Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for partial activation of a license across multiple machines are provided. A user buys a license for multiple seats that he needs to activate on multiple machines For simple management the license is identified by a single activation key that covers all purchased seats. Whenever user activates some number of available seats on some computer, licensing system links unique activation information for the specific machine to the license registration record in the licensing database. This additional information is used to track number of used and available seats for the license and it allows to correctly deactivate part of the seats based on the specific computer on which it was activated. Licensing records exposed to outer systems (finance, etc. . . . ) are still represented as single item, even though customer may have hundreds of individual installations covered by it.

Abstract: Systems, methods, apparatuses, and computer program products for a reusable license activation key are provided. One method includes creating, by a server, a registration record in a database upon activation of a license for a product, the registration record comprising an activation key for the license. The method may further include generating a new registration record comprising a new activation key when a change to the license occurs, generating a globally unique identifier for linking the registration record with the new registration record, and storing the linked registration records in the database.