OIT Software Licensing

Credit Cards No Longer Accepted In Person

Glenn Setliff Jr. — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 14:41:12 +0000

As of 4/15/13, credit card payments for software through OIT will only be accepted online. The credit card machine has been removed from the OIT Service Desk – The Link, and the line has been disconnected. We have averaged fewer than 3 in-person credit card transactions per month at the Link since the implementation of eCommerce (e.g. the option to pay with a credit card online), and the monthly cost of the phone line to support the credit card machine is not justifiable.

IR forms and checks will still be accepted at the Link.

SPSS Statistics Grace Period Begins Today; SPSS Amos licenses will no longer be offered

Glenn Setliff Jr. — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 19:19:09 +0000

SPSS Statistics Grace Period Begins

The grace period for SPSS Statistics purchases starts today. Any licensing purchased (renewal or new) between April 1 and July 1 will include a free renewal which will extend the expiration date to July 1, 2014.

Feel free to go ahead and renew your SPSS licenses now even though we don’t yet have the renewal codes from IBM. Those purchasing with a credit card online will have access to the new activation keys automatically when they are available by visiting the main OIT Software site and clicking “View software you have ordered.” Those purchasing with a check or IR will be sent the new keys automatically via e-mail. A notification will be sent out via the OIT Software Licensing e-mail list when new keys are available.

SPSS Amos Licenses Will No Longer Be Offered through OIT

The licensing program for IBM SPSS Amos was not successful, and we were not able to resell enough licenses at $50 per year to justify continuing the program for another year. We apologize for the inconvenience.

IBM SPSS Amos licensing may be purchased by students for less than $50 through http://dukeoit.onthehub.com (statistics tab – IBM SPSS Amos 21)

Faculty and Staff using Amos or other modules not included in our site license may consider purchasing the IBM SPSS 21 Premium Faculty GradPack, which for $258 and a $4.99 fee includes Statistics Base, Advanced Statistics, Regression, Custom Tables, Data Preparation, Missing Values, Forecasting, Decision Trees, Direct Marketing, Complex Samples, Conjoint, Neural Networks, Bootstrapping, Categories, Exact Tests, Visualization Designer, SamplePower, and Amos.

Amos is for Windows only, so Mac users purchasing the premium faculty GradPack will not receive Amos. The GradPack can be purchased through http://dukeoit.onthehub.com on the statistics tab.

JMP and JMP Pro Licenses Updated

Glenn Setliff Jr. — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 17:06:02 +0000

The JMP site license has been renewed, and licenses will now expire on 6/30/2013. This short license period is so that we can align all of the expiration dates of the various SAS products at Duke.

The installers for JMP, JMP Pro, and SAS Simulation Studio have been updated and renewal licenses are posted on the JMP Download Page. The renewal licenses are text files, and you will need to either right-click and save the file you need, or copy the text into a new text file and save it on your computer. Installers are only available for the latest versions of the software. Renewal licenses are available for versions 7, 8, 9, and 10.

JMP, JMP Pro, and SAS Simulation Studio are offered as no-cost downloads and can be installed for free on an unlimited number of computers by Duke Faculty, staff, affiliates and students for Duke use.

SAS software now available at no cost through grant to NCICU

Glenn Setliff Jr. — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 18:57:31 +0000

We are pleased to announce that SAS and NCICU have developed an agreement under which SAS has donated teaching, research, and administrative software to NCICU schools through a grant. The initial grant period is 2 years, but this in-kind gift is projected to be an ongoing agreement between SAS and NCICU. This means that all SAS software products at Duke for which OIT was selling licenses (SAS, JMP Clinical, and JMP Genomics) are now available at no cost.

How to Get Software and Renewal Licenses

Please visit the individual product pages and follow the steps to order software for access to download links and renewal license files.

SAS (Desktop and Server): https://oit.duke.edu/comp-print/software/license/detail.php?id=156
JMP Clinical: https://oit.duke.edu/comp-print/software/license/detail.php?id=162
JMP Genomics: https://oit.duke.edu/comp-print/software/license/detail.php?id=177

All three products can be obtained in one of three ways:

Connecting to the OIT SAS software depot (network share) and running the installer. This method is the fastest, is free, and no downloading is required, but it can be somewhat technical. Additionally, not all users, particularly those on some health system networks, will be able to install from the network share due to security restrictions. For information on this, see the individual page(s) above.
Downloading disk image files (ISOs) and either burning installation DVDs and installing from disk or extracting the compressed files into folders and using folders as you would DVDs to install. This method is the most time-consuming because of the download and burn/extract process, but it is also free and is an alternative for those who cannot go pick up installation media or connect to the server to install over the network. The SAS software suite consists of 7 DVD images. JMP Clinical and Genomics are 3 DVD images each. For download links, visit the individual page(s) above and order the software.
Purchasing installation media and installing locally. This method is fast and non-technical, but there is an additional fee for this option. The SAS installation files are preloaded onto 32-GB USB drives and sold for $20 each. Once SAS is installed, you can erase the files and use the drive for other purposes. To purchase installation media, visit the individual page(s) above and order the software.

License Expiration Dates

SAS and OIT have agreed that synchronizing the expiration dates of the various SAS products is best. All products that are currently expired or will expire before July have licenses available that will extend the expiration date to June 30, 2013 with a 90-day grace period (45 days of normal operation, then 45 days of operation with warnings after that before the software stops working). We expect to be on an annual schedule after that with licenses expiring every June 30.

JMP Genomics licenses expire on September 14, 2013. We expect to get licenses to extend the expiration date to June 30, 2014 when the other products are renewed this Summer.

JMP licenses will be on the same calendar. A separate announcement will be sent out when these licenses are available.

Adding New Products to the License

Only products that Duke already licensed through OIT were made available through the grant initially, but additional academic and administrative SAS products can be added to the license at no additional cost by request. We do not currently have a process in place for adding new products. Please contact OIT to inquire about adding new products to the license.

License Restrictions

The license restrictions with regard to hardware and location are the same as before, however, the software may now be used for all Duke purposes and not just classroom teaching and research under the grant.

For more detailed license information, please visit https://oit.duke.edu/comp-print/software/Licensing%20Reference/index.php

OIT to Discontinue Licensing Agreement for Stat/Transfer

Glenn Setliff Jr. — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 16:39:21 +0000

Due to unforeseen licensing changes by Circle Systems which now prevent us from legally reselling their software and volume licensing on behalf of Duke, OIT will no longer be offering licensing for Stat/Transfer once the current licenses expire on 5/31/13. We have exhausted all options with this difficult vendor, including speaking with the owner directly. They require licenses be purchased only for named individual users at all times and will not allow cost recovery internally. An unlimited site license is not available at all.

Licenses purchased through OIT will expire on 5/31/13. Users are encouraged to investigate free alternatives available on the web. Those that need to keep using the software after that date will need to purchase licensing through other channels.

Stat/Transfer can be ordered through Stata through the GradPlan (http://www.stata.com/order/new/edu/gradplans/direct-ship-pricing/), or directly through Circle Systems (http://www.stattransfer.com/ordering/store.html). Both sites have several licensing options, and depending on the order, one vendor may be cheaper than the other.

Windows RDS CALs Added to Campus Agreement; Updated Version of LoggerPro Available

Glenn Setliff Jr. — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 16:18:57 +0000

RDS CALs

Microsoft Remote Desktop Services client access licenses (RDS CALs) have been added to the campus agreement to cover faculty and staff device usage at Duke.

An RDS [device] CAL is required for each device that directly or indirectly accesses Windows Server software to interact with a remote graphical user interface (GUI) (using the Windows Server 2012 Remote Desktop Services functionality or other technology).

Remote Desktop Services functionality is defined as those features or services that are running when enabling the Remote Desktop Services role and/or role service(s) in Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, or Windows Server 2012. This includes but is not limited to Remote Desktop Gateway, RemoteApp network software, Remote Desktop Web Access, Remote Desktop Connection broker, Remote Desktop session host, Remote Desktop Virtualization host, and RemoteFX.

Note: No RDS CALs are required for up to two users to access instances of the server software for administration purposes.

Visit https://oit.duke.edu/comp-print/software/license/detail.php?id=194 to request RDS CALs.

LoggerPro 3.86

Logger Pro 3.8.6 is now available for download. Version 3.8.6 features:

Added Data Sharing
Support for Mac OS X 10.8, and full-screen mode in 10.7 and 10.8
Provisional support for Windows 8
Support for Pyranometer
Support for Ethanol Sensor
Improved controls for Digital Control Unit
New calculated columns for digital signal filters

To access the latest version, visit https://oit.duke.edu/comp-print/software/license/detail.php?id=15

GraphPad Prism Licenses Now Available for Purchase

Glenn Setliff Jr. — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 21:21:43 +0000

OIT has entered into a volume license agreement with GraphPad, and is selling activations of Prism software for $50 each. Our Prism licenses will expire annually on 1/24 and will need to be renewed before that date at the then-current cost to continue working.

For the past 5 years, GraphPad Prism has been the most commonly requested product through our new software request form. We were recently able to construct an agreement based on their lab license model. Upon purchasing, Prism licensees will need to provide an e-mail address (or list of authorized e-mail addresses) associated with that number of activations purchased. Each activation will be associated with one computer, and a license cannot be transferred from one computer to another.

Purchase GraphPad Prism licensing here.

New Software Release: SPSS Amos 21

Glenn Setliff Jr. — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 21:11:27 +0000

SPSS Amos 21 is now available for purchase.

If you already have a license for SPSS Amos on your computer (purchased after April 1, 2012), you may upgrade to the newest version at no cost. If you purchased your software online with a credit card, visit the OIT Software website and click ‘View software you have ordered’. Log in with the netID used to purchase the software, and you will be able to scroll down to your SPSS Amos order and view the activation key and software download for the newest version.

If you purchased offline, for example with IR or credit card at the Link, send your ticket number to site@duke.edu, and we will send you the latest version via e-mail.

New licenses for SPSS Amos may be purchased for $50 per computer. All SPSS Amos software purchased through Duke OIT expires on July 1, 2013.

McAfee VirusScan 8.8 Patch 3 Now Available

Glenn Setliff Jr. — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 16:48:23 +0000

McAfee VirusScan 8.8 with Patch 3 is now available for download through OIT. This patch makes VirusScan 8.8 officially compatible with Windows 8. There are two separate installers: one for Windows 8, and one for all other Windows versions.

The package has patch 3 and the antispyware module integrated in the installer. It is not a silent installer. During installation, select Perpetual for license expiry type, and Standard Protection instead of Maximum Protection.

Patch 3 is also available as a separate download for everyone who already has 8.8 installed.

Get McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 8.8 Patch 3

Microsoft Office 2013 Now Available

Glenn Setliff Jr. — Tue, 15 Jan 2013 21:43:32 +0000

Microsoft Office 2013 is now available through the Microsoft Campus Agreement. This product is available for Windows only.

One nice feature of Word 2013 in particular is the functionality to open and modify PDFs.

Faculty and Staff may download this software for free (for Duke usage only) through the OIT website. Personal licenses for Office 2013 are not yet available through the Microsoft Home Use program and we do not know when these will be available. This suite, like Office 2010, activates with a license server automatically over the Duke network.

Students may download the software for free and receive a unique product key through Duke’s Kivuto-powered WebStore. Please visit the OIT website for a link to the WebStore and instructions.