The company will officially announce the change next Tuesday, but had already notified partners and customers on Thursday.

Acresso sells software such as software its installation utility, InstallShield, and software license manager, FLEXnet, to software vendors and enterprises.

It was spun out of Macrovision Corp. after the unit was acquired by venture capital firm Thoma Brava Cressley in April 2008.

Macrovision retained the digital rights management (DRM) apps for which it is best-known. It changed its company name in July to Rovi Corporation.

Acresso, which the company said was derived from the Latin word faced a "challenge" on its name from ERP software maker , said Randy Littleson, senior vice-president of marketing for Acresso.