In December, Indiana University negotiated a new agreement with Adobe for a 3 year program which includes many software tools offered by the company. After a number of conversations and internal analyses of the pro’s and con’s of entering into the agreement along with other IU campuses, IPFW is joining as well!
Previously, Adobe software products were purchased by IPFW departments through the Purdue pricing agreement with Adobe. While prices were lower than retail, license use was limited and still costly. Some departments spent tens of thousands of dollars a year on Adobe licenses and maintenance. In IT Services we have been limited on the number of Adobe products we could provide to only those that were used by multiple departments and by our available funding.
With the new IU Adobe agreement, the products shown below are available for installation on faculty, staff and student machines. Further, personal copies may be purchased at the IPFW bookstore for use on a home PC, provided that once the faculty, staff or student is no longer affiliated with the University, the software is removed.
So, for open lab workstations, look for new software availability in time for the fall semester (beyond those we already provide in labs). Faculty and staff however will have the ability to install the software on their office workstations sooner, so keep an eye out in IPFW icons for the new applications or application suites. Our network software engineers will need some time to prepare these applications for our Novell environment. Preparation for the labs is more complex and requires more time than providing installation options for faculty and staff.
IU is not quite ready to begin shipment to us for all applications but should be ready by the end of February. Costs for purchasing the products in the bookstore are shown below. Please forward questions to helpdesk@ipfw.edu. For those purchasing from the IPFW bookstore, be prepared to present your IPFW faculty or staff and photo ID.
We’re very excited to tell you about this new program. Over a 3 year period, this program has the potential to save hundreds of thousands of dollars for the university.
Joseph McCormick
Manager – User Technology Support & IT Security, Policy and Planning
Information Technology Services
email: mccormij@ipfw.edu
phone: 260-481-5469
Product List – Adobe
Acrobat Pro 9.0 [Windows/Mac] [$10]
Acrobat Pro Extended 9.0 [Windows] [$10]
Creative Suite 4 Design Premium [Windows/Mac] [$20]
Adobe Creative Suite 4 Design Premium includes InDesign CS4, Photoshop CS4 Extended, Illustrator CS4, Acrobat 9 Pro, Flash CS4 Professional, Dreamweaver CS4, Fireworks CS4, Bridge CS4, Device Central CS4, and Version Cue CS4.
Creative Suite 4 Production Premium [Windows/Mac] [$20]
Adobe® Creative Suite® 4 Production Premium pairs world-class video, audio, and design tools with integration features. It includes Photoshop CS4 Extended, Illustrator CS4, Flash CS4 Professional, After Effects CS4, Premiere Pro CS4, Sound booth CS4, On location CS4, Encore CS4, Bridge CS4, Device Central CS4, and Dynamic Link.
Photoshop Elements 7.0 [Windows] [$10]
Photoshop Elements 6.0 [Mac] [10]
Photoshop Lightwood 2.0 [Windows/Mac] [$10]
Premiere Elements 7.0 [Windows] [$10]
