International Business Machines Corporation

Caryn L Woodruff

Tedrick Neal Northway

Randy Scott Johnson

Miriam R Ashton

Jacqueline Sveda

A software license and a software installation process are managed. A status of the license can be one of at least a third party reserved status, a requester reserved status, a requester allocated status, and an available status. A first module can be operative to change the status of the license from the third party reserved status to the requester allocated status in response to receiving a mode selection. The mode selection can correspond to one of one or more modes. The modes can comprise a reserve license mode, a remove reserve mode, a request license allocation mode, a return excess license to inventory mode, an ordering mode, and an add license to inventory mode. The first module can be operative in at least one of the modes.

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Raleigh, NC, United States of America

Caryn L Woodruff