Software Store Blog

Deadline to purchase Project & Visio through Vanderbilt's Select Agreement

The deadline to purchase and approve orders for Visio and Project through the VUMC Software Store via the university’s Microsoft Select Plus agreement is June 28. The licenses are perpetual and will transfer from the university to the medical center. Starting July 2016, VUMC departments are eligible to purchase Microsoft products and services through a new contract between VUMC and Microsoft.  Details will follow.    

VUMC Software Store Outage

Kivuto, the company that hosts the VUMC Software Store, issued the following alert: Our datacenter (PEER1) in Atlanta is experiencing a power loss that is currently impacting servers. They are aware of the issue and working to get back online as soon as possible. We will share more information as it becomes available. We are very sorry for the inconvenience this may cause.

Save through Dell on Personal Purchases

Vanderbilt students, faculty, and staff are eligible to save on personal purchases through Dell.  June offers include: Buy a PC for $699.99 or above, and get a FREE 32” LG TV worth $279.99.

MATLAB Webinars during July 2015

Mathworks offers free, online MATLAB workshops to the academic community.  Upcoming sessions include: Designing Antennas and Antenna Arrays with MATLAB Antenna Toolbox July 15 Sign up Data Analytics and MATLAB July 16

PyCharm Free for Teaching, Learning, and Academic Research

PyCharm is a software product that includes tools and integrations for professional Python and Web development. JetBrains, the manufacturer, offers a Student License for PyCharm.  Each Vanderbilt faculty and student is eligible to apply for a free PyCharm Student License.  You may use a Student License for teaching, coursework, and academic research. Go to https://www.jetbrains.com/student/ to apply for the license.  See https://www.jetbrains.com/student/#faq to learn more abo

Adobe Acrobat Professional Document Cloud

Adobe released Acrobat Pro DC (Document Cloud) on April 7, 2015. The Software Store added the new product to its catalog on June 2.  Departments can purchase Acrobat Pro DC for Windows or Mac through the Software Store. Learn about Document Cloud. Learn about new features in Acrobat DC. Software Store customers with active Acrobat maintenance are eligible for a free upgrade to Document Cloud.  Licenses are perpetual (i.e.

MATLAB Compiler for 32-bit Windows

Mathworks announced it will stop supporting Windows 32-bit starting with MATLAB 2016a.  See http://www.mathworks.com/support/sysreq/roadmap.html?s_tid=srchtitle for more information.

JMP 12 Available

SAS Institute released JMP 12 during April 2015.  See http://www.jmp.com/en_us/software/jmp/new-in-jmp.html for information on new features. Software Store customers with active JMP subscriptions are eligible to upgrade to JMP 12 for free by logging into their Software Store account and accessing the download from their order receipt. Contact software.store@vanderbilt.edu with questions.