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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 1991
Filed:
Sep. 30, 1988
Herrick J Johnson, Marblehead, MA (US);
Margaret Olson, Nashua, NH (US);
Stuart Jones, Cambridge, MA (US);
Stephanie Bodoff, Somerville, MA (US);
Stephen C Bertrand, Waltham, MA (US);
Paul H Levine, Carlisle, MA (US);
Apollo Computer, Inc., Chelmsford, MA (US);
Abstract
A system for the management of computer programs in a computer network environment is presented. A network license server comprises a license server daemon which provides access to a computer program based on information stored in user and license databases. To track software usage, the daemon also maintains a log file which can be accessed by and interfaced with a network administration station. The network license server protects software vendors from unauthorized use of their software while permitting software programs and users to reside anywhere on the network.