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Licensing & compliance

Licensing is where distribution earns its keep. We help partners choose the right model, manage the lifecycle and keep end customers compliant and audit-ready.

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Licensing models

Every commercial model, one distributor

Software is licensed in many ways. We help you navigate them and quote the model that fits each customer best.

Model Best suited to How it is billed
Perpetual licence Customers preferring a one-time capital purchase Upfront, with optional annual maintenance
Subscription (annual) Predictable annual budgeting with full support included Annual, per seat or per device
Subscription (monthly / CSP) Cloud services with fluctuating user counts Monthly, consolidated on one invoice
Volume agreement Larger organisations standardising deployments Tiered pricing against committed volume
Concurrent / floating Specialist tools shared across teams Per simultaneous user, server-managed

Lifecycle

Licence management, handled end to end

Subscriptions and maintenance contracts have a habit of lapsing quietly - taking recurring revenue and customer goodwill with them. Our partner portal records every entitlement in your portfolio and surfaces what needs attention.

You receive proactive notifications ahead of each expiry, automated renewal quotes, and the option to co-terminate contracts so a customer’s renewals fall on a single, predictable date.

Portal capabilities

  • Central register of all entitlements
  • Renewal calendar with early warnings
  • One-click renewal quoting
  • Co-termination of contract dates
  • Exportable reports for your customers

Software Asset Management

Keeping customers audit-ready

Under-licensing invites publisher penalties; over-licensing wastes budget. Our SAM advisory helps your customers stay exactly where they should be.

Entitlement review

We reconcile what a customer has purchased against what they are deploying, identifying gaps and surplus before an auditor does.

Audit support

If a publisher audit arrives, we help you and your customer prepare the documentation and respond with confidence.

Optimisation

We recommend rightsizing - consolidating editions, retiring unused seats and aligning models - to reduce spend without risk.

Common questions

Licensing FAQ

Are all your licences genuine?

Yes. We trade exclusively through authorised distribution agreements with publishers. Every licence we supply is genuine and fully transferable to your customer.

Can you handle mixed estates?

Absolutely. Most customers run software from many publishers. Our portal consolidates entitlements across vendors into a single view.

Do you invoice in EUR?

Yes. All settlement is in euros with German invoicing standards. Austrian and Swiss arrangements are supported through our regional desks.

What about GDPR?

All partner and customer data is processed under GDPR with German data residency. Details are set out in our privacy notice.

Make licensing your competitive advantage.

Talk to our licensing specialists about managing your portfolio and keeping customers compliant.

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