Hardware & Software > Software Discounts for Departments

AU Software provides negotiated pricing on software titles such as Microsoft Office and Adobe Acrobat. These purchases are requested and distributed through your appropriate IT provider as this coordination helps to lower the overall price for Auburn University.

Software is only available for departmental purchase by direct charge unless otherwise noted. An Auburn University departmental account number is required.

For more information, contact:

AU Software
ausoftware@auburn.edu
(334) 844-4512

BlackBerry GroupWise Synchronization License
This synchronizes BlackBerry wireless devices with the GroupWise email system.

Note: If you already have a BES account and have a replacement device, please click to request password information from the BES Administrator.

Read: More information on PDA E-mail Solutions

Blackberry: $69.90 initial license fee; $15.20 (2008-09) yearly renewal fee

** These licenses are non-refundable. (More Info)

** Employees Only

GroupWise Mobile Server Setup

The GMS is replacing the need for NotifyLink. This will allow synchronization between GroupWise (E-mail, contacts, address books, etc) and wireless devices.

Note: If you already have a GMS account and have a replacement device, please go to http://gms.auburn.edu/install on the phone's web browser and login as you would for GroupWise. Follow the install prompts. Again you must already have signed up for a GMS acccount above to use this install site.

For all mobile devices (not Blackberries) using the Palm Operating System or Windows Mobile.

$15.20 (2008-09) activation fee

Billing Questions: ausoftware@auburn.edu

Technical Questions: gms@auburn.edu

** Employees Only

Microsoft Campus Agreement
Our annual agreement with Microsoft covers all University-owned machines for campus departments.

 Questions? Contact ausoftware@auburn.edu

Microsoft Products (Non-Campus Agreement)
(ex: Windows 2003 Server)

Academic Select Agreement
Expires 9/30/2008

Designated reseller:
GovConnection

To order, contact:
Rob Mitchell - rmitchell@govconnection.com

Adobe and Macromedia Products
CLP (Contractual Licensing Program) Agreement
Level 3 discounts
Note: Vendor needs end user name, e-mail address and phone number on purchase order. Serial number will be sent to user, not AU Software. Order license and software media disc.

Designated reseller:
GovConnection

To order, contact:
Rob Mitchell - rmitchell@govconnection.com

Product Key Information
SSL Digital Certificates $550 per license; ** Price subject to change per vendor**

Virus Protection Software

Free downloads are available at www.auburn.edu/download

ArcGIS (includes ArcView, ArcEditor and ArcInfo)
This geographic information system is available for any Windows computer on the Auburn network. Licenses are served through a connection to the license manager at esri.auburn.edu.

Installation media is available from the IT providers in the units that funded the site license: Agriculture, Architecture, Design and Construction, Engineering, Forestry and Wildlife Sciences, Libraries and Sciences and Mathematics.

Prospective users in other units should contact ausoftware@auburn.edu.

ERDAS Imagine
This geospatial imaging software is available for any Windows computer on the Auburn network. Licenses are served through a connection to the license manager at erdas.auburn.edu.

Installation media is available from the IT providers in the units that funded the site license: Agriculture, Forestry and Wildlife Sciences, Libraries and Sciences and Mathematics.

Prospective users in other units should contact ausoftware@auburn.edu.

Minitab
This statistical software is available for Windows computers. The license renews each fiscal year and the FY 07-08 rate is $ 20.00 for each computer on which the software is used. To order, please send an e-mail message to ausoftware@auburn.edu and include your name, department name, campus mailing address, phone number, the number of Minitab licenses desired, the MAC address of each computer and a valid sixteen-digit Banner FOP to be charged.

Note: As an anti-piracy measure, each Minitab license is locked onto the Media Access Control (MAC ) address of a single computer. We can not transfer licenses between computers, so if you need to run Minitab on a new or different computer during the fiscal year, you will need to purchase another license for that computer.
SAS
This statistical software is available for Windows computers. The license renews each fiscal year and the FY 07-08 rate is $ 33.31 per license. To order, please send an e-mail message to ausoftware@auburn.edu and include your name, department name, campus mailing address, phone number, the number of SAS licenses desired and a valid sixteen-digit Banner FOP to be charged.

SPSS
This statistical software is available for Windows computers.

Installation media is available from the IT providers in the units that funded the site license: Agriculture, Business, Education, Engineering, Forestry and Wildlife Sciences, Institutional Research and Assessment, Human Sciences, Liberal Arts, Libraries, Nursing, Outreach, Pharmacy.

Prospective users in other units should contact ausoftware@auburn.edu for pricing.

Maple 10

 contact ausoftware@auburn.edu

How to tell if your computer is joined to the domain: right-click on My Computer > Properties > Computer Name. If the computer is joined to the Auburn domain, you will see the following: Domain: auburn.edu If your computer is not joined to the Auburn domain, contact your IT Provider for assistance.

How to tell if you're an administrator on your machine: click Start > Control Panel > User Accounts. Beside your username, you should see the domain Auburn and the group Administrators. If your username is not in the Administrators group, contact your IT Provider for assistance with software installation.

Note: AU provides FREE software, including Anti-virus Software, at the AU Install site: http://www.auburn.edu/download/.