• General Software Site Licensing
  • What is a Software Site License?
  • What is the difference between a Software License and Media?
  • What does Software Assurance, Upgrade Plan and Maintenance mean?
• General Software Procurement
  • How do I order software that is not offered by the Software Site License Program?
  • Are there programs available for personal software purchases?
• Microsoft (SSL)
  • Is there a fee for Microsoft Office Suites or Microsoft Operating Systems?
  • How do I acquire other Microsoft products such as Project, Visio and Windows Server?
• Adobe (SSL)
  • What is the difference between Adobe Acrobat Professional and Adobe Acrobat Professional Extended?
• Adobe Creative Suite 4 (CS4)
  • When will the Adobe Creative Suite 4 (CS4) product be available to Temple University?
  • Who is eligible for an upgrade?
  • Is there anything I need to do to receive my upgrade?
  • What products are being upgraded?

General Software Site Licensing

What is a Software Site License?

Software Site License refers to software licenses made available via volume purchase agreements that have been negotiated on Temple University's behalf.  By entering into these contractual and/or purchase commitments, we are able to provide site licensed software at drastically reduced prices.

What is the difference between a Software License and Media?

A software license gives end users the right to use and install software.  Media refers to the CD-ROM or DVD that the software is stored on.

What does Software Assurance, Upgrade Plan and Maintenance mean?

Software Assurance, Upgrade Plan and Maintenance are all additional options offered with the purchase of several licenses in the Software Site Licensing Program.  They provide end users with any upgrades available for software purchased for the life of our contract. These options can only be purchased with a license and cannot be purchased alone. 

Computer Business Services strongly urges the purchase of these options when available. Please see our Available Products page for contract terms and to see if Software Assurance, Upgrade Plans or Maintenance is offered for your license.

General Software Procurement

How do I order software that is not offered by the Software Site License Program?

See How to Order.

Are there programs available for personal software purchases?

Yes.  Please see the Temple Hardware and Software Vendor Discounts page for more information.

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Is there a fee for Microsoft Office Suites or Microsoft Operating Systems?

No.  The Microsoft Campus Agreement licenses the Microsoft Operating Systems and Office Suites on a subscription basis. This agreement coversall TU Faculty and Staff computers as well as all University owned computer labs for the following products:

• Office Enterprise 2007
• Windows XP Professional Upgrades
• Windows Vista Enterprise Upgrades
• Office Professional 2004 and 2008 for Mac
• Windows Exchange, Sharepoint & SMS Client Access Licenses

The Microsoft Office Operating Systems and Office Suites are provided at no additional charge.  A one-time $90.00 Software Fee is added to each new CPU, Laptop and Computer System purchase to cover the licensing fees.

For more information regarding the Software Fee, please refer to the Computer Services Memo dated August 2, 2004 titled "New Contract Simplifies Software Licensing."

How do I acquire other Microsoft products such as Project, Visio and Windows Server?

All Microsoft Products, with the exception of Office and Windows, are available for purchase under our Microsoft Select Site License Program. The Academic Select Agreement is a flexible, volume-based program designed to reduce the total cost of software ownership.

Licenses acquired under the Academic Select Agreement are perpetual (no renewal required) and are owned by the department funding the purchase. 

For more information on the Microsoft Select Site License Program, see our Microsoft Program page.   To find out how to place an order, see our How to Order page.

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What is the difference between Adobe Acrobat Professional and Adobe Acrobat Professional Extended?

There are a few differences between Adobe Acrobat Professional and Professional Extended. Please see the Acrobat Product Comparison website for more information.

NOTE:  Adobe Acrobat Standard is no longer available to Educational Institutions. 

When will the Adobe Creative Suite 4 (CS4) product be available to Temple University?

The Official release of Adobe Creative Suite 4 (CS4) is November 1, 2008. It takes a minimum of 30 days after Adobe releases a new product for Computer Business Services to receive the new software.Once the new software is received, a 30-60 day testing period by Computer Services takes place.

We anticipate releasing CS4 products to the University by late January/early February 2009. Computer Business Services will make every effort to expedite the release and minimize the impact on end users.

Who is eligible for an upgrade?

End users who purchased the Upgrade Plan or placed orders that were filled by Computer Business Services after September 2, 2008 for CS3 individual products or bundles are eligible to receive the upgrade to CS4.

Is there anything I need to do to receive my upgrade?

No.  Computer Business Services actively tracks upgrade rights and will compile a list of eligible end users.  Eligibility notification and license paperwork, including license keys, will be emailed.  At that time your media will be ready and available for pickup.

What products are being upgraded?

New versions of the Creative Suites bundles (Design Premium, Design Standard, Master Collection, Production Premium, Web Premium and Web Standard) are being released.

In addition, CS4 versions of the following products are also being released:

• After Effects®
• Contribute
• Dreamweaver®
• Encore®
• Fireworks®
• Flash® Pro
• Illustrator®
• InCopy
• InDesign®
• OnLocation™
• Photoshop® Extended
• Premiere® Pro
• Soundbooth®
• Version Cue