Global License Spanning Multiple Timezones in a Rate-Based System

摘要

A method, system, apparatus, and a computer program product are provided for managing a rate-based license by monitoring geographic location information for each of a plurality of users in different time zones and adjusting allocations of an application license for a user organization across the plurality of users based on the geographic location information for the plurality of users and an amount of the application license expected to be used during specified peak hours at each geographic location so that the application license is allocated to permit each usage for each user during the specified peak hours at each geographic location.