Paul_Smith asked a question.
Flaoting licenses that are not "concurrent user"
Has anyone come across software that has the option of purchasing, "network", "floating", "dongle-locked" and "node-locked" licenses? I understand network, dongle and node-locked, but the description of "floating" from the vendor is unclear. Normally I would put floating licenses as "concurrent user" but in this case that is what they call "network" licenses by their description. Equally the "floating" license is not "node-locked" or "dongle locked" (concurrent device). Any idea what this could be recorded as?
The way to record that depends on the Manufacturer's definition, their understanding of what a "Floating" license is for their products. You would need to contact the manufacturer and ask for a clarification if this is not fully explained in the EULA.
We have consistently seen that Floating Licenses and Network Licenses are usually the same. So in most cases we record those as Concurrent User/Device depending on the context.