The Broad Peak release of OpenLM marks a significant milestone in our mission to provide the most comprehensive software license management platform. This update delivers deeper financial visibility, smarter software mapping, and a new intelligence layer that transforms raw usage data into proactive business decisions.
Besides monitoring over 130 license management platforms, here is what you can accomplish with the latest features in the OpenLM Platform, available with the Broad Peak release.
Interact with your license data using natural language
We are introducing a generative-style interface called Natural Language Querying (NLQ). You no longer need to spend hours building manual reports. Instead, you can query your entire license estate using plain English.
Whether you ask, “Show me a chart of who used the most AutoCAD licenses last month,” or “What is our current license wastage in the London office?”, you receive instant visualizations and summaries. This democratizes data, allowing your procurement and finance teams to get the insights they need without technical hurdles.
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Budget your software investments with the SAM Cost Module
The new Cost Module acts as your financial command center. You can now assign real-world dollar values to your software assets by ingesting data from purchase orders, delivery orders, or CSV imports.
With the Broad Peak release, the new OpenLM Platform helps you identify precisely where your budget is being lost. By calculating wastage as the difference between your investment and actual usage, the platform flags specific dollar amounts lost to underutilized seats. You can track these costs at the individual feature level, helping you make faster, more accurate renewal decisions.
Automate governance with License Access Control
Managing who can access specific software features is often a manual, error-prone task. Our new License Access Control (LAC) turns license management into policy-driven enforcement.
You can define rules based on users, groups, and schedules. LAC then automatically compiles and deploys option files to your license manager. This ensures your software policies are enforced at the moment of checkout, reducing the risk of non-compliance and optimizing your existing license pools.
Additional Read: Specialty software license management: The OpenLM advantage
Centralize security with the Identity Service
Security and user governance are at the heart of the Broad Peak release of OpenLM. The new Identity Service acts as a bridge between OpenLM and your corporate identity providers like Okta and Azure AD.
By collecting login metadata, you gain a unified view of who is accessing your services and when. This allows for granular role-based access control (RBAC), ensuring that the right people see the right data while maintaining enterprise-grade security standards.
Expand your reach with smarter mapping and SaaS support
The advanced OpenLM extends your visibility deeper into the cloud and your local infrastructure:
- Software Catalogue and Mapping: Standardize your naming conventions by mapping local data against our global catalogue. You can now link specific features, like MS Word, to their parent subscriptions, like MS Office.
- Expanded Cloud Broker: We have added support for 17 new SaaS platforms, including Figma, ZoomInfo, Monday.com, Adobe, and more.
- Advanced Process Monitoring: Monitor software usage more accurately with new support for command-line arguments and window title tracking.
Take the next step toward optimization
The Broad Peak release of OpenLM is designed to help you stay ahead of software licensing trends. By combining AI-driven insights with robust financial tracking, we provide the solutions you need to optimize your most expensive engineering assets.
Explore the full technical details in our latest release notes. You can also schedule a call with us to learn from our solution expert and upgrade your license management strategy today.
