Information processing apparatus, information processing system, and non-transitory computer readable medium

An information processing system comprising:

• a plurality of devices;
• an information processing apparatus that is connected to the plurality of devices via a network and that processes information for managing the plurality of devices;
• and
• a server that is connected to the information processing apparatus via the network and that stores application software,
• wherein the information processing apparatus includes a processor programmed to function as:
• an acquiring unit that acquires information about the application software from the server,
• a display controller that performs control so as to display an application software display section and a device display section on a single screen, the application software display section displaying the information about the application software acquired from the acquiring unit, the device display section displaying information obtained by grouping the devices in accordance with attributes of the devices, and
• a commanding unit that, in accordance with an operation including a selection of a group of the devices performed by a user via the screen displayed by the display controller, commands all devices that belong to the selected group and that are capable of installing the application software to install the application software acquired by the acquiring unit, except:
• for any device of the selected group of devices that includes a fee-based version of the application software already installed on the device, the commanding unit does not command the device to install the application software on that device if the application software to be installed is a free license version of the application software.

A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program causing an information processing apparatus connected to a plurality of devices and an external server via a network to execute a process, the process comprising:

• acquiring information about application software from the external server;
• performing control so as to display an application software display section and a device display section on a single screen, the application software display section displaying the acquired information about the application software, the device display section displaying information obtained by grouping the devices in accordance with attributes of the devices;
• and
• commanding, in accordance with an operation including a selection of a group of the devices performed by a user via the screen displayed by the display controller, all devices that belong to the selected group and that are capable of installing the application software to install the acquired application software, except:
• for any device of the selected group of devices that includes a fee-based version of the application software already installed on the device, the commanding unit does not command the device to install the application software on that device if the application software to be installed is a free license version of the application software.