Depending on its characteristics and the context in which it is deployed, this software may be patentable in its own right, may require a separate licence to permit its use, and is likely to need periodic updating in order to make the asset as a whole continue to function, or operate to its full capabilities. The value a financier attributes to the machine has to include the value of the intangible. Sometimes, an intangible such as software may be packaged and presented in such a way that its purchase can be financed in its own right as an asset. For example, if a large organisation needs to update its desktop software, it is often possible to obtain finance to cover purchase of the necessary licences.