CORE 5 Licensing Options

Vitech offers four licensing options to provide flexibility as you deploy CORE within your project team or enterprise.

Node License - the license file resides on your local hard drive. This option is best if you are working from a single machine. Your computer is identified by a unique ID which is then embedded in a license file from Vitech. The licensing runs in the background and is completely transparent to the user. The only drawback is that the license is not mobile. You can move the license from one machine or location to another but must pay a license transfer fee and submit a request to Vitech before a license can be transferred to the new machine.
Floppy Key License - the license file resides on a floppy disk, and you simply insert the disk in the drive of the machine on which you wish to work. This option provides the ultimate flexibility as you can work from home, customer sites, or multiple machines in your office. The drawbacks are that 1) floppy disk drives are becoming less common and 2) you may observe a slight delay when the license is being checked (every 7-10 minutes on average) though most users never notice a delay.
Enterprise License Mechanism - new in CORE 5, the Enterprise license mechanism licenses a single Enterprise Server to support a specified number of clients. When Enterprise Clients connect to the server, the Enterprise Server checks to see if tokens (licenses) are available and permits the appropriate number of concurrent connections. The Enterprise Server is an excellent option for licensing a single Enterprise Server. If your site needs to share client licenses across multiple servers or support both Workstation and Enterprise licenses, you may wish to consider the network license manager instead.
Network License Mechanism - the network license manager (NLM) runs as a service on any Windows NT, 2000, XP, or 2003 machine connected to the network. A registry file indicates how many and what type of licenses you have. Users log into CORE and CORE checks the registry file to see if there are tokens (licenses) available. The network license manager is the most flexible licensing approach, allowing you to seamlessly share licenses across your network. However, it does involve a separate installation of the license manager software.

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