Software Store Blog

Vanderbilt departments can buy iOS apps and books in volume and distribute them to students, faculty, administrators, and employees through Apple’s Volume Purchase Program (VPP). For details, see Apple's online VPP presentation at https://edseminars.apple.com/event/B657d-79ghC. To participate in VPP, complete the Apple VPP Program Facilitator Request form posted at http://softwarestore.vanderbilt.edu under Service Requests.

Adobe announced the release of Creative Suite 6 (CS6) on Monday and expects to begin shipping the new version within a few weeks. Departments that purchase CS5.5 products through the Software Store on or after April 23, 2012 will receive a free upgrade to the corresponding CS6 product.

The Vanderbilt Software Store has negotiated a contract with Qoppa Software for selling PDF Studio to the Vanderbilt community. You can use PDF Studio to edit PDFs on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. Under the new contract, Qoppa Software will provide Vanderbilt with access to PDF Studio Pro for $22.99 per license (i.e. for 63% less than the cost of Adobe Acrobat Professional). If all departments convert to PDF Studio, Vanderbilt can expect to save over $60,000 per year.

The Software Store has negotiated a new JMP contract with SAS Institute. Our old contract provided unlimited access to JMP for Windows and Mac for teaching and research use on Vanderbilt owned desktops and systems owned by faculty and students. Under the new contract, we have unlimited access to JMP Academic Suite. JMP Academic Suite includes: •JMP (for Windows and Mac) •JMP Pro (for Windows and Mac) •SAS Simulation Studio for JMP (for Windows) The Vanderbilt community can buy JMP Academic Suite through the Software Store for $43.50/desktop.

The Software Store has negotiated a new SAS contract with SAS Institute.

Oracle has sent the following security alert. The alert affects Oracle Database (which we sell through the Software Store): Security Alert: Oracle Security Alert for CVE-2011-5035 that was originally released on Tuesday, January 31, 2012 has been updated to announce additional products that are impacted by this vulnerability through their use of affected components. Oracle strongly recommends applying Security Alert fixes as soon as possible. The Security Alert Advisory is the starting point for relevant information.

The Microsoft Student Select program offers discounted pricing to Vanderbilt employees and students for personal use copies of Microsoft software. Last week, Microsoft stopped offering the following products through Student Select: •Office Professional Plus 2010 •Office for Mac 2011 •Windows 7 Upgrade •Expressions Studio Project and Visio are still available. The following provides a summary of options for buying Microsoft products through the Vanderbilt Software Store: Employees: Microsoft Campus Agreement Work at Home Program: - Each employee is

Microsoft has changed its DreamSpark Program. The original program provided college students with free access to Microsoft development and design products. The new program is subscription based. Institutions can buy a one or three-year subscription to DreamSpark or DreamSpark Premium. DreamSpark Premium replaces the MSDN-Academic Alliance program. Visit https://www.dreamspark.com/Institution/CompareSubscription.aspx for a comparison between the two options.

The Software Store has received questions regarding whether or not the university and medical center can use software licensed through Vanderbilt’s Microsoft contracts for commercial purposes. We have consulted with Microsoft and Microsoft has verified we cannot use our Campus or Select Agreement software for commercial use. Instead, Microsoft requires us to participate in the Microsoft Service Provider License Agreement (SPLA) program.

The Software Store expects Adobe to release Creative Suite 6 (CS6) on April 23rd. Vanderbilt Software Store customers with active maintenance on their Adobe software will be eligible for a free upgrade to CS6. In addition, customers who buy CS5.5 products through the Software Store between March 26 and May 5, 2012 will qualify for a free upgrade to CS6. Adobe’s offer does not apply to Acrobat or Contribute. The Software Store will place a free download in the Software Store accounts of eligible customers as soon as we gain access to CS6.