IS&T offers avenues for members of the MIT community to obtain a variety of software under a volume license agreement.
While these special licenses can make it easier for you to obtain many popular applications, be aware that volume license software will often have unique requirements and/or restrictions. MIT Certificates may be required in order to access some areas of this site, and some products may be supported only through IS&T Help Desk or directly from the manufacturer.
Be sure to check out other software that IS&T makes available for download.
Location :
You may pick up software that you have ordered at the Help Desk during business hours.
Operating Systems
For additional software downloads, see MIT Software Distribution.
General Desktop Software
Acrobat X Professional
Adobe's software for creating, controlling, and distributing PDF (Portable Document Format) files.
Available as part of Adobe Creative Suite 5.5.
Dreamweaver
Web page authoring software.
Available as part of Adobe Creative Suite 5.5.
Note: MIT does not have a license to distribute Dreamweaver.
FileMaker Pro
Database software
Microsoft Office
Productivity suite that includes Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
Distributed via MIT's Microsoft Campus Agreement
For additional software downloads, see the MIT Software Downloads.
Specialized Academic, Engineering, and Research Software
Abaqus
Simulates the physical response of structures and solid bodies to load, temperature, contact, impact, and other environmental conditions.
Autodesk
Suite of design products including AutoCAD, Map3D, AutoCAD Architecture and AutoCAD Electrical.
Geographic Information System (GIS)
Enables users to visualize and analyze spatial information.
I-deas
Allows users to design products through a scalable, integrated, CAD/CAM/CAE solution.
Maple
Analytical tool for professors, industry professionals, and students.
Mathematica
Technical computing system that creates publication-quality documents.
MATLAB
Technical computing language for high-performance mathematical computation and visualization.
SAS JMP
Dynamically links statistics with graphics to interactively explore, understand, and visualize data.
SPSS
Comprehensive statistical package.
Tecplot
Tecplot 360 is a numerical simulation and CFD visualization software that combines vital engineering plotting with advanced data visualization into one tool.
For additional software downloads, see What Runs Where on Athena.
Special discount software
Microsoft Select Agreement
IS&T belongs to Microsoft's Select Licensing Program, so that MIT departments, labs, and centers can purchase Microsoft products (e.g., Microsoft Office, Visual Studio, Windows XP Professional) at steeply discounted rates.
Adobe
Product discount options are available for Adobe Creative Suite 5.5 for MIT-owned equipment and for MIT students.
CLC bio (Bioinformatics software)
An additional discount over published academic pricing is available for MIT users of CLC bio, a bioinformatics sequencing suite.
STATA GradPlan
STATA Data Analysis and Statistical Software can be purchased at an educational discount directly from STATA and VSLS will distribute the media and license codes. Click on the MIT link on the STATA GradPlan site to place your order.