Software for UC Students

In negotiating software licensing agreements for the university, UCit always tries to include favorable options for UC students. For examples, see the list below. When such attempts are not successful, most negotiated agreements do allow the university to install the software in computer labs and on networks our students use. Sometimes faculty choose to place such software in the labs. Examples are Autodesk, ESRI, Mathematica, and Macromedia software.

If you do not find the software application you want, please contact the Help Desk at 513-556-HELP (4357) or send e-mail to HelpDesk@UC.Edu.

Adobe

Adobe products pertain to the design and publication of web, digital video, and streaming media applications. For the latest list of products and current prices contact the University Bookstores at 513-556-1700. Be sure to request licensing and pricing under the CLP contract.

Cisco VPN Client 

The Cisco VPN Internet Client allows users who are not on the UC Network, such as those employing Fuse Net or Road Runner, to access UC restricted IP web sites. Download the Cisco VPN Client. 

ESRI applications

ESRI applications apply to Geographical Information Systems and may only be licensed on UC-owned or UC-leased workstations or networks. For more information about the UC site license, please send e-mail to the site license coordinator. 

Gartner Group

The Gartner Group has research and advisory documents on IT services. Access them free of charge at http://gartner.uc.edu.

Macintosh

You may purchase upgrades to the Macintosh OS for $96.00 at the UC Bookstores Business on Main. For more information, please call 556-1253.

Macromedia (now part of Adobe)

Macromedia provides design tools for dynamic web publishing. Dreamweaver and Fireworks are for high-impact web design and site management. Sitespring is for web-team collaboration and project management. Flash and Shockwave are for next-generation animation and interactivity. For web application development and database publishing, Macromedia offers Dreamweaver UltraDev and ColdFusion UltraDev Studio.

For the latest list of products and current prices contact the University Bookstores at 513-556-1700. 

McAfee

McAfee Anti-Virus and Anti-Spyware software products are available, free of charge. These products and virus update files are available for download. 

Microsoft

The university has negotiated a Campus Agreement for typical Microsoft desktop products. You may purchase these products (on CD) for a nominal fee from the University Bookstores.

Microsoft updates can be downloaded and installed directly from Microsoft's site at http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com for Windows and at http://www.microsoft.com/mac/downloads.aspx for Macintosh.

For a list of products that fall under UC's agreement with Microsoft, please visit the Software Agreement page.

Statistical Software

Statistical Software consists of JMP, Mathematica, SAS, SigmaPlot, SigmaStat, and SPSS. These products are designed to estimate and test Structural Equation Models, and provide simple calculator operations to large-scale programming and interactive document preparation for scientific research. They also provide solutions for data analysis, report generation, and enterprise-wide information delivery while allowing a wide selection of graphs for every stage of your project.

For more information and an order form, click here.

If you still have questions, please contact the UCit Help Desk at 513-556-HELP (4357).

SurveyMonkey - new! Please see Software Offerings for Students for information.

WinVNC 

WinVNC is a VNC server that will allow you to view your Windows desktop from any VNC viewer. Currently, Windows only supports a single graphical user being logged in at any one time. WinVNC makes the existing desktop of the PC available remotely, rather than creating a separate desktop as happens with the Unix server. VNC does not make an NT machine into a multi-user server in the same way that Citrix-based software, for example, does. A single NT machine can therefore be accessed by multiple users, but if they all connect at the same time they will all see the same desktop.

Download WinVNC version 3.3.3.

WinZip 8.0

WinZip brings the convenience of Windows to the use of Zip files and other compression formats. The optional wizard interface makes zipping and unzipping easy. WinZip features built-in support for CAB files and for popular Internet file formats such as TAR, gzip, UUencode, BinHex, and MIME. ARJ, LZH, and ARC files are supported via external programs. WinZip interfaces to most virus scanners.

Download a registered version of WinZip 8.0.

ZoomText

ZoomText is the world’s leading magnification and reading software. With its easy to use features, ZoomText makes computers accessible and friendly to low-vision users. For more information please see Software Distribution or call the Help Desk, 513-556-HELP (4357). Ai Text is also available.