License Management (MATLAB Installation Guide for PC) MATLAB Installation Guide for PC     Licensing Architecture In a concurrent installation, The MathWorks uses a license manager program, called FLEXlm (a product of GLOBEtrotter Software, Inc.), to control access to the software. The key components of this architecture are: The application that uses FLEXlm to manage licenses The FLEXlm license managment daemons License File Throughout this section, references to the $MATLAB directory refer to the directory in which the contents of the MATLAB distribution are installed.  License Management The License Managment Daemons