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Enhanced software license management

US9286448B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Inventors

Grant Philip Cushion · Munich, DE
Peter Kwan · Lagrangeville, US
Ajit Sabnis · Westford, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 9, 2010
Grant date	Mar 15, 2016
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 21, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG06F21/105
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Systems, methods, computer program product embodiments are provided for enhanced license management. An embodiment includes providing an asset management module for managing software license utilization in a computer processing environment, and allowing configuration of the asset management module to designate software license utilization based upon a containment level associated with virtualization capabilities of one or more computer processing systems within the computer processing environment.

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