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Windows 7 Upgrade Offer
May. 20, 2009—Windows 7 is expected to be released in the latter half of 2009. ZDnet has reported that computer manufacturers will begin offering no cost Vista to Windows 7 upgrades on July 1. Microsoft is offering the following promotion to higher education to help foster Windows 7 adoption: · If a customer has purchased a...
SAS 9.2 Available
May. 15, 2009—SAS Institute has released SAS 9.2. 9.2 is a free upgrade for those with active subscriptions to the SAS Education Analytic Suite. Those eligible for the upgrade may access the free download by logging into the ITS Software Store and clicking on “My Software”.
Upgrade Pricing Available for Endnote and Reference Manager
May. 13, 2009—Upgrade pricing for EndNote X2 and Reference Manager 12 is now available through the ITS Software Store. EndNote is a top selling Software Store product. We have a large installed base of earlier versions. If you are considering migrating to X2 and cannot “see” the product in the Store, please contact software.store@vanderbilt.edu for assistance. We...
Free eWaste Recycling Days
May. 6, 2009—Free eWaste Recycling Days Sponsored by East Tennessee State University, Tennessee Board of Regents, The University of Memphis and University of Tennessee – Knoxville Recycling Services Courtesy of Apple May 14-15, 2009 – Institutions May 16, 2009 – Public 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. – each day Local Drop off Site: Tennessee Board...
Red Hat Network Service Available through ITS
Apr. 28, 2009—ITS is pleased to offer a Red Hat Enterprise Linux download and patch management service to the Vanderbilt community. The offer provides employees and students with free access to Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 5.3 Desktop for use on personally owned systems. It also enables departments to download RHEL 5.3 Desktop and Server for use...
FlowJo Site License Available
Apr. 21, 2009—Vanderbilt’s Flow Cytometry and Immunology Core has purchased a site license for FlowJo, a cytometry analysis software package. See http://www.flowjo.com for product information. Subscriptions cost $250/year. One year subscriptions cost $895 if purchased through the manufacturer. To participate in the site license, please contact Kevin Weller at kevin.p.weller@vanderbilt.edu.
Auto Refresh and Double Billing
Apr. 15, 2009—Many online shopping sites advise customers to refrain from refreshing screens or double-clicking payment buttons in order to avoid duplicate charges. Building on this advice, the ITS Software Store recommends that Software Store customers disable any browser auto-refresh functionality they may have enabled on their systems. For example, we recommend that Firefox users disable...
Matlab 2009a Available
Apr. 13, 2009— Matlab 2009a is available as a free upgrade to licensed users through Vanderbilt’s Matlab site license. Release 2009a includes new features in MATLAB and Simulink, and updates and bug fixes to 91 other products. R2009a adds new capabilities for multicore support, surface fitting, design optimization, and CAN protocol communication. See http://www.mathworks.com/products/new_products/latest_features.html?s_cid=0309_degr_TRoverR_322973&s_v1=1-95BVKP_1-AATTX for additional information on new functionality....
CLC bio’s Main Workbench Available through the ITS Software Store
Mar. 24, 2009—The ITS Software Store has added CLC bio’s Main Workbench to its storefront. Main Workbench provides sequence and gene expression analysis along with data management functionality to researchers. The software is available on Windows, Mac OS X and Linux platforms. Each license includes: · Perpetual use rights (i.e. the software never expires) · ...
JMP Available to Faculty and Students
Mar. 3, 2009—JMP 7, a statistical discovery software product, has been added to the ITS Software Store’s catalog per request from the Vanderbilt community. JMP supports Windows and Macs and may be used to dynamically link data with graphics. Six-month and twelve-month subscriptions are available to faculty and students. The software is distributed via electronic download....