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Other IS&T-Licensed Software

Overview

Information Services & Technology 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 Desks or directly from the manufacturer.

Location and Hours:

N42 Lobby
Monday 11 A.M. - 1 P.M.
Wednesday 10 A.M. - 12 P.M.
Thursday 1 - 3 P.M.

You may pick up software that you have ordered during the business hours stated above. Otherwise, you may schedule an appointment by sending email to vsls-help@mit.edu.

Operating Systems

Click on the name of a product for more information and instructions about how to obtain the product at MIT.

For additional software downloads, see the MIT Software Downloads.

• Mac OS X
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• Windows

General Desktop Software

Click on the name of a product for more information and instructions about how to obtain the product at MIT.

For additional software downloads, see the MIT Software Downloads.

Product	Description and Distribution
Acrobat 9.0 Professional	Adobe's software for creating, controlling, and distributing PDF (Portable Document Format) files Learn more about Adobe product discount options at MIT.
Dreamweaver	Web page authoring software Note: There is no support for the CS3 version offered by IS&T at this time. Dreamweaver 8 is the version that is currently supported and recommended (read more about this version). Departmental request form for Dreamweaver (for MIT-owned machines) Student request form - updated for 2007-2008 academic year (for student-owned machines)
FileMaker Pro	Database software
Microsoft Office	Productivity suite that includes Word, Excel, and PowerPoint Distributed via MIT's Microsoft Campus Agreement

Specialized Academic, Engineering, and Research Software

Click on the name of a product for more information and instructions about how to obtain the product at MIT.

For additional software downloads, see What Runs Where on Athena.

Product	Product Description
Abaqus	Simulates the physical response of structures and solid bodies to load, temperature, contact, impact, and other environmental conditions.
Autodesk	A suite of design products including Autocad, Map3D 2008, Autocad Raster Design 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.
SPSS	Comprehensive Statistical Package

Special Discount Software

Microsoft Select Agreement
MIT Information Services & Technology 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
Adobe product discount options are available for MIT-owned equipment and for MIT students.

CLC bio (Bioinformatics software)
An additional discount over published academic pricing [ Certificates required] 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.

Other IS&T Licensed Software

In addition to the above IS&T also makes additional software available for the download via the MIT Software Downloads.

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