Loftware has moved forward to transition the company into a subscription-based business. From version 10.5 Loftware no longer sells perpetual licenses with the Loftware label design and print products. Moving forward, Loftware will only offer subscription-based licensing. Loftware will commit to ongoing customer relationships and making more convenient and cost-efficient solutions.
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The change applies to new sales. The existing customers can remain on the current licensing model and gradually move into the subscription model conveniently at their own pace.
Perpetual licenses remain available for customers with sites without internet connectivity and are subject to the sales approval process.
Table 1. Changes to the NiceLabel product portfolio
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I am an existing NiceLabel customer of on-premise product |
No action is needed from your side, add-ons and edition upgrades are still possible. Subscription-based licensing is not possible. The following products have been discontinued: NiceLabel Designer Express and NiceLabel Designer PowerForms. |
I am a new NiceLabel customer of on-premise product |
The following products are available with subscription-based licensing: NiceLabel Designer Pro, NiceLabel PowerForms Suite, NiceLabel LMS Pro, and NiceLabel LMS Enterprise. |
Loftware License Center is a new web portal to help you provision the Loftware on-premise modules, manage licensing, and supervise the printer seats.
Upon purchasing the on-premise NiceLabel product, you receive an invitation in an email to activate it. The link opens the License Center, where you must sign in using your existing Microsoft or Google account. Microsoft or Google are only used as the authentication providers. Once you are signed in, you can see your subscription details and download the installers.
You also use the License Center to activate your on-premise modules, such as Control Center, desktop Designer, and Automation.
In the case of LMS products, you connect Control Center to License Center and then connect all other modules to Control Center. Only the server with Control Center requires access to the internet (to License Center).
In the case of Designer products, you will connect each module to License Center. All workstations require access to the internet (to License Center).