Staff Software

• Software catalogue
• Software usage policy
• Site Licence software available to staff
• Purchasing other software

Software catalogue

The software catalogue is a valuable source of information for staff looking for software. It details all information on most of the software packages in use in College. It provides advice to staff on how to avail of each software package. It also includes information on software available in the College computer rooms and details the support available for each package. This should be the first point of contact for staff who are looking for software.

Software usage policy

All staff are advised that they must ensure that any software they are using is appropriately licensed and their use of the software complies with the terms and conditions of the license agreement. It is the responsibility of each member of staff to ensure that they are appropriately licenced for all software on those devices for which they are responsible. Proof of purchase for each software license purchased must be retained by them.

Site Licence software available to staff

Staff can avail of software under the Site Licenses College has purchased on behalf of staff. These include:

Microsoft Campus Agreement

Under the Microsoft campus agreement, staff can avail of a Windows operating system upgrade (or downgrade), MS Office and the client access licenses to access the following applications - MS Server, MS Exchange, MS SharePoint, System Centre Configuration Manager and Forefront services. Installation media for Operating System upgrades and MS Office are available from the IS Services Helpdesk. Full time staff can also apply for a copy of the software for work use on their PC or Mac at home. Staff must fill in the MS Campus work at home form and return it to the IS Services Helpdesk in Áras an Phiarsaigh to get a copy of the software.

McAfee Anti-virus Software

Under the College site license agreement, all staff are entitled to a copy of McAfee Anti-virus software for the Mac or Windows PC for their machines in College and for one home Windows PC.  Apple Macs at home are not included under the site licence. The software is available from the IS Services Helpdesk.

SPSS

Staff can avail of the SPSS site license for educational use, but not for research funded by a business or organisation that would result in commercial gain. SPSS can be installed on any College-owned computer and also a on a home computer.

SPSS 21 has been released but TCD has not yet been provided a licence code, so the latest version licenced to College is SPSS 20. Please note that this version is not compatible with Mac OS 10.8. Although SPSS 20 does appear to work on Windows 8, Amos 20 is not compatible.

To download the SPSS installation files please visit the Presidion SPSS download site. Select the version you wish to download (SPSS 20 is the most recent licenced version for TCD). You will be asked to submit your TCD email address and then a download link will be emailed to you. During the installation process you will need the latest SPSS licence code.

If there are any issues with the process above then a copy of the installation media can be obtained from the IS Services Helpdesk. Staff must fill in SPSS copyright acknowledgement form and return it to the IS Services Helpdesk in Áras an Phiarsaigh to obtain a copy of the software.

At the end of each academic year, in July, a licence notice indicating that you must obtain a new licence code will appear in SPSS. Please see our web pages on how to update the SPSS licence code.

Erdas Imagine

Staff can avail of Erdas Imagine under the College site license. Details of the license agreement are available at http://www.eduserv.org.uk/licence-negotiation/agreements/erdas-imagine. Staff must fill out the Erdas copyright acknowledgement form and return it to the IS Services Helpdesk in Áras an Phiarsaigh to obtain a copy of the software.

ArcGIS

Staff can avail of ArcGIS under the College site license. Details of the agreement are available at http://www.eduserv.org.uk/lns/agreements/esri-2011#licenceinformation. Staff must fill out the ArcGIS copyright acknowledgement form and return it to the IS Services Helpdesk in Áras an Phiarsaigh to obtain a copy of the software.

Mathematica

Staff can avail of Mathematica for their College computer and their home computer under the site license. The software can be downloaded from the Wolfram download site. When registering staff must use their TCD email address. Details of the terms and conditions of the licence are available on the Wolfram website.

MATLAB

College has a site licence for MATLAB, Simulink, and companion toolboxes. The complete selection of configuration items covered includes: MATLAB, Simulink, Symbolic Math Toolbox, Bioinformatics Toolbox, Control System Toolbox, Curve Fitting Toolbox, Data Acquisition Toolbox, DSP System Toolbox, Image Processing Toolbox, Instrument Control Toolbox, Optimization Toolbox, Signal Processing Toolbox, SimMechanics, Simscape, Stateflow, Statistics Toolbox, Financial Toolbox, Fuzzy Logic Toolbox, Matlab Compiler, Neural Network Toolbox, Simulink Control Design, System Identification Toolbox, Wavelet Toolbox, Parallel Computing Toolbox and Communications System Toolbox.

The licence covers use for all Academic Staff and Postgraduate Research students on College-owned computers and for home use on personally owned computers.  The software licence also covers classroom and lab installations in College. Undergraduate student use is restricted to on-campus computing facilities. The licence covers use in academic research and teaching and learning activity but commercial use of MathWorks products is not permitted under the College TAH licence.

The software is available for download by following the TCD MATLAB installation instructions. If you have difficulty downloading and installating the software in this manner then you may obtain the installation disk by contacting the IS Services Helpdesk. Please print and fill out the MATLAB licence agreement form before requesting and collecting the installation disk. If more information is needed on the licence, instructions for installation or technical support please contact MathWorks UK 0044 1223 226700, select option 3 for Customer Service and option 4 for Technical Support, quoting License no. 729365.

Purchasing other software

Microsoft Software

For those who wish to purchase any Microsoft software (like MS Project, MS Server, MS Server applications) that are not covered under the College MS Campus Agreement (i.e. MS Operating System upgrades and MS Office) ; College has a MS Select Plus agreement in place with Micromail. Under this agreement, College staff can avail of discounted pricing for these MS products. College also has arrangements in place with Micromail whereby staff can avail of discounted academic pricing for Adobe and other products.

For pricing please request a quote from fionan@micromail.ie or info@micromail.ie. When placing an order, a TCD Purchase Order or purchasing card can be accepted; please allow 24-48 hours for delivery of software via email.

Adobe Software

TCD have an Adobe CLP agreement in place that offers the highest level of discount available for Adobe products; pricing is per user and is for a perpetual licence. Products available include Dreamweaver, Photoshop, and the Creative Suite bundles.

For pricing please request a quote from fionan@micromail.ie or info@micromail.ie. When placing an order, a TCD Purchase Order or purchasing card can be accepted; please allow 24-48 hours for delivery of software via email.

Academic Specialised Software

For other more specialised software, College staff can avail of discounted academic pricing under the existing CHEST UK agreements. In order to check out the software available under the CHEST scheme please check the following web site: www.eduserv.org.uk/lnc.