Site License Advisory Team

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Site License Advisory Team

• May 31, 2012 meeting

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Agenda

1. Acrobat Enterprise License Agreement
2. Microsoft CoreCAL Server Licenses
3. Parallels Renewal
4. SPSS Renewal
5. Anti-Malware
6. New Software Versions
7. Summer renewals
8. SLS Request Fulfillment Process

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Adobe Acrobat ELA

• Acrobat ELA is in place
• Please distribute the software!
• 300 individuals have downloaded the software for
  installation
• Total estimated cost savings per year 52,000
• Total estimated compliance avoidance 1.6
  million
• Has Acrobat been added to your images?
• Issues with Acrobat?

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Microsoft CoreCAL Servers

• CoreCAL Servers are now licensed for all of OSU
• Includes
• Windows servers (including HPC), and Windows
  External Connector (not RDS external connector!)
• Sharepoint servers, including Sharepoint Server
  for Internet Sites
• Exchange servers and Exchange Standard External
  Connector
• Lync servers and Lync Standard External Connector
• Systems Center Config Manager server and server
  MLs
• Forefront for all servers
• Total estimated savings per year 34,000

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Parallels Renewal

• Parallels has provided a price increase in order
  to renew maintenance
• OCIO has renewed at a much lower level than
  originally expected, saving (est.) 30,000 for
  our license

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SPSS Renewal

• OCIO Site Licensing and OSU Purchasing are in
  discussions with SPSS
• Pending final quote
• Codes expire tomorrow, with 30-day grace period
  (hard-fail June 30).
• All customers notified of expiration and grace
  period
• Cost No increase this year

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Anti-Malware Renewal

• Current McAfee agreement expires on Sept. 30,
  2012
• OCIO Site Licensing has negotiated lower pricing
  with McAfee, for a better product
• OSU MedCenter has agreed to fund 1 year for the
  university Site Licensing will still maintain
  the license new projected expiration Sept. 30,
  2013
• Total Savings 70,000 university-wide
• Additional options are available
• Forefront and Microsoft Security Essentials
• Student/Home version of Windows McAfee will be
  retired, replaced with MSE

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New Versions

• New versions planned for roll-out with new
  request fulfillment, or an alternate distribution
  method.
• MATLAB 2012a (available via The MathWorks)
• JMP 10
• Maple 16
• SCCM 2012 and SCEP
• Cisco AnyConnect 3.0
• SPSS 20
• SAS for Students (and download for everyone else)

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New Software

• Several new items are pending a new distribution
  system
• LabView
• Solidworks
• Symantec Data Loss Prevention
• MS Servers (CoreCAL servers)

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SLS Request Fulfillment

• OCIO Site Licensing has hired consultants to
  improve the workflow of the download site. Key
  improvements sought include
• Automation of the checkout process
• Elimination of paper agreements
• Increased access to packages via download
• Improved security
• Ability to turn on downloads for specific users
  if necessary
• Ability to view distribution records
• Ability to tie software to a department
• Large file download and distribution

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Questions/Comments