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HP 7-Day Super Sale!

Apr. 19, 2013—Combine in-store savings with your HP Academy discount to save on purchases April 21 through April 27, 2013. – Save up to $200 instantly on select PCs. – Use your HP Academy pricing to buy a HP Pavilion dv6t-7000 Quad Edition Entertainment Notebook PC with Windows 7 for $639. Visit http://www.hpdirect.com/academy/vanderbilt, or call 1-800-632-8251.

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Oracle Security Alert

Apr. 18, 2013—Oracle released The Critical Patch Update for April 2013 and The Oracle Java SE Critical Patch Update for April 2013 on April 16, 2013. Visit the following sites for download links, the list of affected products, a summary of the security vulnerabilities, and patch documentation. • Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory April 2013: http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/cpuapr2013-1899555.html •...

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Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack 2013 Available

Apr. 18, 2013—Microsoft released Microsoft Desktop Optimization Pack (MDOP) for Software Assurance 2013 last week. MDOP 2013 includes: • Microsoft Application Virtualization (App-V) • Microsoft User Experience Virtualization (UE-V) • Microsoft Enterprise Desktop Virtualization (MED-V) • Microsoft Advanced Group Policy Management (AGPM) • Microsoft Diagnostics and Recovery Toolset (DaRT) • Microsoft BitLocker Administration and Monitoring (MBAM) See...

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Windows 8 Activation Issue

Apr. 18, 2013—This alert applies to volume-licensed copies of Windows 8 (i.e. the version of Windows 8 available through the Software Store (http://softwarestore.vanderbilt.edu) under the “Departments” tab). Here is a summary of the problem: If a user: • Has Office 2010 or later on a system running Windows 8 • Used the ITS KMS server to activate...

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Dell Doubles Vanderbilt Employee Discount through April

Apr. 3, 2013—Dell is offering Vanderbilt employees: • A 4% discount on systems. • A 10% discount on electronics and accessories. Use coupon code J7LDVZT3RL$89R. • A $50 discount off a Blackberry Z10 for Verizon Wireless. Use coupon code Z10SAVE50 with a two-year activation. This promotion also includes a $50 e-gift card. These promotions end May 1...

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Microsoft Expression Changes

Apr. 3, 2013—Microsoft announced: 1. Expression Studio 4 Ultimate and Expression Studio 4 Web Professional are no longer available for sale. As a result, the Software Store removed Expression Studio 4 Ultimate from its catalog for departments. 2. Expression Web 4 is available for free at http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=36179 3. Expression Design 4 is available for free at http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=36180...

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MATLAB Users Eligible for 99% Discount through the Software Store

Apr. 3, 2013—The Software Store offers MATLAB to departments for less than $100 per computer. Each subscription includes: • Aerospace Blockset • Aerospace Toolbox • Bioinformatics Toolbox • Communications System Toolbox • Computer Vision System Toolbox • Control System Toolbox • Curve Fittings Toolbox • Data Acquisition Toolbox • Database Toolbox • Datafeed Toolbox • DSP System...

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Vanderbilt Community Saves 97% in SAS Licensing Fees by Purchasing through the Software Store

Apr. 3, 2013—The Software Store offers SAS Education Analytic Suite subscriptions to departments for $30.50 per computer. Each subscription includes: • Base SAS • SAS Enterprise Guide • SAS/ACCESS • SAS/ASSIST • SAS Bridge for ESRI • SAS/EIS • SAS/OR • SAS/QC • SAS/AF • SAS/LAB • SAS/CONNECT • SAS/ETS • SAS/FSP • SAS/GRAPH • SAS/IML •...

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Software Store Offers JMP Users 96% Discount off Manufacturer’s Academic Price

Apr. 3, 2013—The Software Store offers JMP Academic Suite subscriptions for teaching and research for $19.50 per computer. Each subscription includes access to: • JMP • JMP Pro • SAS Simulation Studio • SAS e-Learning Library A JMP user would pay $595 per device to license Academic Suite through SAS Institute. The Vanderbilt community saves over 96%...

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Free Tableau Desktop

Apr. 3, 2013—Tableau Software recently introduced two new offers for the education market: • Tableau Desktop for full time students – Free • Tableau for Teaching – Free Faculty can use Tableau software for free to help teach students data analysis, informatics, and data visualization skills. Visit http://www.tableausoftware.com/academic?elq=966d722af10c41ec83ce92458f12507c for details.

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