Managing myApps

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Managing myApps
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Software Distribution

• Faculty and staff desktops
• General Access labs
• Faculty and staff request/pick-up
• Software download
• Mac platform share (faculty and staff only)

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myApps the Good Stuff

• Applications will be securely deployed
• Allow for better usage stats
• More bang for the buck
• Cost savings
• for new applications
• Customer satisfaction
• Stephanie mysatisfaction

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myApps the Hard Stuff

• Working with vendors
• Educating NU Community
• New service
• New process
• Compliance
• Opportunity )
• They may really like and adopt this
• Technology will changesoon

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myApps Licensing

• Should be licensed
• Virtual
• Concurrent
• Non-machine or device
• Non-student

• Can be licensed
• CAL (Client access license)
• Server
• CPU

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Pilot Vendors

• Microsoft
• SPSS
• Adobe Acrobat
• MapleSoft
• Wolfram

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Microsoft

• Owns Terminal Service Server application
• Client access lisensing
• Owns Office
• Campus agreement based on Faculty and Staff FTE
• Now owns Softricity
• Perpetual license soon to be annual (How do they
  do that?)
• Changes in functionality

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SPSS

• Number of users
• unlimited
• Authorized end users
• students, faculty and staff
• Access with NU owned machines
• The application resides on our servers
• Cost Savings
• Student license

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Adobe Acrobat

• Concurrent license
• 3 to 5 user capability per license
• Licensing not unlimited
• Problems working with Softricity
• License server function scrapped by Adobe

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Maple

• Number of users
• unlimited
• Authorized end users
• students, faculty and staff
• Access with NU owned machines
• The application resides on our servers
• Cost Savings
• Student license

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Mathematica

• Number of users
• unlimited
• Authorized end users
• students, faculty and staff
• Access with NU owned machines
• The application resides on our servers
• Cost Savings
• Student license

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What are Specialized Applications?

• College or department owned
• College or department supported
• Used for specific research or specific courses
• Limited licensing
• Submission process

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Pilot Specialized Applications

• Minitab
• ArcGIS
• ADAM

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Specialized Applications throughout NU

• Adam Interactive
• MassCHIP
• Eat Right Analysis
• ECO/EVO Beaker
• NLN Practice Challenge
• RN CAT Plus
• Treeage Pro
• Atlast.ti
• HLM
• Mplus v4.1
• S-Plus Server
• StatTransfer

• WinSteps
• Platetec
• Doak
• Stata
• Active-HDL
• algor
• Ansys
• Arena
• Aspen Technology
• ERTS lab package
• Exceed
• Fluent
• Gaussian

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Specialized Applications throughout NU

• MyVHDL Station
• Primavera P3ec
• Pro Engineer
• Project Kickstart
• Pspice (student version)
• Rational Rose
• Solid Works
• TrafficWare
• Unigraphics
• Visual Analysis
• Xlinx Foundation Series
• MicroCase Social Statistic

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Issues with Specialized Apps

• Funding
• Reoccuring
• Support
• Cost-share
• Communication
• Deadlines
• New offerings
• Expectations
• Autonomy

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Specialized ApplicationsCurrent Process

• Deadlines are posted
• Assessment prior to purchases offered
• Request form submitted
• Software received
• Software reviewed
• Technical
• Administrative
• Software distributed

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Specialized ApplicationsNew Process

• Deadlines are posted
• Assessment prior to purchases offered
• Request form submitted
• Software received
• Software reviewed
• Technical
• Administrative
• Software distributed

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Whats Different

• Assessment will be necessary
• Method of deployment effects contracts and
  licensing
• Request form modified
• Adding course, department, group specific
  information
• Receipt and review will remain the same
• Software will be tied to a course request form
  with faculty controls
• Distribution will be more location/user/group
  specific

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Course Specific Software

• Due to cost, licensing restrictions or
  specialization, some software offered needs to be
  restricted.
• Information Services is creating a electronic
  course software request process that will enable
  a faculty member to request that a course have
  access to an application.
• Once the course is tied to the application, any
  student enrolled in the course will have access
  to the specified application to the length of the
  course.

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For additional information regarding software
administration at NU http//www.infoservices.neu
.edu/get_help/software.html Stephanie
Trowbridge Software Management Administrator,
Information Services s.trowbridge_at_neu.edu 617.37
3.4581
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QUESTIONS?