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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 25, 2008
Suresh Balu, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Solomon Michael Bisker, Fort Meyers, FL (US);
Zahir A. Dossa, Boston, MA (US);
Hyduke Noshadi, Northridge, CA (US);
Suresh Balu, Chapel Hill, NC (US);
Solomon Michael Bisker, Fort Meyers, FL (US);
Zahir A. Dossa, Boston, MA (US);
Hyduke Noshadi, Northridge, CA (US);
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A networked software solution comprising a plurality of servers, and application programs at various of the servers forming components of the solution. License information for all networked applications that form part of the solution is stored at each server that forms part of the solution. At relevant times, a server might determine from it's stored license information whether or not the applications of the solution are all operating according to unexpired licenses. In this way all servers of a solution receive and store the license information pertaining to other required applications of the solution and can determine at any time if the solution is validly licensed.