Introducing the Dell Chromebook 11 - Now Available for Students and Staff!!
December 2, 2014
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Vanderbilt University members save 46% during Dell's Cyber Week event.
Get the Dell Chromebook 11 - an affordable Chrome OS laptop that's lightweight, and features excellent battery life to keep you powered up throughout your day.
Chrome OS
Intel Celeron processor
2GB memory and 16GB solid state drive
11.6" display
Market value is $398.57. You save $125.15 and pay $273.42. Search order code FNCWS11001H.
Get up to 5% back in rewards on your Dell Advantage purchases financed with Dell Preferred Account, plus free second business day s
Cyber Week Savings through Dell
November 24, 2014
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Dell's Cyber Week begins Monday December 1, with rotating door busters through the data starting a 7 a.m. and continuing all week!
Inspiron 11 3000 Series 2-in-1: $391.99. Get the performance of a laptop and the convenience of a tablet in one device. Search Order Code: FNCWR1204h.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Available
November 24, 2014
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VUIT renewed Vanderbilt's Campus Wide Site Subscription to Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL). The subscription provides:
Unlimited access to RHEL Academic Client and Server editions
Unlimited access to Smart Management modules
The right to use RHEL in both non-production and production operating environments
Faculty, staff, and students can use RHEL Academic Edition for personal or educational purposes such as:
Faculty, staff, or student laptops or desktops for personal and academic use
Computer labs available to faculty, st
Software Store Scheduled Maintenance
November 20, 2014
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The Vanderbilt Software Store will be temporarily unavailable between 6 and 8 a.m. on Tuesday, November 25. Kivuto, the company that hosts the Software Store, has scheduled maintenance during this time.
The website will display a message indicating that the store is temporarily unavailable to customers.
MATLAB Online
November 19, 2014
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MATLAB Online is a new web based service for MATLAB subscribers. The service includes:
MATLAB
Eleven toolboxes
MATLAB Web Desktop (an interactive environment for creating code and analyzing data)
500 MB cloud storage for data archiving, file sharing, and file publishing
Mobile access from an iPhone, iPad, or Android device
Go to http://www.mathworks.com/products/matlab/online/ to see the list of available toolboxes, system requirements, service features, and limitations.
Black Friday PreSale Offer through Dell
November 18, 2014
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Vanderbilt students and staff have access Dell's Black Friday deals one week earlier than the public! Start saving this November 20 at 7 a.m. CST. Shop at Dell.com/DellU/VanderbiltU or call 1-800-695-8133.
Pycharm Educational Edition
November 18, 2014
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PyCharm Educational Edition is a free, open-source software product under the Apache 2.0 license.
Instructors can use PyCharm Educational Edition to create, change, and distribute interactive courses. Students can use the software to get instant feedback and assignment scores.
Users can report bugs on the public
McAfee VirusScan for Mac subscription to expire end of 2015
November 13, 2014
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Vanderbilt’s McAfee VirusScan for Mac subscription is set to expire December 31, 2014. Vanderbilt licenses Microsoft System Center EndPoint Protection (SCEP) as the preferred virus-scanning product through its Microsoft Campus Agreement.
Minitab 17 Available
November 13, 2014
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Vanderbilt faculty and students are eligible to buy Minitab 17, Minitab Express, and Minitab Quality Companion 3 through the Software Store.
Six-month subscriptions cost $29.99.
Twelve-month subscriptions cost $49.99.
See http://www.minitab.com/en-us/academic/ for teaching resources.
Microsoft offers .NET server core stack via open source, introduces free Visual Studio
November 13, 2014
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On November 12, Microsoft announced:
It is going to open source the full server-side .NET core stack
The open source version of .NET will support Windows, Mac OS X, and Linux
Visual Studio Community 2013 is available and offers free access to all Visual Studio features
Visual Studio 2015 Preview and