Software Licenses

Software Available Through TAG

TAG is the distribution point for computer software for which the university owns site licenses.

Free Anti-Virus Software

UAHuntsville has an agreement with McAfee to distribute the company's anti-virus software to the students, faculty, and staff of the university. The McAfee software license allows installation on both university and student-owned Windows PCs.

Note: A limited number of McAfee VirusScan licenses are available for installation on Apple's OS X systems. Please contact TAG to reserve a license and get the installation media installed on your device at tag@uah.edu or 256-824-3333

Faculty and staff university-owned PC definitions are kept current with the managed McAfee ePO Agent. Please contact TAG to install the agent on new Windows equipment at tag@uah.edu or 256-824-3333. 

Currently registered students may pick up a copy of the anti-virus software at the TAG Help Desk in the library or download the latest version of McAfee anti-virus software here. To download the software, you must use a computer that is connected to the network through an on-campus network access point, i.e., ResNET or the campus wired/wireless networks. Please refer to the installation instructions for the current version.

New! Microsoft Office and Core CAL Free for Participating Units

A site license has been negotiated with Microsoft for the core CAL suite and MS Office. These products are available for all UAHuntsville owned equipment including computer labs. To take advantage of this offer, you must report through one of the following participating units.

• Academic Affairs
• Advancement
• Finance and Administration
• President's Office
• Office of Diversity

Please complete the standard Software Request Form to order these free products.

If you do not belong to one of the participating departments, you will need to procure Microsoft Office products through your Research Center or the Office of Research. 

NEW! Microsoft Home Use Program (HUP)

The Home Use Program (HUP) for Microsoft Office is a benefit available to employees under UAHuntsville’s Microsoft Office Campus Agreement. The HUP provides eligible employees in participating departments (reporting through Academic Affairs, Advancement, Finance and Administration, President's Office and the Office of Diversity) a licensed copy of the latest version of Microsoft Office to install and use on a home computer for a nominal cost of only $9.95.

This program enables the purchase of one licensed copy of the latest version of Microsoft Office for Windows or Mac to be used on a home computer and/or laptop for work or personal use for as long as the University maintains the campus agreement. You may continue the HUP as long as the corresponding software you use at work has active Software Assurance coverage. It is your responsibility to maintain compliance and remove the software if you separate from the University. There is a limit of one purchase per e-mail address and only official @uah.edu e-mail addresses may be used. You may not purchase additional copies of Microsoft Office using an e-mail alias.

Contact TAG at tag@uah.edu for instructions on how to purchase the Microsoft Office Home Use Program or download the document Software - Microsoft Home Use Program (HUP).

Who qualifies for HUP?

Full-time and part-time faculty and staff who report through Academic Affairs, Advancement, Finance and Administration, the President’s Office, and the Office of Diversity. These units participate in UAHuntsville's Microsoft campus agreement for UAHuntsville owned equipment.

Who Does Not qualify for HUP?

Employees who report through a Research Center or the Office of Research, the general student population, undergraduate student assistants, retirees, and former employees.

What email should be used for purchase?

Only your official @uah.edu email may be used. You may not purchase more than one copy by using an email alias.

Contact TAG at tag@uah.edu or call 256-886-8113 and a TAG representative will provide the program code.

I purchased my software, but I’m having problems with the license code, downloading the software, etc. Who should I contact?

The terms of the purchase are between the employee and Microsoft; therefore, TAG cannot assist you with issues related to purchases through HUP. Employees should contact 1-800-MICROSOFT for support. For more information, please visit Microsoft’s Home Use Program website at http://www.microsoft.com/licensing/software-assurance/home-use-program.aspx.

I want the Mac version. Is that available through HUP?

Yes. This option must be selected BEFORE you complete your order.

I want the 64 bit version. Is that available through HUP?

No. Only the 32 bit version is available.

Ordering Campus Software 

TAG offers software for university-owned devices. The Software Request Form contains the current price list for many products available. Submission instructions can be found on the form. TAG can assist staff and faculty with the procurement process for almost any software product, even those not listed on the form. Please contact TAG for more information. TAG is committed to working with i.t. solutions to provide cost-efficient products to staff and faculty.

• Software Request Form (.pdf)
• Order multiple copies of a single software package (online) 
• Order one or more software packages for one individual (online)

TAG keeps a small store of products that are typically requested by staff and faculty. As needed products are procured, i.t.solutions funds the purchase. The funds are later collected from the requesting department via the Transfer Authorization Form. You may include a completed Transfer Authorization Form with your Software Request Form.

UAHuntsville has been able to establish several site licenses (see Mathematica below, as an example) and are pursuing others. In the meantime, please note our current processes and vendors.

Other Microsoft products that fall outside of the Office Suite can be purchased from Dell at a reduced rate through participation in the Alabama Joint Purchasing Program. The licenses purchased are for single-use only and only for university-owned devices.

Adobe products can be purchased from Computer Intelligence Association through TAG. The licenses purchased are for single-use only and only for university-owned devices.

Oracle products can be purchased from Oracle by visiting their E-Delivery Website. You can register yourself and use the site to download what you need. Contact TAG if you need assistance. The licenses purchased are for single-use only and only for university-owned devices.

Science & Statistics Software (Faculty and Staff Only)

In addition to the software products listed on the Software Request form, UAHuntsville has site licenses for the following science and statistics software:

SSPS

SSPS is a computer program used for survey authoring and deployment, data mining, text analytics, statistical analysis, and collaboration and deployment (batch and automated scoring services).

According to our agreement with SSPS, ITS can install or upgrade labs for free; however, individual licenses are $100.00. SSPS can be ordered through the Software Request form. 

Note that the AMOS add-on is not included and will cost approximately $272.00; however, it may be possible to obtain a group discount for labs.

Maple from Maplesoft

Maple is a mathematics and modeling application for UNIX, Windows, and Macintosh. UAHuntsville maintains an unlimited site license for Maple, allowing for the use of the software on university-owned computers. Departments may request copies of Maple at no charge to the department. For more information, email the TAG Help Desk at tag@uah.edu

PV-WAVE and JWAVE from Visual Numerics

PV-Wave is a data analysis and visualization application for workstations and PCs. JWAVE is the PV-WAVE Web Development Environment for network-based visual data analysis that allows for collaboration and data sharing over the Internet, regardless of computer platform. UAHuntsville maintains a site license for the Windows XP/Vista and UNIX versions of the software. For more information, email the TAG Help Desk.

IMSL from Visual Numerics

IMSL is a library of embeddable math and statistics algorithms for analytic applications. The prewritten algorithms can be used to create C, C# for .NET, Java, Fortran, and Python applications. UAHuntsville maintains a site license for the Windows and UNIX versions of IMSL. For more information, email the TAG Help Desk.

Mathematica

What is Mathematica?

Mathematica is the world's most powerful global computing environment. Ideal for use in engineering, mathematics, finance, physics, chemistry, biology, and a wide range of other fields, it makes possible a new level of automation in algorithmic computation, interactive manipulation, and dynamic presentation--as well as a whole new way of interacting with the world of data.

Getting Mathematica...

Mathematica is currently installed in labs across campus. Check with the IT Group for details.

Mathematica can also be installed on:

• Faculty/staff school-owned machines: Follow the prompts. 
• Faculty/staff personally-owned machines: Installers are available. 
• Students' personally-owned machines: Follow the prompts.

If you are interested in putting Mathematica elsewhere (such as in labs or in HPC applications) please let the IT Group or Michael Chastain know. 

There's also a knowledge base available for quick reference. 

What are the best steps to start using Mathematica?

If you are brand-new to Mathematica, below are some suggestions on the best ways to get started.

Students

1. Watch the "Hands-On Start to Mathematica" tutorial screencast. 
2. Explore the Learning Center for topics relevant to your interests.
3. Launch Mathematica, open the Classroom Assistant, and perform your first few computations.
4. You're now ready for the projects that faculty will assign.

Teaching faculty

1. Sign up for the "Overview of Mathematica for Education" seminar.
2. Explore the Learning Center for topics relevant to your interests
3. Find some prebuilt examples and course-ware from the Demonstrations Project, MathWorld, and the Library Archive.
4. Download desktop images and screen savers.
5. Assign the above steps in the student section to your classes as homework.
6. Sign up for the Faculty Program.

Research faculty

1. Sign up for the "Overview of Mathematica for Education" seminar.
2. Take other seminars relevant to your work.
3. Explore the Learning Center for topics relevant to your interests.
4. Download desktop images and screen savers.
5. Go to the Demonstrations Project site to see what's possible.
6. Go to the Library Archive for additional resources.

Why am I getting an "unidentified developer" error when I install Version 8.0.4 on my Mac?

Wolfram Research is an Apple-approved developer, and Mathmatica is compatible with machines running Mac OS X 10.8, Mountain Lion. However, if you obtained Mathmatica before August 12, 2012, you may be receiving this error during installation. The most recent installers of Mathmatica have been updated to digitally sign in to Apple's new Gatekeeper authentication system. If you encounter this error, contact TAG to receive an updated version of the program. 

*NEW* - Wolfram Lightweight Grid Manager 9

Wolfram Lightweight Grid Manager 9 was just released, and as a benefit of our site license, it is now available free of charge to Mathematica users at UAH.

Lightweight Grid Manager makes it easy to utilize idle hardware for parallel Mathematica computations. When Lightweight Grid Manager is installed on a machine with Mathematica, any Mathematica users on that network can discover and connect to that machine's Mathematica computation kernels from a remote computer, lending more CPU power to their computations. For more information, visit: http://www.wolfram.com/lightweight-grid-manager/.

Individuals will need Mathematica installed and activated on their machine to take advantage of Lightweight Grid Manager. Free Lightweight Grid Manager licenses can be requested by Mathematica users at your site through the following form, using their Mathematica activation key or your site license number: http://www.wolfram.com/services/premiersupport/lightweightgrid/index.cgi.

Miscellaneous

HP CSLG

Hewlett-Packard's CSLG program provides UAHuntsville with the opportunity to purchase their software products at substantially reduced prices. For more information, email the TAG Help Desk.