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The standard applications in the Academic Software Catalog are generally enterprise license applications, meaning that ITS manages the license agreement with the vendor that allows the software to be installed broadly on hundreds of workstations in our academic spacesacross the academic workstation fleet. By late spring in each year enterprise license renewals are either renewed or discontinued and this establishes the catalog for the upcoming academic year.
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You are the expert of the software you’re requesting . ITS staff do not have deep knowledge of every software application, particularly of those that are that is specialized to your specific classescourse or program needs. Therefore, ITS expects that you to be are able to speak to all details about relevant to the licensing and distribution of your requested application and be prepared to verify proper functioning once installed. This often requires that you act as the intermediary between ITS and the software vendor. Be prepared to facilitate between all parties to provide the details that ITS needs to distribute your application.
When procuring software, it is common for vendors to provide installer files, licensing codes, instructions, and other useful support information via a website portal that requires a customer account log in. In these cases, we suggest that you work with the vendor to facilitate access to the product portal for ITS resources, providing us with direct access to the information, and thereby streamline requirements gathering and software installation.
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We aim to fulfill requests as efficiently as possible. For the additional software to be installed it must meet a set of requirements. Each software request requires a review process through which ITS can collect all information necessary for the software to be distributed efficiently. We need you to provide information to ensure the software that you’re requesting meets requirements for ITS to properly distribute and manage the software.
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The process to distribute software applications to academic workstations involves several phases to ensure requirements are met. This can take weeks to complete. To minimize delays in processing your request please adhere to the software request deadlines for each semester below. |
Software Available on First Day of Semester | Deadline for Software Request Submission |
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Fall semester | July 15 |
Spring semester | November 15 |
If you submit a software request after these deadline dates, we cannot commit to installing the software by the first day of classes or any specific delivery date. ITS will still process the request and work to deploy the application if it meets all requirements, contingent upon available resources at the time. |
Software Available on First Day of Semester | Deadline for Software Request Submission |
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Fall semester | July 15 |
Spring semester | November 15 |
Software Requirements and Distribution Processes
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The Academic Software Catalog includes numerous applications that meet the needs of most classes. Before submitting the software Request Form, please review familiarize yourself with the catalog to make sure your application of interest isn’t see if the application your seek is already installed. Also, consider if an app that’s already deployed can meet your needs rather than requesting installation of software with redundant functionality. While the academic workstation fleet is modern and robust, overloading the hard drive or processor with applications can result in degraded computing performance. For this reason, please present a compelling rationale for your request for supplemental software. Additionally, if the software you request is not compatible the computing specs of the destination workstation(s), it cannot be installed.
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