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Students will receive a one year license for their computer. They can save files so they can bring a project into ANSYS on campus if they are working with a big problem with more nodes than the Student License can handle. Students may purchase the license from the ANSYS Customer Portal at https://www1.ansys.com/customer/default.asp. After they login to the student portal, they can click the ANSYS Academic Student Product link for information and to purchase the license. If the students had not previously registered on the student portal, they will need to complete a form to register to create an account. When they complete the form, they must use their ncsu.edu email address, the account number (customer number), 214406, and specify the Academic Facility as North Carolina State University. The name of the university must be spelled out. At the next screen, they will need to select the professor from a list. Their professor will be on the list if they had registered.
The LabVIEW Student Edition has all the features of the LabVIEW Full Development System, with one difference - the addition of a watermark. A watermark is on all LabVIEW panels (front panel and block diagram) and appears on any printouts of student edition VIs. If a student creates a VI at home using the LabVIEW Student Edition and then opens it on campus in the lab, the watermark will disappear. The LabVIEW Student Edition may not be installed on university-owned computers. To purchase the software, visit http://ni.onthehub.com/. You must use your NCSU email address to purchase the Student Install Option software. Online LabVIEW training -- tutorial videos , exercises , and quizzes to help get students up to speed using LabVIEW: http://www.ni.com/lv101
Available Software for Faculty / StaffMSDNAA Now Available for FacultyFaculty are now eligible for the ECE MSDNAA software licenses as well (link above). Please note that this is for *personal* computers only. NCSU owned equipment is covered by alternative licenses. Microsoft Office for HomeUse -- Faculty/StaffFaculty and Staff are now eligible to participate in Microsoft's Software Assurance Home Use Program (HUP). This program enables you to get a licensed copy of Microsoft Office software to install and use on your home computer without restricting it to work-only purposes. You are eligible to use the Home Use Program software as long as you are an employee at NCSU. The following products are currently available for purchase through the Home Use Program: Office Professional Plus 2010 and Office 2011 for Mac. http://www.ncsu.edu/software/download/hup/ NOTE: TAs and RAs are eligible for this -- however, the website above has a problem if you have your Student Privacy Flag turned on. Turn it off, then you can participate in this program. For more information on the student privacy block: http://help.ncsu.edu/solutions/all/3005.php Also, as part of the Microsoft Office site license, faculty and staff are now eligible for FREE E-Learning from Microsoft for the various Office applications. Applications included in this training are Access, Excel, Groove, InfoPath, Office, Office SharePoint Server, OneNote, Outlook, PowerPoint, Project, Visio and others. The E-Learning is geared for both information workers and IT professionals. http://www.ncsu.edu/software/agreements/elearning/ (Please Note: E-Learning classes must be completed in IE 7 or higher.) LabviewPlease see the details regarding this option in the Student section above.
LicensingWant to recommend a piece of software? Need something in particular to get the job done? Tell us, and we'll see what we can do about it. signatures, legal, process Hardwarelicense servers, dongles, etc Restrictionsuniversity owned, research vs teaching, etc RequestingNeed a particular piece of software? See something in our list you'd like to try? Having trouble with an installation? We'll be glad to help. HardwareThe availability of computers has skyrocketed in the past five years. One particular institution responsible for this explosion is the university. Encouraging students and professors to communicate via e-mail, using electronic gradebooks, providing free usage of computers, etc. Considering the data network of NC State, it probably advantageous to make use of its resources. But, to ensure a higher caliber network, NC State must monitor the quality of the machines on its network. NC State makes minimum reccomendations for new computers for the advantage of its users and its network. If you are planning on purchashing a new computer, printer, or other piece of technology to be used here on campus, it must meet or exceed all the minimun requirements given for a new purchase. If you are unsure or unaware of what these are, then just contact WolfTech and we can tell you wether or not your system will be acceptable. We can also tell you if there are going to be any major problems when your new devices get here. ConsultingGetting in touch with us before you do anything can save both yourself and us a major headache if something happens to go awry. We are here to help if something goes wrong, but we would rather head off potential problems before they affect you. We tend to get our fingers in all sorts of technology. We'd be happy to sit down with you and help plan any technology requirements and upgrades. Starting a project sometime? Planning for the future? Sure you are--there has to be something you feel like upgrading, modifying, or altering. Now, here's the catch, if you do not know a great deal about the technology behind the system and the requirements of what you are about to get into, you need IT consulting on your project. The field of technology runs the gamut of topics. A great deal of people have neither the time nor energy to commit to learning a great deal about computers and their workings. This is where we can help. We are staffed to answer most any question you may have regarding technology in general, with experts in a variety of topics. We shall do our best to help you plan out your requirements, technology needs, and possible solutions which will fit your needs. And if we can not do so in house, our network of contacts within the University will lead to someone who can. Purchasing RequirementNCSU released a 3D memo from the CIO and the VC for Finance and Business outlining a new purchasing process for laptop and desktop computers that became policy on November 8th 2010. Here is a link to the memo if you haven't seen it: http://ncsu.edu/3d-memos/pdf/3dmemo-91.100-new.requirement.for.purchasing.university.computers.pdf The basic facts are these: 1. The new purchasing process is required by law. 2. While the law only applied to purchases with state funds, the University has extended the process to encompass laptops and desktops purchased with any campus funding source. 3. There is a website that describes the process and provides links to the approved list of desktops and laptops available for purchase under the program. The link is: http://oit.ncsu.edu/it-purchases/ 4. There is a process in place for keeping the common configurations updated as the technology changes or as needs change. Charles Hunt from my shop is the college's rep to the committee charged with keeping the configurations up to date. 5. There is an exception process in place that will allow non-standard configurations to be purchased to meet specific, legitimate needs that are not covered by the standard configurations. That process is described in general terms here: http://go.ncsu.edu/oit-cpi-exception-process. There is one primary and one alternate exception approver for the College of Engineering. The primary exception approver is Keith Boswell. The alternate is Charles Hunt. As described in the exception process document, exceptions are treated in a tiered manner. Minor changes to the standard configurations may be approved at the college level. Requests for exceptions outside of the standard configurations (requesting a machine from a vendor not on the list, for instance) require approval at the university level. In all cases an exception will require specific, technical justification that describes why one of the standard configurations does not meet the needs of the purchaser. Cost of the configurations and/or personal preference of the purchaser are not legitimate justifications for deviating from approved configurations. Please notice that there is a limit to exceptions. Currently, no more than 20% of our purchases may be exceptions. Purchasing will be generating monthly reports by OUC that will detail all purchases made through the process to include exceptions so we (and University and UNC System leaders) can see how we're doing in adhering to the requirements of the law. At the end of each fiscal year the UNC System will provide a consolidated report to the legislature to demonstrate our compliance with the law. 6. The consolidated purchase process only applies to desktop and laptop computers at the current time. The CPI committee is currently working on a definition and set of configurations for a "workstation." At this time, Apple products, scientific workstations (such as Dell Precision machines) and Tablet computers are not governed by CPI and therefore will not require a justification. Personal PurchasesVendorsDELLAll personal purchases need to go through the NC State University Employee and Student personal purchase premier page. This page allows you to do the credit card purchases. And this page has better pricing on the consumer models like the Inspirons plus this website will reflect all the same promotions that are running on Dell's Home Sales website in addition to the 5-12% extra discount you get for being an employee or student at NC State. This premier page is linked from NC State's Bookstore website at: http://www.dell.com/ncstate/ Note: be warned that the pricing can be confusing -- you often have to get to checkout before all of your discounts are shown. 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