SYSTEM FOR ENABLING NODE-LOCKED APPLICATION TO OPERATE IN CLOUD COMPUTING ENVIRONMENT

摘要

A system for generating (208) a licence key for a node-locked application based on information including the MAC address of a virtual machine image, which can be activated (212) to provide an environment in which the application can run, the license key being deployed (210) in the virtual machine image prior to activation thereof, enabling the application to operate in a cloud computing environment.