Sun Edusoft Portfolio

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Sun Edusoft Portfolio A High Value Software
Offering For Education
Cathleen ObataCampaigns ManagerGlobal Education
Research
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EduSoft Portfolio Agenda

• EduSoft Product Overview
• EduSoft Licensing
• EduSoft Training Options

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A New Software Model for Edu

• Expands no-cost licensing of Sun's software
  portfolio for academic and research users
• Dramatically reduces the complexity and cost of
  deploying software
• Freedom from costly upgrades
• Enable the student developer, instructional
  innovation and foster advanced research and
  development
• Prepare today's students for tomorrow's workplace

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The EduSoft Portfolio

• No-cost licensing to educational institutions
  and individual users for academic use
• Have It All Portfolio
• Institutions Over 90 products available for
  educational institutions
• Individuals Over 40 products available for
  academic use by faculty, staff students
• Sun Academic Initiative (SAI)
• Sun Service Education Discount

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Software For the Student Developer
Software For Faculty Researchers
Software For the Student Developer

• StarOffice
• Sun ONE Studio
• Solaris Operating System (SPARC x86)
• Software Development Kits
• Internet and Identity Management
• Application/Integration Servers and Messaging
• Application Development
• Security
• Email, Calendar and Collaboration
• Systems Administration

• StarOffice
• Internet and Identity Management
• Application/Integration Servers and Messaging
• Application Development
• Security
• Desktop Applications
• Email, Calendar and Collaboration
• Operating Systems
• Systems Administration
• Networking Technologies

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EduSoft Customer Value
"Sun's EduSoft Portfolio will reduce our total
cost of ownership and will give us the ability
to evaluate the software in our own environment.
This removes a cost barrier in making the latest
technology available to our students, instructors
and researchers." Ted Dodds, Associate Vice
President Information Technology University of
British Columbia
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EduSoft Licensing
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EduSoft Institutional Licensehttp//www.sun.com/e
du/edusoft

• Educational institution's academic use on
  internal systems
• Over 90 products available
• Single, no-cost master license (online, click
  thru)
• US 495 for EduSoft Portfolio Media Kit
• Full year of automatic quarterly updates

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EduSoft Individual User Licensehttp//www.sun.com
/edu/edusoft

• Faculty, Staff Students for academic use on
  personally owned computers
• Over 40 products available
• No-cost individual license (click thru)
• Available via free download

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EduSoft Path To Deployment

• Step 1
• Purchase the EduSoft Media Kit through Sun
  Download Center (Institutions and Individuals)
  http//www.sun.com/edu/edusoft
• Options
• Media Kit (CDs)
• Download Software
• Step 2 Install software
• Step 3 Install quarterly updates

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EduSoft Service Support

• 60 discount for educational institutions
• A la carte ordering
• Extended coverage 12 hours/day, 5 days/week
• 4 hour telephone response time for urgent issues
  during extended local business hours
• 2 authorized contacts unlimited tech support
  incidents
• Web-based incident submission and tracking
  through Sun's Online Support Center
• Software enhancement releases and patches
• 7x24 access to Sun's online technical knowledge
  database

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EduSoft Training
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Free Web-based Training

• Courses Available
• Java Technology
• Solaris Operating Environment System
  Administration
• Sun ONE Infrastructure
• StarOffice End User Courseware
• Available in English, French, German, Japanese
• Discount on certification examination(s)
• Register at www.sunacademic.com

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Instructor Led Training

• Supports affordable instructor-led courses by
  educational institutions
• No registration or license fees
• Order instructor guides and student books from
  Sun's fulfillment company
• Student discount on professional certification
  examination(s)
• Register at www.sunacademic.com

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Training Success
"I enrolled in several courses and have already
completed the Fundamentals of Solaris bundle. I'm
very pleased with the online training. I love the
demos, self-check and review questions at the end
of each module. The biggest plus for me is the
fact that I can do it from home or work,
anytime." Jenny Mendoza Network
Coordinator Moreland School District San Jose, CA
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The Right Choice For Education

• Comprehensive portfolio addresses requirements of
  academic community
• Reduced complexity and lowest cost of ownership
• Unique Licensing model
• Enable instructional innovation and advanced
  research
• Fast-track the careers of students

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Cathleen Obata Cathleen Obata_at_sun.com
www.sun.com/edu