ISS Information Systems & Services

Procurement

Software Procurement

Staff wishing to procure software may either take advantage of the site license agreements currently held by DCU, or by purchasing software from an educational reseller. DCU Staff are advised that any software they use must be purchased and licensed correctly as per the Code of Conduct for the Use of Computer Resources.

Site Licensed Software

DCU currently maintain site licenses for various software applications that staff may download and install onto their machine. These applications are:

Microsoft Campus Agreement

Under our Microsoft Campus Agreement, staff are entitled to install the latest versions of Windows, Microsoft Office and Microsoft Project on their work machines. Under the Microsoft Home Use Program (HUP), staff are entitled to purchase a copy of Microsoft Office 2010, Microsoft Project 2010 or Office for Mac 2011 for €12.95 each.

To avail of this offer, please contact ISS in order to obtain a Program Code - once you have this, please visit the Microsoft Home Use Program website and follow the instructions there. Please note that you'll need a valid DCU mail address to process the order.

SPSS

Staff are entitiled to install SPSS on their work and personal machines. Installing it on their personal machines is subject to the license agreement here that Staff must sign and return to ISS.

McAfee VirusScan

Staff are entitled to install McAfee VirusScan on their work and personal machines.

LabView

Staff are entitled to install LabView for both teaching and research purposes on their work machines.

Please note that site license software runs on a subscription basis, and only applies while you are a current staff member in DCU. Once you are no longer a member of staff, you will no longer be entitled to install/use the software.

Purchasing Software

If you wish to install software that is not covered by a site license agreement above, then the software will have to be purchased. ISS currently deal with a number of resellers who provided educational pricing on a number of software applications. These vendors are: