License Distribution Service - Advanced license fulfillment and activation made easy

License Distribution Service, an advanced license fulfillment and activation system included with LM-X License Manager, facilitates the process of deploying your licenses and managing your product orders. License Distribution Service provides you with the tools to simplify license fulfillment, streamlining license requests and deliveries. The scalable design of License Distribution Service lets you manage thousands of customers.

License Distribution Service benefits both you and your customers in many ways. It reduces your license fulfillment costs and accelerates revenue by:

  • Reducing support required for administration of licenses by enabling self-service for end users
  • Eliminating the wait for receiving customer's hostid for node-locked and floating licenses
  • Improving the efficiency of subscription-based renewal programs and maintenance programs
  • Automating license fulfillment
  • Facilitating interaction with resellers throughout the world

License Distribution Service also increases customer satisfaction by:

  • Simplifying license procurement
  • Enabling customers to serve themselves on demand, 24/7
  • Allowing users to reclaim lost licenses
  • Reducing the time required to obtain license keys


The following illustration shows how License Distribution Service is utilized at both vendor and user sites.

License Distribution Service Overview

The license generator at the vendor site can be LM-X License Manager, 3rd party such as FLEXlm and FLEXnet, or other proprietary license management systems. The vendor can create, view and modify license templates, detailed order and license information, and activation states.

At the customer site, activation can be done directly from installers or from activation clients. It's up to you how your customers interface with License Distribution Service.

Learn more about how License Distribution Service works.

License Distribution Service is bundled together with LM-X License Manager. If you would like more information about License Distribution Service, contact us.

X-Formation software supports industry standards such as the following leading manufacturers.

Support vendors for LM-X License Manager