RESOLVING AN UNLICENSED COMPUTER INSTALLATION OF A TYPE OF SOFTWARE

摘要

A method and system for resolving an unlicensed installation of a type of software in a first computer of a company. The method and system: determines that the type of software is currently installed on a second computer of the company; determines that the company has an existing license permitting multiple copies of the software to be installed on the second computer; and based on the determination that the company has an existing license which permits multiple copies of the software to be installed on the second computer, determines, and generates a computer record indicating, that a solution to the unlicensed installation of the type of software on the first computer is to decommission the unlicensed software from the first computer and install another copy of the software in the second computer under the existing license in addition to the type of software currently installed on the second computer.

主权项

1. A computer implemented method for resolving an unlicensed installation of a type of software in a first computer of a company, the method comprising the steps of:
automatically determining, by electronically querying at least one computer file, that the type of software is currently installed on a second computer of the company; automatically determining, by electronically querying the at least one computer file, that the company has an existing license which permits multiple copies of the software to be installed on the second computer; and based at least in part on the determination that the company has an existing license which permits multiple copies of the software to be installed on the second computer, automatically determining, and generating a computer record indicating, that a solution to the unlicensed installation of the type of software on the first computer is to decommission the unlicensed software from the first computer and install another copy of the software in the second computer under the existing license in addition to the software of the type which is currently installed on the second computer.