Are LabView licenses for Windows transferrable to Mac OS X?

[simX]

I can't seem to find any information on this subject on the National Instruments or in a search on this forum, so hopefully someone can answer these questions.

My lab has 3 licenses for the use of LabView 8.5 in our lab, although the instructions that I've been given to install LabView involve downloading the trial software from National Instruments' website, and then using the activation code to activate the software. Trouble is, the trial software is for Windows only, and I was hoping to be able to run LabView on the Mac in our lab.

Are the licenses for LabView transferrable across platforms, or does my lab need to specifically purchase a version of LabView for the Mac? If the licenses *are* transferrable, how do I request a CD for the Mac installers if we've already purchased LabView for Windows? Furthermore, if I'm able to use these licenses on a Mac, is it possible to install the Windows version on my Mac on my Boot Camp partition, and install the Mac version on my Mac OS X partition and only use up one license? I'm not sure if all of our hardware has drivers that will run under Mac OS X on an Intel Mac, and I don't want to be penalized for this by having to use up two licenses on the same machine.

Any answers to these questions would be much appreciated.

[tst]

I'm not big on this, but I believe that the license can be used by a single person - you can activate using the same license on several Windows machines, as long as they're used by a single person. Here are a couple of articles about virtualization, although I don't think they mention LabVIEW specifically. As for using the same license, you should talk to your local NI office. I think they can do this, but I'm not sure.

[Stephen_S.]

Hi SimX,

The LabVIEW licenses are not transferrable directly, since LabVIEW for Windows and LabVIEW for Mac are entirely different products and have different installers.

In this case, you should contact your local sales representative to see what your options are. You can find the email contact information at http://sine.ni.com/apps/utf8/nicc.call_me?p_lang_id=us, or call in to 866-ASK-MYNI (866-275-6964).

Regards,

Stephen S.