Detecting applications in a virtualization environment
US8627293B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 19, 2009 |
| Grant date | Jan 7, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 26, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2221/2135
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computer program product and system for allowing license tools to detect the installation of applications that are not physically installed on a machine when an Application Virtualization Environments is used. In one embodiment of the invention, the license tools may further detect application usage. In one embodiment of the invention, a virtual installation signature may be defined. Agents in a target computer may be used to compare the virtual installation signature of an application with a localized list of potential applications to detect whether the software is installed on the target computer.
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