Software Store Blog

During October 26-November 1, Vanderbilt University is Dell's Partner of the Week. During this event, employees qualify for 17% off select Dell consumer PCs and tablets including the XPS 12 convertible Ultrabook and the XPS 18 portable All-in-One! To take advantage of the offer: 1. Visit http://www.dell.com/dellu/vanderbiltu between October 26 and November 1 to claim your coupon. 2. Dell will send you an email with a unique coupon code. 3. The email will contain instructions on how to redeem the coupon. 4.

Microsoft released Windows Server 2012 R2 October 18, 2013.  Vanderbilt departments can download the Datacenter and Standard editions through the Vanderbilt Software Store under the "Departments/Microsoft" tab.

Apple released Mac OS X Mavericks October 22, 2013.  See: New Features: http://www.apple.com/osx/whats-new/ System Requirements: http://www.apple.com/osx/specs/ App Compatibility: http://roaringapps.com/ How to Upgrade: http://www.apple.com/osx/how-to-upgrade/ Apple is distributing Mavericks for free through the Mac App Store.

SuperToast Professional is available for $0 through the Vanderbilt Software Store. Microsoft Lync 2010 users can use SuperToast to send alerts for the instant messages (IMs) they miss.  In addition, you can use SuperToast to display a list of all missed conversations and to re-engage in a specific conversation. Vanderbilt's site license lets employees and students install SuperToast on their home computers; departments can install on enterprise machines. Modality Systems, the manufacturer, expects to release a Lync 2013 comp

Oracle released its Critical Patch Update for October 2013 on October 15, 2013.  Starting October 2013, Oracle will release Java SE Critical Patch Update quarterly every year as per the main Oracle Critical Patch Update Schedule. Oracle strongly recommends applying the patches as soon as possible. The next four Critical Patch Updates include: January 14, 2014 April 15, 2014 July 15, 2014 October 14, 2014 Oracle posts its Critical Patch Update Advisories o

Kivuto, the company that hosts the Software Store, will perform scheduled maintenance on the store's underlying platform Wednesday, October 23, 2013 from 6-8 AM. Customers will not be able to access the store during this time.

Adobe recently released Photoshop Elements 12, Premiere Elements 12, and the Photoshop Elements & Premiere Elements 12 product suite.  The Software Store offers all three products to departments.  Customers with active maintenance received a free upgrade to version 12 in their Software Store accounts.

The Vanderbilt Software Store in collaboration with Dell will offer Vanderbilt employees a 17 percent discount off Dell products Oct. 26 through Nov.

HP announced it is ending the HP Academy Program on November 12, 2013.  The HP Academy Program provides Vanderbilt students with discounted pricing on hardware and software products.