Software Store Blog

The VUMC Software Store's customer service desk will be closed Thursday, November 23 - Friday, November 24, 2023 for the Thanksgiving holiday. The online Software Store will be available throughout the holiday.

CVE-2021-44228 is a remote code execution vulnerability in Apache Log4j.  SAS 9.4 is vulnerable to CVE-2021-44228. VUMC IT applied the necessary Security Update to address the Log4j vulnerability on the server. End users access the SAS server through SAS Enterprise Guide, the PC interface, and through SAS Studio, the web interface.  Enterprise Guide is not Java based and is not vulnerable to CVE-2021-44228.

MATLAB Expo 2021 is scheduled for May 4-5, 2021.  The event is online. Highlights include:

DigiCert will perform scheduled maintenance on Saturday, April 3rd, from 11 PM through 1 AM.  DigiCert is the certificate authority VUMC IT uses to create the SSL certificates we offer to the enterprise through the VUMC Software Store. During the scheduled outage, the Software Store cannot order, renew or reissue SSL certificates. Please schedule high-priority orders, renewals and reissues outside the maintenance window.

MathWorks, maker of MATLAB, is hosting a free MATLAB webinar for the Vanderbilt community. Date: Wednesday, March 10, 2021 Time: 2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Topic: 21 MATLAB Features You Need Now Venue: Event WebEx Presenter: Loren Shure This fast-paced talk will introduce at least 21 features you can start using today to make your use of MATLAB more efficient, effective, and fun. 

Last year, the CA/Browser Forum announced that, starting September 1, 2020, certificate authorities (CAs) may only issue SSL certificates with a maximum validity period of 397 days. As a result of this change, the Software Store advises customers to renew their certificates no more than 45 days in advance of the certificate's expiration date. This will ensure the customer does not lose time on the certificate by renewing early. See One Year Certs for background information on the change.

Adobe released Photoshop Elements 2021 for Windows and Mac during October 2020.  Software Store customers with active maintenance may upgrade to the new release for free. Eligible customers will receive an email from the Software Store with upgrade instructions. For information on the new version, visit https://www.adobe.com/products/photoshop-elements/whats-new.html.

Adobe released Premiere Elements 2021 for Windows and Mac during October 2020.  Software Store customers with active maintenance may upgrade to the new release for free. Eligible customers will receive an email from the Software Store with upgrade instructions. For information on the new version, visit https://www.adobe.com/products/premiere-elements/whats-new.html.    

Clarivate Analytics released EndNote 20 for Windows during October 2020.  Clarivate will release the Mac version later this year. See https://endnote.com/product-details for information on the new release.   Online resources include:

GraphPad released Prism 9 for Windows and Mac on October 28, 2020.  Software Store customers with an active subscription may upgrade to version 9 at no additional cost.  To access the download link, installation instructions and activation key: