University of Minnesota Software License Agreements
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Advantages of a University of Minnesota Software License
The University of Minnesota negotiates discounted prices, this way popular and current vendor software can be "leased" from the manufacturer, which can be much more economical than purchasing it. Software licenses include all vendor upgrades during the software license period. Purchased software rarely includes these upgrades.
Rules Regarding University of Minnesota Software Licenses
- Unless otherwise stated in the software description, each software agreement is for single computer installation only.
- Purchasing one software license does not authorize the purchaser to make multiple copies of the software. Installing software on more machines than you have software licenses for is in violation of the copyright law.
- The lesee (usually a department of the University of Minnesota) signs a yearly software agreement for their specific number of requested software selections. Many of these software selections are available at discounted prices. In return for lower prices, some additional restrictions and/or requirements may apply.
- In general, University of Minnesota departments, current faculty, and staff are eligible to participate in annual software agreements. University of Minnesota students are only eligible to participate in the Norton Antivirus and SAS software agreements.
- With the exception of allowing checks from students for SAS license payments we can only accept a valid University of Minnesota CUFS budget number that has Object Code 7330 set up for software license payments.
Software not included in the Software License Agreements
If you are unable to find certain software titles in the current University of Minnesota software license list, or if you would rather purchase the software instead of "leasing" it through a software agreement, the U of M Techmart web site offers discounted purchase options for software and other technology-related items. Vendors coordinate volume purchase agreements and offer special discounts available only to current University of Minnesota students, faculty, staff, and departments. You may also send an e-mail to the Software License Forum including specific software information (e.g. software name, manufacturer, software description, etc.). If there is a University-wide interest, as well as a possible educational discount available, the Software License Forum will look at the possibility of a site license option.
Help and Support for Software in the Software License Program
For general software questions, license codes, and installation, contact ADCS Software Licensing at software@umn.edu, or call 612-625-2310.
For statistical software assistance (e.g. JMP, SAS, SPSS), call the Statistical Software Helpline at 612-624-3330, or send e-mail to statsoft@umn.edu.
For technical issues (e.g. burning a CD, unzipping a program), call the 1-HELP Technology Helpline at 612-301-4357 (301-HELP), or send e-mail to help@umn.edu.
Send comments about this Web site to software@umn.edu.