Software Store Blog

Dell's Black Friday Deals

VUMC employees save up to 50% by shopping Dell's Black Friday deals a full week before anyone else!  Shipping is free. Black Friday early access dates run from Tuesday, November 14, through Wednesday, November 22. Standing offers launch Wednesday, November 15 at 7 a.m. CST. Door busters (limited quantity) launch daily at 10 a.m. CST. Thanksgiving, November 23: Standing offers launch at 1 a.m. CST.

Oracle Security Alert for CVE-2017-10269

Oracle released Security Alert for CVE-2017-10269 on November 14, 2017. Oracle strongly recommends that customers follow the recommended actions in the Security Alert. See Oracle Critical Patch Updates and Security Alerts fo

Free MATLAB Webinars

Mathworks offers free online training.  Upcoming webinars include: November 30: Making Embedded Software Safe and Secure December 5:

Free Stata Webinars

StataCorp offers free, online webinars to Stata users. Current offerings include: November 28: Bayesian Analysis using Stata, Register December 12: Extended Regression Models using Stata, Register Sign up to receive alerts about future webinars at email alert.  

Free SAS Webinars

SAS Institute offers free Ask the Expert webinars. Learn from SAS experts as they present the latest on hundreds of technical topics. Take advantage of the chance to get your specific questions answered by participating in live sessions. View other sessions on demand at your own convenience. See Ask the Expert for details on upcoming webinars.

New Adobe Creative Cloud Products

Adobe added the following new products to its Value Incentive Program (VIP).  Medical Center departments may purchase these offers through the VUMC Software Store. Adobe Dimension Creative Cloud Adobe Presenter Video Express Adobe Stock Other (40 images per month) Adobe XD Creative Cloud Each user requ

Ten strategies for practicing Wi-Fi cybersecurity

October is cyber security awareness month Ten strategies for practicing Wi-Fi cybersecurity The use of public Wi-Fi has become a topic of concern for many people, especially those in the cybersecurity. There are Wi-Fi connections nearly everywhere now. Anyone with a phone, a computer, or other device has used this convenient tool because of its availability and ease-of-use. Our favorite restaurants, coffee shops, airports, and meeting places offer Wi-Fi hotspots.

Nitro Pro - Product Updates

GoNitro, the manufacturer of Nitro Pro, releases product updates for the Enterprise version approximately four times per year.  Medical Center departments may purchase subscriptions for the Enterprise version through the VUMC Software Store. Each subscription includes maintenance.  The Software Store will push each product update into each subscriber's account so that he or she may optionally upgrade at no cost. Please note that if you go to the support page of the GoNitro website and click Update my current Nitro Pro, you will

XFA/LiveCycle documents and Nitro Pro

Medical Center departments may purchase Nitro Pro, a PDF editor, through the VUMC Software Store. Some files may use the .PDF extension in their file name, but they are actually XFA or Adobe LifeCycle documents.  You can identify a document's file type by right-clicking on the document, and selecting Document Properties. Nitro Pro, Mozilla Firefox's built-in PDF viewer, and Google Chrome's built-in PDF viewer do not support XFA files.  If you need to work with XFA files, please see Adobe's website

Oracle Critical Patch Update for October 2017

Oracle released its Critical Patch Update for October 2017 on October 17th. Review Oracle's Security Fixing Policies and the Critical Patch Update Advisory to determine if you require a software update. The following schedule provides the next four dates for Oracle's Critical Patch Update Service: January 16, 2018 April 17, 2018 July 17, 2018 October 16, 2018