Software Store Blog

FolderSizes Professional 7 for Windows

Vanderbilt purchased a site license for FolderSizes Professional 7 for Windows.  You can use FolderSizes to analyze, visualize, and manage disk space.  See http://www.foldersizes.com/ for more product information. The site license allows customers to use the software on Vanderbilt and employee home computers.  Download at no charge through the Vanderbilt Software Store.  

SuperToast Professional for Lync 2013 Available!

The Vanderbilt community can download SuperToast Professional for Lync 2013 for free through the Vanderbilt Software Store. Customers can use SuperToast to get alerts on incoming and missed telephone and video calls via Microsoft Lync 2010 and Lync 2013.  See http://www.modalitysystems.com/us/software/super-toast for more product information.  

Free Tablet Offer

Take advantage of this offer with the purchase of a PC for $699.99 or more. · New Inspiron 15 5000 Series o Member price: $699.99 (you save $528.99 off the $1,228.98 market price)

SQL Server 2014 Available

Microsoft released SQL Server 2014 on April 1.  Editions include: SQL Server 2014 Enterprise Edition 32-bit SQL Server 2014 Enterprise Edition 64-bit SQL Server 2014 Standard Edition 32-bit SQL Server 2014 Standard Edition 64-bit SQL Server Business Intelligence Edition 32-bit SQL Server Business Intelligence Edition 64-bit SQL Server Developer 2014 32-bit SQL Server Developer 2014 64-bit See http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/librar

Steps you can take to stay safe online after Heartbleed

Heartbleed is a bug in OpenSSL, a set of software tools used widely across the Web for security. This bug may reveal sensitive information such as user names, passwords, and other private information to cyber-criminals.

MATLAB Release 2014a Available

Mathworks released MATLAB Release 2014a on March 6, 2014.  Software Store customers with active MATLAB subscriptions that expire April 30, 2015 are eligible to upgrade to 2014a at no cost. Vanderbilt's MATLAB product suite includes the following products.  End users would pay $15,300 per computer if Vanderbilt did not have a site license for MATLAB.  Departments pay $97.50 through the Vanderbilt Software Store.

Security Alert for OpenSSL Heartbleed Vulnerability

Oracle released Security Alert CVE-2014-0160 for the OpenSSL Heartbleed vulnerability on April 18, 2014.  This Security Alert addresses a vulnerability which affects multiple OpenSSL versions implemented by multiple vendors in multiple products. See http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/alert-cve-2014-0160-2190703.html for the list of affected Oracle products and patch availability information.  Oracle strongly recommends applying the patches as soon as possible.  

Windows Server 2012 R2 Update

Microsoft released Windows Server 2012 R2 Update on April 2.  The Update is free through Windows Update. See http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dn645472.aspx for product information. Vanderbilt departments can order Windows Server 2012 R2 Update through the Software Store by placing an order under the Departments/Microsoft tab.