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Find what IT resources, support and help are available to MIT students
Mathematica
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Mathematica provides a single integrated, continually expanding system that covers the breadth and depth of technical computing—and with Mathematica Online, it is seamlessly available in the cloud through any web browser, as well as natively on all modern desktop systems.
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Licensing
Mathematica is licensed for use by MIT students, faculty, and staff on MIT-owned and personal machines.
Autodesk Suite
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Autodesk is 3D design, engineering, and entertainment software used for manufacturing, building and construction, and media/entertainment.
Design and fabricate in a single cloud-based tool, connect with your team with easy, built-in collaboration, and work online or offline.
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Licensing
Autodesk has made this software available for free to MIT faculty, staff, and students to use in class instruction or for academic research.
MATLAB
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MATLAB (MATrix LABoratory) is a programming and numeric computing platform used to analyze data, develop algorithms, and create models. MATLAB allows matrix manipulations, plotting of functions and data, implementation of algorithms, creation of user interfaces, and interfacing with programs written in other languages. MIT's license covers the majority of the available MATLAB toolboxes.
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Tecplot 360
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Tecplot 360 is numerical simulation and CFD visualization software that combines vital engineering plotting with advanced data visualization.
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Fetch
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Fetch is a Mac application used to transfer files across a network using FTP (File Transfer Protocol) and/or SFTP (Secure File Transfer Protocol). Fetch allows you to drag-and-drop files and folders between two servers or a server and your Mac and ensures that edits of any kind of file are automatically saved back to the server. Learn more.
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Licensing
Fetch 5.8 is available for use on Macs by MIT faculty, staff, and students.
Red Hat Enterprise
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux speeds application delivery across physical, virtual, and cloud environments using lightweight, portable containers. It provides the flexibility to quickly adapt to business demands on a stable foundation known for its mission-critical reliability and military-grade security.
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Guest Kerberos Accounts
MIT onboarding processes automatically provision a Kerberos account for students, staff, faculty, and family members who reside on campus. Other individuals who need an MIT digital identity in order to access resources requiring authentication, but who are not active students, staff, or faculty, may be provided a sponsored guest account.
Certificates
Computing Equipment Loan Program
IS&T maintains a limited pool of computing equipment available for loan to eligible MIT community members.
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