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The University of Nevada, Reno and Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) have negotiated with software developers and resellers to obtain their products at substantial savings which are then passed on to the faculty and staff. To take advantage of these savings, follow the procedures outlined below.
Please note: University-provided and discounted
licenses are ONLY for University-owned computers,
unless otherwise specified. In addition, you must
be active in the BCN Human Resources database to qualify
for these licenses.
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Browse the list below or jump to the links defined below:
| Antivirus Software | Protect your computer against viruses. |
University-owned equipment: Contact
the
Help Desk to arrange for installation. Personal Computers: UNR IT no longer supplies antivirus software to faculty/staff or students. However, antivirus software is STRONGLY advised. UNR IT recommendations. |
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University-Licensed Software |
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| AutoDesk® | Professional design tools. Free of charge to all campus departments for University-owned computers only. No personal use. Available only for installation on main UNR campus. | To sign up for a license: AutoDesk Registration Page | |
| Faronics DeepFreeze® | Free of charge to all campus departments for University-owned student-used computers only (computer labs). No personal use. | Contact the IT General Access Lab Manager | |
| Macintosh® OSX Operating System | University-Owned Macs: The latest Macintosh OSX operating system is available at no charge when installed on University-owned Macs. | Contact the Help Desk to arrange for installation | |
| Microsoft® Campus Agreement | University-owned Computers: Selected titles of Microsoft® operating system and Office productivity software; titles limited by agreement | Contact the Help Desk for available titles and to arrange for installation | |
Discounted SoftwareUNR Negotiated Discounts |
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| Macintosh® OSX Operating System | Faculty/Staff (personal purchases): Higher Ed discounts for single copies from ASUN Computer Den. | Contact ASUN Computer Den for eligibility criteria and pricing | |
| Faculty/Staff (Work-at-Home): Discounted purchase of the Microsoft Office or Office: Mac. Limit one (1) copy per employee. | Contact ASUN Computer Den for eligibility criteria and pricing | ||
| Provides for discounted purchase of Microsoft application products, operating systems and servers. License, media and documentation are purchased separately. |
Quotes from Dell/ASAP at (800)883-2208 Michael Zechel (Michael_Zechel@Dell.com) (Contract No: 139970) OR Use the CDW-G site or call CDW at (312) 705-9517 or email lancem@cdw.com (Contract No: 8571465) |
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| SAS® 9.1.3 or 9.2 |
Statistical analysis software for Windows and Mac. INSTALLATION ON UNIVERSITY-OWNED DEVICE MUST PRECEED INSTALLATION ON A USER'S PERSONAL DEVICE. |
To purchase a license: SAS
Registration Page
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SPSS 15 or 16®
formerly known as PASW® |
Statistical analysis software for Windows and Mac. INSTALLATION ON UNIVERSITY-OWNED DEVICE MUST PRECEED INSTALLATION ON A USER'S PERSONAL DEVICE. |
To purchase a license: SPSS
Registration Page
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| Adobe® Contractual License Agreement (CLA) | University-owned devices: License, media, maintenance, and documentation are purchased separately; 2-yr maintenance is strongly recommended for upgrades and Adobe technical support. | Use the CDW-G site or call CDW at (866)222-9712 or email lancem@cdw.com (Contract No: 8571465) | |
| Adobe/Macromedia Packages | Includes Acrobat, InDesign, Elements, Flash, Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Freehand, Contribute, Director, Cold Fusion (suite of web-design tools) and others. |
Contact ASUN Computer
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| DP Graph 2000® | 3D math graphing and animation package | Install DPGraph by searching for University of Nevada, Reno 89557 | |
| EndNote + EndNote Web |
Tool for publishing and managing bibliographies (Windows and Mac OS X).
EndNote Web is free to UNR faculty, staff and students (with NetID). For help and instructions for creating an Endnote Web account view the UNR Library Guide - the Endnote Web |
Contact ASUN Computer Den. | |
| ESRI Products | Used for geographic mapping; contact Gary Johnson (glj@unr.edu), the administrator, to find out which products are best for your needs or which are available. |
To purchase a license: ESRI
Registration Page
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| Maple® | Math solving, plotting, and manipulation. |
UNR holds a Campus Wide License. For
currently employed faculty, University-owned
faculty machines on campus, and faculty-owned
personal machines at home are eligible for
installation associated with this license.
Contact the Help Desk for installation.
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| Mathcad® | Technical calculation and design. Licenses and upgrades are purchased individually. |
Details at
Mathcad site. Student edition available
at discounted price
here.
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| MatLab | Discounted licenses are available for labs and faculty office machines. Contact vendor to purchase licenses. |
MatLab Vendor: Sarah Fayyad Account Manager MathWorks Phone (508) 647-4645 FAX: (508) 652-6941 Email: sarah.fayyad@mathworks.com Website: www.mathworks.com Contact the Help Desk for installation once the license has been purchased.
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| MiniTab® | Math and statistical program. |
Faculty/staff with University-owned equipment, contact
Freddie Rusanoff at (775) 784-1790
for licensing and installation information
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| Novell ® LAN Workplace | LAN Workplace Professional | Contact the Help Desk for information | |
| Oracle ® DBA Network | Restricted use of selected Oracle Database Administrative (DBA) products for administrative and research purposes; for more information, see SCS Support Center/Oracle | Email UNR Oracle Manager or call 775-784-1795 | |
Free Software Downloads |
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| Acrobat Reader | Adobe Acrobat Reader® allows you to read PDF-formatted files | Free download from Adobe | |
| Citrix® Client | Allows access to the UNR Library Citrix server. A full list of available software is available at the DataWorks site. |
A free client download is available from the Dataworks page. |
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| FileZilla | A free file transfer protocol (FTP) software for Windows 2000/XP/Vista/Win7 operating systems that support Secure FTP (SFTP). Instructions for installation, configuration and operation are available here. |
Download from SourceForge.Net |
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Host-on-Demand (HOD 6.0) |
Browser plug-in for access to NSHE Human Resources (HR), Financial (FIN) and Student Information (SIS) systems. | Download plug-in from HOD Access Page. Click on the Host On Demand link. | |
| QWS3270 | Desktop client for access to NSHE Human Resources (HR), Financial (FIN) and Student Information (SIS) systems. |
Contact the Help
Desk to arrange for installation |
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| Open Office | Complete office suite compatible with MS Office | Free download from Open Office | |
| SSH-Secure Shell for Windows and Macs |
Secure Telnet and file transfer protocol (SFTP) software;
non-commercial license for university users.
See Secure Shell and FTP Clients |
Contact the Help Desk for installation on University-owned machines or follow instructions for installation on personal machines. | |
| Terminal Services | Remote access to campus resources; see Instructions for connecting to Terminal Services | Contact the Help Desk for information | |
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