Licensing Terminology

The time period that a process remains in the running state.

More than one processor in a host system running our products.

An RLM licence which allows one named user to access their VSNi software on any device.

The Reprise Licence Manager server which manages user access to VSNi software.

A single licence which manages access to VSNi software for any number of users at a single organisation.

Multi-terminal or multi-seat computer is a particular configuration that allows a computer to be used by several people simultaneously.

An application binary executable that has been successfully loaded by the operating system, Linux, Windows, or macOS, and placed into the running state.

This is the breaking down of tasks that can be run simultaneously on different processors. In ASReml-SA the tasks are parts of the algorithm that are calculated in parallel.

A floating Genstat licence that is installed on an On-Premises Flexnet Server system. Each Genstat installation requires a licence file that points to the On-Premises Flexnet Server system.

A code assigned by VSNi to uniquely identify the physical location of an organisation purchasing VSNi software. VSNi will ask you to provide this when you want to download a software upgrade.

A licence which provides access to VSNi software for a short period of time, typically 14 but possibly up to 30 days. This is to allow potential customers to assess the suitability of the software to their application and to understand the set-up requirements.

For students and academics, such as university lecturers: a licence which provides access to VSNi software for use in relation to academic studies. These are 'full version' licences provided at preferential rates to support teaching in higher education settings.

The time period between the startup of the licensed product until it has completed its task and terminated. An enterprise licence user may run two sessions for each license they successfully checkout from the available shared licence. A cloud licence user may run four per shared licence.

A node-locked licence lets you install your software only on a single device. Once the licence is activated your software and licence are locked to that device (but can be deactivated and moved to another device by emailing support@vsni.co.uk with a request).

A software licensing service that is hosted in the cloud (such as RLM). Users need Internet access so that the server can verify their licence when they log-in, but this adds flexibility. It allows the user to install and use their softare on multiple devices without the need for multiple licences.

A single access of the software. The licence may allow for more than one concurrent instance. The same user may access more than one instance concurrently if the software licence allows for this. Equally each instance might be accessed by a single user, allowing multiple users to access the software concurrently.

A licence service which is hosted on a customer’s own machine or server. No Internet connection is required to use VSNi software (after initial server setup and activation). Where users cannot access the Internet, perhaps due to specific IT protocols within their organisation, then we can provide a bespoke ‘on-premises’ licensing service. This will be for larger installations only and will carry a premium charge.

A concurrent licence is a licence “count” i.e. an entitlement to a set number of licences.  A single-user concurrent licence enables the user to install and use the software on several devices, such as a work laptop, tablet or home PC. A multi-user concurrent licence can be shared across a large user community such as a research laboratory. Whenever a user runs the software our cloud-based licence server will “check out” their licence so that it becomes unavailable for use on other devices.