To provide software to students at the lowest possible cost, the University of Nevada, Reno and Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) have partnered with suppliers to acquire their products at substantial savings. To take advantage of these savings, follow the procedures outlined below.
Go directly to free software.
University-Provided Software |
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Name and Description of Software |
Distribution |
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Symantec® AntiVirus Software |
Protect your computer against viruses. Our campus license for Symatec AntiVirus makes it available free to all University students. | Download at no cost from IT AntiVirus page for non-University-owned computers. |
Discounted Software |
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MS Office for Windows and Macs |
Most recent version of the MS Office product for either Windows or Mac operating systems. |
Available through the ASUN Computer Den Follow link to check current prices |
MS Operating Systems (Windows XP, Vista, 7) |
MS Operating Systems at special pricing for students. | Available through the ASUN Computer Den Follow link to check current prices |
Adobe Products |
Adobe Creative Design Suites and individual products at special pricing for students. | Available through the ASUN Computer Den Follow link to check current prices |
EndNote X Student (MAC or WIN) |
Software tool for publishing and managing bibliographies (Windows and Mac OS X versions). Using EndNote with the Library Catalog. |
Available through the ASUN Computer Den Follow link to check current prices. |
Apple |
Apple products including Operating Systems (OSX), productivity suites, multimedia software at special student pricing. | Available through the ASUN Computer Den Follow link to check current prices |
Corel WordPerfect® Office and Corel DRAW |
Corel Word Perfect Office X3 and Corel Draw Graphics Suite X3 |
Available through the ASUN Computer Den Follow link to check current prices. |
Free Software Downloads/CDs |
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Adobe Acrobat Reader® |
Allows you to read PDF-formatted files. | Free download from Adobe |
Citrix® Client |
Allows access to library server-based applications: Dreamweaver, SPSS, SAS, Mathematica, MatLab, Maple, ArcView, ArcInfo, Chem3D, IDL, ENVI, and others. | Free download of Citrix Client from the UNR Dataworks site |
GNU Compiler |
A collection of compiler tools to improve C++ support (does not include compiler). | Free download from GNU.ORG/Releases |
Microsoft DreamSpark |
Microsoft DreamSpark enables students to download Microsoft developer and design tools at no charge. Instructions available here. | Free download from Microsoft DreamSpark site. Note: valid UNR NetID & Windows Live ID required. Instructions available here. |
Open Office |
A complete office suite compatible with Microsoft Office. | Free download from OpenOffice.org |
SSH-Secure Shell |
Secure Telnet and file transfers to/from UNIX-based servers. | SSH download and configuration instructions |
PuTTY.exe |
Secure Telnet and file transfers to/from UNIX-based servers. | SSH download and configuration instructions |
