Software Store Blog

Mathworks released MATLAB release 2014b last month.  Release Notes System Requirements Current MATLAB subscribers are eligible to upgrade to release 2014b free of charge.  The Software Store placed free a free download in the accounts of eligible customers.

Microsoft released a new version of Outlook for Mac for Office 365 users on October 31, 2014.  See http://blogs.office.com/2014/10/31/new-outlook-mac-available-office-365-customers/ for details.

Today, Microsoft announced that Apple iPhone, Apple iPad, and Google Android users could create and edit Microsoft Office content free of charge.  See http://news.microsoft.com/2014/11/06/microsoft-brings-office-to-everyone-everywhere/ for more information.

Software Store customers have a new option for quickly finding the product they need.  We posted a new online catalog with links to each product in the store.  Other catalog features include: Filtering by purchasing eligibility (i.e. student, faculty/staff, or department) Sorting by platform (i.e. Windows, Mac, or Linux) Searching by product name Icons for payment method (i.e. pay with a cost center or personal credit card) Icons for computer ownership (i.e.

Adobe recently released several new products including: Adobe ColdFusion 11 Enterprise (for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Solaris) Adobe ColdFusion 11 Standard (for Windows, Mac, Linux, and Solaris) Adobe ColdFusion Builder 3 (for Windows, Mac, and Linux)

Beginning Friday, August 29, Vanderbilt students will be able to install Office 365 ProPus free of charge on up to five devices, including PC, Mac, tablet, and mobile. Office 365 ProPlus includes: Office 365 ProPlus for PC (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Access, Publisher, Outlook, Lync, InfoPath) Office 365 for Mac (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook) Office Mobile for iPhone (Word Mobile, Excel Mobile, PowerPoint Mobile, OneNote Mobile, Lync Mobile) Office Mobile for Android (Word Mobile, Excel Mobile, PowerPoint Mobile, OneNote Mobile, Lync Mobile

The Software Store is scheduled to undergo maintenance on August 12, 2014 from 6:00 to 8:00 AM.  During this time, customers will not be able to log into the Software Store.

MATLAB Distributed Computing Server (MDCS) lets you run MATLAB programs and Simulink models on computer clusters.  Build your program or model on a  desktop using Parallel Computing Toolbox, and then run your code on many computers using MDCS. Parallel Computing Toolbox is included in the MATLAB product suite that departments, employees, and students can buy through the Vanderbilt Software Store.  Once you subscribe to MATLAB, you are eligible to get MDCS at no cost through the store. See http://www.mathworks.com/products/

SAS Clinical Standards Toolkit 1.6 for Windows and Linux is available through the Vanderbilt Software Store.  Customers can obtain access to Clinical Standards Toolkit by purchasing a SAS subscription through the Software Store. See http://support.sas.com/rnd/base/cdisc/cst/ for product information.

Corel released WordPerfect Office X7 for Windows on April 8, 2014 and the Software Store now offers the new version to departments for use on Vanderbilt owned computers.  You can use WordPerfect Office to open, edit, and create PDF files.  New features in X7 include PDF Forms feature: Create PDF forms and populate the forms with text fields, check boxes, drop down lists, radio buttons, and more. eBook Publisher: the enhanced WordPerfect eBook Publisher supports both EPUB and MOBI formats, and provides compatibility with Kobo, Kindle, Nook and Sony Reader eBook device