Floating licences

Floating licences (“floating licences”) refer to the dynamic use of available licences for software. These licences must be stored in a central location (server).

Example:

There are 20 licences stored on a server. This software can be called up simultaneously from 40 PCs. It is now possible to start this software on any 20 PCs at the same time. If you try to use the licence on another PC, you will be notified that no licence is currently available. The software must first be closed on any other computer in order to release a licence.

Advantages:

This form of licence management offers the following advantages:

• Any number of workstations can be equipped with software without having to purchase a licence for each workstation.
• The licences are installed at a central location. It is therefore not necessary to licence each workstation separately.
• A new installation or the permanent failure of a workstation does not result in the loss of the licence data.