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Minitab released Minitab Express 1.2.  Software Store customers with active Minitab Express subscriptions can install 1.2 for free: Mac users - Select Minitab Express > Check for Updates PC users - Select File > Help > Check for Updates See http://www.minitab.com/en-us/products/express/whats-new/ to learn about the new features in this release.

Mathworks offers free, online MATLAB workshops to the academic community.  Upcoming sessions include: Data Analytics with MATLAB Tuesday, January 6, 8:00 a.m., or 1:00 p.m. Sign up PID Control Made Easy Thursday, January 8, 8:00 a.m., or 1:00 p.m.

Wolfram Research released Mathematica 10.0.2 on December 10. Mathematica users with active subscriptions can upgrade to the new release for free through the Software Store. Mathematica 10.0.2 supports Mac OS X 10.9.5 and 10.10.  Learn more about 10.0.2 at http://www.wolfram.com/mathematica/quick-revision-history.html.

JetBrains released PyCharm 4 on November 20, 2014. Vanderbilt faculty and students are eligible to download PyCharm for $0 through the Software Store. Faculty may use PyCharm for academic (non-commercial) research and educating students in classes. Students may install the software on personally owned computers for doing coursework. Each license includes product maintenance. See http://www.jetbrains.com/pycharm/whatsnew/ for information on new features.  Visit

Mathworks offers free, online MATLAB workshops to the academic community.  Upcoming seminars include: Collect and Analyze data using MATLAB and Raspberry Pi Friday, December 5, 8:00 a.m.

Vanderbilt University members save 46% during Dell's Cyber Week event. Get the Dell Chromebook 11 - an affordable Chrome OS laptop that's lightweight, and features excellent battery life to keep you powered up throughout your day. Chrome OS Intel Celeron processor 2GB memory and 16GB solid state drive 11.6" display Market value is $398.57.  You save $125.15 and pay $273.42.  Search order code FNCWS11001H. Get up to 5% back in rewards on your Dell Advantage purchases financed with Dell Preferred Account, plus free second business day s

Dell's Cyber Week begins Monday December 1, with rotating door busters through the data starting a 7 a.m. and continuing all week! Inspiron 11 3000 Series 2-in-1: $391.99.  Get the performance of a laptop and the convenience of a tablet in one device.  Search Order Code: FNCWR1204h.

VUIT renewed Vanderbilt's Campus Wide Site Subscription to Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL).  The subscription provides: Unlimited access to RHEL Academic Client and Server editions Unlimited access to Smart Management modules The right to use RHEL in both non-production and production operating environments Faculty, staff, and students can use RHEL Academic Edition for personal or educational purposes such as: Faculty, staff, or student laptops or desktops for personal and academic use Computer labs available to faculty, st

The Vanderbilt Software Store will be temporarily unavailable between 6 and 8 a.m. on Tuesday, November 25. Kivuto, the company that hosts the Software Store, has scheduled maintenance during this time. The website will display a message indicating that the store is temporarily unavailable to customers.

MATLAB Online is a new web based service for MATLAB subscribers.  The service includes: MATLAB Eleven toolboxes MATLAB Web Desktop (an interactive environment for creating code and analyzing data) 500 MB cloud storage for data archiving, file sharing, and file publishing Mobile access from an iPhone, iPad, or Android device Go to http://www.mathworks.com/products/matlab/online/ to see the list of available toolboxes, system requirements, service features, and limitations.