Northstar Publish & Subscribe™ — the evolution of software licensing

Northstar makes it simple for you to bring your own application to the network.

For the highest level of control over your software, choose Northstar Publish & Subscribe™ — the evolution of software licensing. It’s the network’s service model for customer-provided software applications.

Why buy multiple software licenses for different computers? With Northstar Publish & Subscribe, software is licensed to the user, not to a single computer.

So your software goes with you — wherever, whenever you need it, using any Internet-enabled device from your personal computer to your PDA or even an Internet café computer.

Northstar will publish your application on the network, giving you the power of instant access to your software on any computer, at any time, anywhere in the world. Click here to learn more about customer-provided software applications and to see pricing.

Major Benefits of Northstar Publish & Subscribe:

• License software to yourself, not just one computer
• Use your software on any Internet-enabled device
• Let Northstar manage your IT service — including back-ups and patches
• Use enterprise-class hardware and networks to run even basic applications (giving your software the advantage of speed, power and durability)
• No install hassles, hardware upgrades or other system requirements to deal with — Northstar becomes your managed IT service
• Your software is available 24/7, 365 days a week — you don’t have to power and manage a computer that’s only accessible in one location
• Easily upload, add, remove or upgrade licenses with a click of the mouse
• Significantly lower your cost of owning and upgrading software

By publishing your application on the Northstar network, you are maximizing your software investment since Northstar becomes your managed IT service. You’ll never have to worry about installations, patches or maintenance again. Let Northstar manage your applications for you.

And since Northstar works on any Internet-enabled device, you can run Macintosh software on your PC and PC software on your Mac without worrying about compatibility issues. Northstar’s cross-platform capabilities make publishing your customer-provided application that much easier.

Northstar Publish & Subscribe is the evolution in software licensing.

How Do I Publish My Customer-Provided Software Application?

In addition to subscribers, independent software vendors (ISVs) can benefit from Northstar Publish & Subscribe. Click here to learn more.