Software Store Blog

Microsoft has notified Vanderbilt that on December 22, 2009, a United States court of appeals ruled that Microsoft must stop selling versions of Word and Office that infringe on a United States patent. The injunction only applies to licenses purchased after January 10, 2010. The ITS Software Store is in the process of downloading updated Word 2003, Word 2007, Office 2003 and Office 2007 products which remove the disputed custom XML tagging functionality.

A new e-Learning benefit has been added to SAS software subscriptions sold through the ITS Software Store. The new benefit provides access to five self-paced courses: •SAS Programming Introduction: Basic Concepts •Advanced SAS Programming •SAS Programming 1: Essentials •SAS Programming 2: Data Manipulation Technologies •Querying, Reporting, and Analyzing Data Using SAS Enterprise Guide The courses are accessed through SAS Institute’s website.

Vanderbilt employees and students qualify for a 77% discount off the Microsoft Store's price for Windows 7 Professional Upgrade (32-bit and 64-bit) through the ITS Software Store. Use your discount by shopping at http://its.vanderbilt.edu/softwarestore.

SPSS PASW 18 for Windows (including Windows 7) and Macintosh (including Snow Leopard) is available through the ITS Software Store.

ScienceSlides has been added to the ITS Software Store per request by the Medical Center. ScienceSlides may be used to enhance PowerPoint presentations.

SPSS 17 does not support Windows 7 or Snow Leopard (http://support.spss.com/ProductsExt/Statistics/Compatibility.html), Version 18 does support these operating systems. SPSS, Inc. estimates it will ship version 18 to Vanderbilt sometime during the second half of October. Version 18 will be a free upgrade to current subscribers. Please contact software.store@vanderbilt.edu if you need additional information.

Wolfram Research provides free online Mathematica related seminars to the education community. The 30-60 minute seminars are presented by senior Wolfram Research technical staff, provide an easy way to learn from Mathematica experts, and include live Q&A.

Windows 7 Ultimate Upgrade 64-bit, in addition to Ultimate Upgrade 32-bit, is now available for sale to students and employees for personal use through the ITS Software Store. Each order includes one license and one media kit. Ultimate is the most feature-rich version of Windows 7, and includes BitLocker for protecting data against loss or theft.

For several years, the ITS Software Store has offered departments a large discount off academic retail pricing for Endnote and Reference Manager. Now, we’ve negotiated an agreement with the manufacturer that enables us to offer the same discount to employees and students. Start saving by shopping at http://its.vanderbilt.edu/softwarestore.

PowerISO v4.5 is available to the Vanderbilt community for free.