<s>
Software	B-Application
metering	I-Application
refers	O
to	O
several	O
areas	O
:	O
</s>
<s>
Tracking	O
and	O
maintaining	O
software	B-License
licenses	I-License
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
can	O
include	O
monitoring	O
of	O
concurrent	O
usage	O
of	O
software	O
for	O
real-time	B-Operating_System
enforcement	O
of	O
license	O
limits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Real-time	B-Operating_System
monitoring	O
of	O
all	O
(	O
or	O
selected	O
)	O
applications	O
running	O
on	O
the	O
computers	O
within	O
the	O
organization	O
in	O
order	O
to	O
detect	O
unregistered	O
or	O
unlicensed	O
software	O
and	O
prevent	O
its	O
execution	O
,	O
or	O
limit	O
its	O
execution	O
to	O
within	O
certain	O
hours	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
systems	B-Application
administrator	I-Application
can	O
configure	O
the	O
software	B-Application
metering	I-Application
agent	O
on	O
each	O
computer	O
in	O
the	O
organization	O
,	O
for	O
example	O
,	O
to	O
prohibit	O
the	O
execution	O
of	O
games	O
before	O
17:00	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Active	O
software	B-Application
metering	I-Application
occurs	O
when	O
a	O
user	O
is	O
specifically	O
denied	O
use	O
of	O
a	O
metered	O
application	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Passive	O
software	B-Application
metering	I-Application
occurs	O
when	O
application	O
use	O
is	O
simply	O
recorded	O
and	O
no	O
control	O
is	O
asserted	O
over	O
maintaining	O
a	O
maximum	O
concurrent	O
usage	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
