Name: Mastering Dongle Management with OpenLM Platform
Start: 2026-03-05T10:00:00+00:00
End: 2026-03-05T17:00:00+00:00
Location: OpenLM

GEOVIA license management with OpenLM

Dassault Systèmes’ GEOVIA brand (including Surpac, Minex, and Whittle) is critical for the mining sector, handling everything from pit optimization to geological modeling.

These tools face a unique challenge: Remote Usage. They are often used in off-grid exploration camps or deep underground, making license tracking notoriously difficult.

OpenLM gives you a central command view, tracking licenses across global HQs and remote mine sites alike.

What is GEOVIA: All about the license manager

GEOVIA License Manager is the dedicated utility for administering licenses for Dassault Systèmes’ mining software suite, including Surpac, GEMS, and MineSched. It manages a shared pool of network or standalone licenses, often relying on a local server or hardware dongles (sentinels) to validate entitlements when users launch the application.

While historically a distinct, proprietary system (legacy Gemcom), newer versions of GEOVIA software are increasingly adopting the standard DSLS (Dassault Systèmes License Server) for unified management.

Licensing schemas of GEOVIA

GEOVIA applications often use a mix of DSLS, Gemalto, or Dongle-based licensing.

The “hoarding” culture: In mining, engineers fear losing access while at a remote site, so they check out licenses for maximum durations (30+ days), even if they only need them for a week.
Dongle management: Physical dongles are often lost or “borrowed” permanently. While OpenLM tracks server licenses, it helps identify when digital licenses should replace physical ones to reduce risk.
Global follow-the-sun: Mining is a 24-hour operation. A license held in Perth might be needed in Toronto 12 hours later. Without visibility, global sharing fails.

OpenLM’s solution for GEOVIA optimization

OpenLM monitors the license servers to provide a “single source of truth” for all geology and mine planning assets.

The following table:

OpenLM capability	Value for GEOVIA licenses
Borrowing/Checkout tracking	Monitor long-term checkouts. Identify users who borrow licenses for 30 days but reconnect to the network after 5 days, prompting early return of the asset.
Global usage heatmaps	Visualize usage across time zones. Determine if you can reduce total seat count by sharing licenses between Australian and American operations more effectively.
User behavior analysis	Identify “campers” who leave a GEOVIA application open on their desktop while they go out for field work. Enforce timeouts (license harvesting) to free these seats for others.
Denial analysis	Distinguish between true license shortages and network failures at remote sites, preventing unnecessary purchases of additional seats.

OpenLM advantages for GEOVIA monitoring

Mining industry focus: We understand the unique constraints of high-latency, low-bandwidth mine sites. OpenLM Broker is designed to buffer data and transmit it only when connectivity is restored.

Cost reduction: By optimizing the “Borrowing” ratio, companies can often reduce their GEOVIA maintenance spend by 15-20%.

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