Software Licensing

1. Software Licensing IT Supporters 23 Jan 2007

2. ITS software page http://www.rdg.ac.uk/ITS/rdgonly/software.htm Software Licensing 2

3. Software available Accutype perpetual Adobe Products Adobe CLP n/a ArcGIS CHEST 28/02/08 ATLAS.ti perpetual EndNote (incl EndNote web) CHEST 31/12/10 Erdas Imagine CHEST 30/06/06 Exceed CHEST 31/07/09 Genstat 31/07/07 Gsharp CHEST 31/03/08 Idrisi32 CHEST perpetual Instat free perpetual MATLAB perpetual Software Licensing 3

4. Software available Microsoft Campus 31/07/08 Microsoft Select 01/11/07 Minitab 31/07/07 MindGenius CHEST perpetual NAG Libraries CHEST 31/07/08 NAG Statistical Add-Ins CHEST 31/07/08 NVivo, N6 and Merge perpetual Salford Fortran perpetual SAS CHEST 31/07/07 Sophos was CHEST 09/07/10 SPSS CHEST 31/07/07 textHELP Read&Write perpetual UCINET perpetual Software Licensing 4

5. New site licences/agreements talk to ITS (ticket to ITS Help) may need to contribute (in full or part) may be able to combine contributions from different schools ITS might not be able to help Software Licensing 5

6. Non site-licensed apps • Need to ensure licensed • buy licences • HoS responsible for use within a school • IT support staff may assist with software inventory • need to relate to orders for the software • often manual • some using SMS to get info on installed apps • MS Software Inventory Analyzer (free) Software Licensing

7. CHEST Code of Conduct • All members of the University are deemed to have agreed to the Code of Conduct for the use of Software or Datasets issued by CHEST • in the University Calendar • Section G, Appendix B Software Licensing

8. Microsoft • Fundamentals of Microsoft Licensing • TechNet event @ TVP • 6/12/06 • Campus Agreement • expires 31/7/08 • Select Agreement • expires 1/11/07 Software Licensing

9. Microsoft Campus • Microsoft Office Standard & Professional (not Project) • Microsoft Office for Macintosh • Microsoft Windows Desktop Operating System Upgrade • PC must already have a licensed Microsoft operating system (e.g. OEM licence) • server versions not covered • Microsoft FrontPage • Microsoft Visual Studio Professional Edition • Core Client Access Licence (CAL) Software Licensing

10. Microsoft Campus • upgrade & downgrade rights • home use rights for academic work only • MS getting stricter about regulating this • many apps covered by Campus can be installed over the network from \\vidist Software Licensing

11. Microsoft Select Agreement • Microsoft licences at educational prices • Our agreement is with Civica • Can buy licences & media Software Licensing

12. Microsoft Licensing • http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/ • Product Use Rights • updated quarterly • use rights for apps available under volume licensing • under “Resources” on RHS of MS Licensing page Software Licensing

13. Client Access Licences (CALs) • gives user or device right to access service of a server • Core CAL • Windows server CAL • Exchange server CAL • SMS CAL • Sharepoint Portal Server CAL Software Licensing

14. CALs • user CALS vs device CALS • buy user CALs if fewer users than devices • buy device CALs if fewer devices than users • one per user CAL covers any device used by that user (PC, PDA, Smartphone …) Software Licensing

15. Other options • per processor licensing • may be cheaper than buying lots of CALs • external connector • for e.g. students connecting to service • NOT for staff Software Licensing

16. Virtualisation • Virtual Server 2005 • Virtual PC 2004 • both free • briefs & white papers • http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/resources/volbrief.mspx Software Licensing

17. Virtualisation • host o/s must be licensed • CALs required as usual • guest o/s are licensed by running instances NOT by installed copies Software Licensing

18. Microsoft 2007 servers • Core CALs for basic access • Enterprise CALs (eCALs) for advanced features • cost extra! • e.g. Exchange standard CAL & Exchange Enterprise CAL Software Licensing

19. Adobe License Manager • webinar • 16/1/07 • introduced in Acrobat 8 • “benefit to the customer” • customer decides how to manage licences • one-off decision • BUT PER ORDER Software Licensing

20. Adobe License Manager • Four options: • 1. basic model - “Serial number only” • download e-licence from Adobe • need n/w connection • advanced models • 2. at Adobe • 3. in house • 4. disable e-licensing Software Licensing

21. Basic – “serial number only” • don’t need to change installation media • easiest experience? • before installing Acrobat • download serial number from Adobe • Adobe web site • approx 15 mins per order to complete • find order • select “serial number only” • download or email file containing serial number Software Licensing

22. Basic – “serial number only” • install Acrobat • enter serial number • allow Acrobat to download e-licence • need to configure web proxy details Software Licensing

23. Advanced – hosted at Adobe • pool of e-licences hosted at Adobe • pool identified by “ship to” ID on orders • need to add XML file to installation media • one-time e-licence download per install • can install beyond limit of ordered licences • but nagged to buy more Software Licensing

24. Advanced – in-house • get e-licences from local server • can have more than one • can record more data • need customised installation package Software Licensing

25. Disable ALM • for first year only • entitled as UK Volume Customer • forever? • would need to argue case with Adobe Software Licensing

26. Adobe ALM • Ghosting/imaging • Adobe recommend: • in-house server, or • disabling e-licensing • Home use rights • need additional e-licences Software Licensing

27. Adobe & concurrency • not available for Acrobat 8 • will be avail for next version of Creative Suite Software Licensing