Some links on the Embarcadero License Center server (formerly known as Belise and Elise) from my contributions to these G+ threads:
- Anyone here ever start out using Workstation licenses then switch to eitherNetworked Named User or Networked Concurrent ?… [WayBack]
- Does anyone know what is happening with AppWave? Is it still going, or has something replaced it? – Nicholas Ring – Google+ [WayBack]
When for instance your workstations cannot communicate to the external license servers or you want to run concurrent Delphi/C++-Builder/RAD-Studio instances on your local network, you need to run the Elise licensing server on your network, which requires you to have a server with Java running somewhere.
Despite some of the documentation, it runs on more recent Windows versions too.
Not sure about the money: it’s just that a few clients of mine use it as it makes it easier to manage licenses when you switch contractors or not having various team members only use Delphi part of the time.
The Wiert Corner - irregular stream of stuff 