Patent ID: 7660731
Filing Date: 2010-02-09
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. An enterprise information handling system, comprising: a plurality of hardware and software assets hosted on one or more servers connected to a network; a plurality of client-side network access devices connected on the network to the one or more servers to use the hardware and software assets; a resource center connected on the network to the one or more servers, the plurality of hardware and software assets, and the plurality of client-side network access devices, the resource center controlling the plurality of client-side network access devices' use of the hardware and software assets according to one or more agreements, the resource center comprising: wherein the resource center further monitors actual use of the hardware and software assets by one or more of the plurality of client-side network access devices and determines if the actual use is in violation of one or more agreements, and automatically generates billing adjustments based on violation of one or more agreement; and an agreement management module of the application center and executable in the processing device determines if any of the agreements have expired or will expire in a sweep date range.