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Matthew wrote:This is an excellent point Matthew!
. Most people don't need the add-ons on all their machines and trying to keep track of which AC keys are tied to which Cigraph add-ons can get unmanageable.
2008-11-20 11:29 AM
2008-11-20 02:05 PM
Erika wrote:It is a good point. Which is why site licenses would allow the add-on to be used (or not) and any machine in the organization. The bigger problem is that now with the add-on tied to a piece of hardware if two people want to use different products on the same dongle, production slows down until the first one is finished using it OR you are forced into buying a second dongle and license to use the add-ons occasionally. It isn't very practical in my view.Matthew wrote:This is an excellent point Matthew!
. Most people don't need the add-ons on all their machines and trying to keep track of which AC keys are tied to which Cigraph add-ons can get unmanageable.
2008-11-20 02:46 PM
2008-11-20 06:38 PM
gpowless wrote:I haven't checked with Cigraph, but I imagine that their WIBU key could be set up as a network license just like ArchiCAD with some limited number of licenses allowed to run concurrently on any machines.
...Which is why site licenses would allow the add-on to be used (or not) and any machine in the organization.
The bigger problem is that now with the add-on tied to a piece of hardware if two people want to use different products on the same dongle, production slows down until the first one is finished using it OR you are forced into buying a second dongle and license to use the add-ons occasionally. It isn't very practical in my view.Assuming the network solution doesn't work for whatever reason, managing the floating dongles would depend on the needs of the firm. In some cases a single key with multiple add-ons would work (that's how I use them) in other cases one key per add-on makes more sense. It doesn't seem like rocket science to figure out which way will work best for a particular firm and to purchase accordingly.
2008-11-20 07:03 PM