Abstract: A resource management server including a controller, a communicator that communicates with a license management server which manages a license, and a storage. The storage stores resource information. The controller acquires information about a resource to be activated, acquires license information from the license management server via the communicator, and, when a plurality of sets of license information is acquired as the license information, allocates a license to the resource to be activated based on the plurality of sets of license information.

Abstract: This resource management server includes a controller, a communicator that communicates with a license management server which manages a license, and a storage. The storage stores resource information. The controller acquires license information from the license management server via the communicator, and activates resources stored by the storage, starting from a highest priority resource, based on the license information.

Abstract: A resource management server including a controller, a communicator that communicates with a license management server which manages a license, and a storage. The storage stores resource information. The controller acquires information about a resource to be activated, acquires license information from the license management server via the communicator, and, when a plurality of sets of license information is acquired as the license information, allocates a license to the resource to be activated based on the plurality of sets of license information.

Abstract: This resource management server includes a controller, a communicator that communicates with a license management server which manages a license, and a storage. The storage stores resource information. The controller acquires license information from the license management server via the communicator, and activates resources stored by the storage, starting from a highest priority resource, based on the license information.

Abstract: In a document management system, a document management server storing in its data storage portion a document management means, document files, and an entry operator list linking thereto; a computer; and a printer are connected via a communications line. The entry operator list is arranged such that a condition for “trial printing” and a maximum number of “official printouts” can be specified. If the content stored in the entry operator list indicates that even one entry operator has not completed entry, then the document management means sets a condition for “trial printing” in a printer driver, whereas if the content stored in the entry operator list indicates that all entry operators have competed entry, then the document management means stores in the entry operator list a number of “official printouts” set and printed by the printer driver, and prohibits printing which exceeds a cumulative number of “official printouts”.