DCU provide a number of software packages in the computer lab environment that students may use.  Students wishing to procure software for use on their own machines can take advantage of:

• Site licensed software
• Discounted software purchasing

Site Licensed Software

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

SPSS
Students are entitiled to install SPSS on their own personal machines, subject to the license agreement here that students must sign and return to ISS.

McAfee VirusScan
Students are entitled to install McAfee VirusScan on their own personal machines.

Please note that site license software runs on a subscription basis, and only applies while you are a current student in DCU.  Once you are no longer a student, 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.  Software can be purchased directly from Software 4 Students (www.software4students.ie ).  Alternatively, students wishing to purchase Microsoft Office can avail of an offer by Microsoft called The Ultimate Steal (www.theultimatesteal.ie ), offering a discount on the latest version of Microsoft Office.