| 20100275252 | Software management apparatus and method, and user terminal controlled by the apparatus and management method for the same - A software management apparatus and method are disclosed. A software installation attempt made in one of multiple user terminals connected through a corporate network is detected, and a management operation is performed to permit software installation, to block the use of the user terminal, or to provide a popup notification according to the rights assigned to the user terminal. In addition, unlike existing approaches to prevention of unauthorized software installation that may not handle already installed software, the software management apparatus and method enable the system manager to handle and remove software that is already installed in a user terminal before installation of the apparatus and method. As a result, unauthorized installation of software in corporate computers can be effectively prevented. | 10-28-2010 |