BASIS Releases BBx, Barista, and AddonSoftware version 21.15 along with two close-out BLM versions. Action required.

Technical Communique

June 22, 2022

TC-22001

Greetings!

BASIS International Ltd. releases BBj®, the Barista® Application Framework, and AddonSoftware® by Barista version 21.15. This release incorporates the new licensing subdomain license.poweredbybbj.com.

In addition, BASIS releases two final closeout standalone BASIS License Managers (BLMs), which are built around the third-party licensing product from FlexNet Publisher (formerly known as FLEXlm), BLM 19 and BLM 21. These BASIS License Managers (BLMs) (for all BASIS product versions prior to 22) now use the new subdomain:

BLM 19 is for any BASIS product with a license version prior to revision 20.
BLM 21 is for all BASIS products prior to version 22 with access to a BASIS version 20+ license, regardless of interpreter version.

BLM 21 incorporates a version of FlexNet Publisher that addresses several publicly known security exploits in prior versions of FlexNet Publisher. See this March 2020 announcement from BASIS to read more detail about these security vulnerabilities.

The license.basis.com subdomain used by all prior versions of the BLM will redirect to license.poweredbybbj.com until June 30, 2023.

Please read below for actions required for all users of BASIS products.

Download version 21.15 today. For additional details, refer to the readme, relnotes, and fixes files.

Actions Required

BASIS’ License System

BASIS’ licensing system requires either a BASIS License Manager (BLM) or a BASIS Licensing Service (BLS) to power any BASIS product. BASIS supports both licensing management mechanisms, dependent on the version of the BASIS product, for an unlimited period of time. However, the BLM development is now frozen, and BASIS does not expect to ever release any new versions thereof.

What’s changed?

The subdomain that hosts the backend of BASIS’ licensing system has moved from license.basis.com to license.poweredbybbj.com. The license.basis.com subdomain redirects to license.poweredbybbj.com until June 30, 2023.

What do you need to do?

Therefore, the actions required for all users of BASIS licensed products, whether enrolled in the BASIS Software Asset Management (SAM) Plan or not, is to ensure that by the end of June 2023, they have either updated their BLM to the most current BLM 19 or BLM 21, or that they are running the BLS.

Do I need to upgrade my interpreter and pay for a new license?

No, there is no need to upgrade your interpreter or purchase a new license. The only component of your system that needs updating is the licensing component. The BLMs are available as standalone downloads and do NOT require an upgrade to the BASIS interpreters (BBj or PRO/5 or Visual PRO/5). Product versions do not have to match license versions. The license version must always be greater than or equal to the product version. Here’s a quick summary table:

Please contact support@basis.cloud to obtain support for this process. Your account manager is also available to answer any questions that you may have with the process.

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