talbot@steel.mips.com (Jacques Talbot - Bull) (03/20/91)
I am investigating the various license management programs r license brokers) for UNIX that exist around. I have the documentation for FLEXlm from HIGHLAND Software. I have been told that HP has a similar product. Does anybody know better ? Any other suggestions/hints welcome. E-mail and I will summarize to the net Thanks -- Jacques Talbot Bull at MIPS 928 Arques Avenue Sunnyvale CA 94086-3650 USA Email:talbot@mips.com Bulltex:J.TALBOT Tel:(1)408 524 8380 FAX:(1)408 524 8401
talbot@steel.mips.com (Jacques Talbot - Bull) (03/27/91)
In comp.unix.admin on March 19, I wrote : >I am investigating the various license management programs >(license brokers) for UNIX that exist around. >I have the documentation for FLEXlm from HIGHLAND Software. > >I have been told that HP has a similar product. Does anybody know better ? > >Any other suggestions/hints welcome. >E-mail and I will summarize to the net This did not generated an awful lot of interest, perhaps due to the nature of the newsgroup. I therefore expand this summary to comp.dcom.lans. Here are the answers I received, slightly edited, plus some info on vendors. Thanks to all who answered. From: Mark Verber <verber@pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu> > >DEC has such a beast. I believe that the people from Saber, Frame, and a >few other companies are looking at developping a standard license manager. > >--mark From: craig@jido.b11.ingr.com (Craig Presson) > >NetLS is from HP. You can find out about it from HP (3000 Hanover St., >Palo Alto, CA 94304), or from: > >Leonard F. Halio >President and CEO >Gradient Technologies, Inc. >577 Main Street, Suite 7 >Hudson, MA 01749 >(508) 562-2882 >len@gradient.com, ...!uunet!gradient!len > >Gradient is porting NetLS to various platforms, and serving as a license >broker for >-- ****************************************************** > ** Craig Presson pressonc@ingr.com ** > ** Intergraph Corporation MS CR1104 ** > ** Huntsville, AL 35894-0001 (205) 730-6176 ** > ** FAX: (205) 730-6011 ** > ****************************************************** From: millidc!millipore!blu@uunet.UU.NET (Brian Utterback) > >I was told by Steve Kaufer of Saber Software (he wrote their license manager) >that: > 1. You do not want to write your own. > 2. Highland Software has one (which you knew) > 3. Elan also has one. > 4. Sun has one too, but no one who would pay for it uses it. >-- >Brian Utterback, Millipore Corporation, 75G Wiggins Ave., Bedford Ma. 01730 >Work:617-275-9200x8245, Home:603-891-2536 >INTERNET:: blu@millipore.millipore.com >UUCP:: {samsung,cg-atla,merk,wang,bu-tyng}!millipore!blu From: ames!scubed!asihub.autosys.com!dano@mips.com (Dan O'Neill) > >The Highland software is good. The only drawback is when you want the >package ported to some OS/hardware that Highland does not currently >support. Their contention is that if there are not a lot of people >who want the software on that platform, then they will not port it. >They do, however, leave you the option of purchasing their source code >and doing the port yourself. > >We use Highland's software on several platforms with excellent >results. Highland will give you a demonstration copy of their >software. > >The HP package is really the Apollo network licensing code. Since HP >purchased Apollo, the licensing package is now the "HP Licensing >Package". I am unfamiliar with it's capabilities, so I am unable to >provide any comments. > >Regards. >-- >Dan O'Neill Cadence Design Systems, San Diego, CA >UUCP: {uunet|ncr-sd}!asihub!dano ...cadence!dano >Domain: dano@autosys.com dano@cadence.com More info : - NetLS : Network License Server [Info from HP Hot Line 1 800 752 0900] it has been developed by the Apollo division of HP (when it was Apollo) and is now available from HP and Gradient. It runs on top on NCS. It is available on Apollo/Domain and will be on HP-UX, SunOS and DEC (Ultrix?). Other info: NetLS has been submitted to the OSF DME RFT jointly by HP and Gradient. - Highland SW : 1001 Elwell Court Palo Alto CA 94303 (415) 493 8567 FAX: ... 4506 Hope this helps. -- Jacques Talbot Bull at MIPS 928 Arques Avenue Sunnyvale CA 94086-3650 USA Email:talbot@mips.com Bulltex:J.TALBOT Tel:(1)408 524 8380 FAX:(1)408 524 8401