Stage Research's License Server, new software that allocates licenses on demand for network users, runs on a central computer server to manage concurrent use of any Stage Research product.
The software was developed to replace USB network keys previously used for network users, which had created problems for some users, according to the company, which wrote License Server as a solution.
The upgrade dispenses with the need for a key, and can sit anywhere on a user's network, where it can maintain any Stage Research software license and serve out licenses for any product. It can manage, for example, both a user's SFX and SoftPlot licenses.
The company uses this scenario to illustrate the flexibility and benefits of the new software. If, for example, a user has five licenses registered for SFX, then up to five computers anywhere on the network can request licenses to run SFX. Although any request above five will be denied, once a user exits SFX, then the license is released and another user can request the freed license.
Like all of Stage Research's products, the License Server is designed to be user-friendly. It can sit anywhere on a network as long as it is accessible via TCP/IP and an open port, the company notes. Only the License Server needs to be installed, and new licenses/serial numbers can be added directly at any time.
The License Server will be especially useful for schools and educational institutions that want a central license server, or for theaters that want to run more than one copy of Stage Research software through the network.
The License Server comes free with any purchase of a lab or classroom multi-user license.
For more information, visit www.stageresearch.com.
