Urgent help needed: Licensing snafu following server crash

[Barry Wiseman]

Brian K. White wrote:
> Converseley, lets look at some already done deeds, simple facts and history, 
> anything that has had a licence manager that got in my way has gotten erased 
> from the face of my universe.
> 
> SCO, gone.
> Vsifax, gone.
> Facetwin, gone. (oh it's still on most boxes, but we don't need it anymore.)
> Backupedge, gone. (though I would still highly recommend, practically 
> require it for traditional single_server_no_IT_guy shops.)
> Doublevision, gone.
> I'm probably forgetting some.

To me, Backupedge is a perfect example of license management that *doesn't* get in my 
way.  Their licensing is keyed to the machine's hostname plus the end-user company's 
name and address data.  These are unlikely to change when upgrading or when replacing 
dead hardware.  Upon initial install, the product runs under a demo license that is 
fully functional for 60 days.  Plus they will relicense, no questions asked, with a 
simple phone call.  Of course, we're speaking of a company that actually answers 
their phone....

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