary Flexera is going to migrate all products/releases/mappings from KMP Media to Pandora TV.   KMP Media was acquired by Pandora TV in 2012.  Impact This change will impact Technopedia Manufacturer ID/Product ID/Release ID & Names and discovered data. The previously mapped data to the old manufacturer will change to the new manufacturer. This change requires customers to manage downstream processes and reporting in their organization.   The spreadsheet 'KMP Media migrate to Pandora TV Product List.xlsx' provides the complete list of all the software products in which the publisher name will be renamed from ‘KMP Media’ to ‘Pandora TV’. Reference https://web.archive.org/web/20121024045914/http://www.kmplayer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=8927%3Fc%3D3 ... View more

Change Title Red Hat OpenJDK and OpenJDK Runtime Environment change Class 2 Customers should be prepared and take actions Change Summary 1.       OpenJDK For Linux and OpenJDK For Windows will be merged into OpenJDK 2.       OpenJDK Runtime Environment For Linux and OpenJDK Runtime Environment For Windows will be merged into OpenJDK Runtime Environment Impact This change will impact customers who rely on Technopedia Product ID/Release ID & Names and discovered data that was mapped to the previous product. The change needs the customer to manage downstream processes and reporting in their organization. ... View more

Change Title Java Build version changes Class 2 Customers should be prepared and take actions Change Summary To be consistent with the last change of JDK&JRE  5~11 [1], we are going to make the similar change for JDK&JRE 1.0~1.4. JDK 1.0~1.4 are available free and licensed under the Binary Code License (“BCL”). [2] There are some cases that the revisions of JDK include the Access Only option and are available to Java for Business subscribers. [3] Then the version 1.0~1.4 will be migrated to the public Java products. Java Development Kit (JDK) (Public) Java Runtime Environment (JRE) (Public)  Impact This change will impact customers who rely on Technopedia Product ID/Release ID & Names and discovered previously mapped data to major versions of JDK and JRE. They will be mapped to the new products. The attached spreadsheet provides the full list of all releases in scope for this review. Customers should expect these changes to have been completed within the next 2 weeks. Reference [1] https://community.flexera.com/t5/Technopedia-Blog/Content-Change-Notification-Java-Build-version-changes/ba-p/184442 [2] https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/oracle-java-archive-downloads.html [3] https://web.archive.org/web/20120301154955/http:/java.sun.com/j2se/1.5.0/ReleaseNotes.html ... View more

Change Title Geosoft to Seequent Product Divestiture Class 2 Customers should be prepared and take action Change Summary Geosoft (Tier 3) has been acquired by Seequent (Tier 3) on 2018.12.20. [1] Flexera is going to migrate all products/releases/mappings from the old manufacturer name 'Geosoft' to the new manufacturer name 'Seequent', as the official name has been changed. This will mean that Geosoft products will change to have 'Seequent' as the manufacturer. [2][3] Impact This change will impact customers who rely on not only Technopedia Manufacturer ID/Product ID/Release ID & Names but also discovered data that was previously mapped to the old manufacturer 'Geosoft' will be mapped to the new manufacturer 'Seequent'. The change needs the customer to manage downstream processes and reporting in their organization. The spreadsheet Geosoft to Seequent Product List.xlsx provides the full list of all the Technopedia products for which the manufacturer name will be renamed from 'Geosoft' to 'Seequent'. Reference [1] https://www.seequent.com/seequent-completes-geosoft-acquisition/ [2] https://www.seequent.com/ [3] https://web.archive.org/web/20171224092643/http://www.geosoft.com/ Change The related data amount to old manufacturer ‘Geosoft' are:  -Product/Release/Model  --Software Products: 20  --Software Releases: 166    -Mapping  --Add/Remove: 108  --ServiceNow Publisher: 1 --SaaS Manager: 1   ... View more

Change Title Pulse Secure to Ivanti Class 2 Customers should be prepared and take actions Change Summary Ivanti acquired pulse Secure. Flexera is going to migrate all products/releases/mappings from Pulse Secure to Ivanti. https://www.ivanti.com/company/press-releases/2020/ivanti-acquires-mobileiron-and-pulse-secure   Impact This change will impact customers who rely on Technopedia Manufacturer ID/Product ID/Release ID & Names and discovered data that was previously mapped to the old manufacturer would be mapped to the new manufacturer. The change needs the customer to manage downstream processes and reporting in their organization.   Update:  The change is complete. The spreadsheet Pulse Secure Migrated to Ivanti Product list - updated.xlsx provides the full list of all the software products for which the publisher name has been renamed from Pulse Secure to Ivanti.   ... View more