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Combine in-store savings with your HP Academy discount to save on purchases April 21 through April 27, 2013. - Save up to $200 instantly on select PCs. - Use your HP Academy pricing to buy a HP Pavilion dv6t-7000 Quad Edition Entertainment Notebook PC with Windows 7 for $639. Visit http://www.hpdirect.com/academy/vanderbilt, or call 1-800-632-8251.

Oracle released The Critical Patch Update for April 2013 and The Oracle Java SE Critical Patch Update for April 2013 on April 16, 2013.

Microsoft released Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) for Software Assurance 2013 last week.

This alert applies to volume-licensed copies of Windows 8 (i.e.

Dell is offering Vanderbilt employees: •A 4% discount on systems. •A 10% discount on electronics and accessories. Use coupon code J7LDVZT3RL$89R. •A $50 discount off a Blackberry Z10 for Verizon Wireless. Use coupon code Z10SAVE50 with a two-year activation. This promotion also includes a $50 e-gift card. These promotions end May 1 at 6 a.m. Visit http://www.dell.com/dellu/vanderbiltuor call 888-243-9964 to place an order. Use Vanderbilt's member ID to receive your discount.

Microsoft announced: 1.Expression Studio 4 Ultimate and Expression Studio 4 Web Professional are no longer available for sale.

The Software Store offers MATLAB to departments for less than $100 per computer.

The Software Store offers SAS Education Analytic Suite subscriptions to departments for $30.50 per computer. Each subscription includes: •Base SAS •SAS Enterprise Guide •SAS/ACCESS •SAS/ASSIST •SAS Bridge for ESRI •SAS/EIS •SAS/OR •SAS/QC •SAS/AF •SAS/LAB •SAS/CONNECT •SAS/ETS •SAS/FSP •SAS/GRAPH •SAS/IML •SAS/INSIGHT •SAS/SECURE •SAS/SHARE •SAS/STAT •SAS e-Learning Library •SAS Integration Technologies A SAS user would pay $1,130 per device to license all of these products through SAS Institute. The Vanderbilt community saves over 97% by purchasing SAS through the Software Store

The Software Store offers JMP Academic Suite subscriptions for teaching and research for $19.50 per computer. Each subscription includes access to: •JMP •JMP Pro •SAS Simulation Studio •SAS e-Learning Library A JMP user would pay $595 per device to license Academic Suite through SAS Institute. The Vanderbilt community saves over 96% by purchasing JMP through the Software Store.

Tableau Software recently introduced two new offers for the education market: •Tableau Desktop for full time students - Free •Tableau for Teaching – Free Faculty can use Tableau software for free to help teach students data analysis, informatics, and data visualization skills. Visit http://www.tableausoftware.com/academic?elq=966d722af10c41ec83ce92458f12507c for details.