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ChemIT signed up for a Microsoft DreamSpark subscription on behalf of CCB educators, researchers, and grad students in October 2013. Now our graduate students can get any version of Windows ($40-200) on their personal laptops, for free. As well as other Microsoft software.

Benefits of the Microsoft DreamSpark Premium subscription to CCB

Any graduate student can get any version of Windows on their personal laptops, for free. Thus saving $40-200. They don't have to delete the software when they leave, since license is "Perpetual Rights". But they must get the software before they leave!
Research lab researchers get access to expensive Microsoft programming software for free.
- Ex. Visual Studio Pro 2012, $500 list (no academic pricing available).
One Note is made available for researchers, educators, and grad students.
Free access to Visio (drawing tools) and MS Project, if used for eligible (STEM) education and research.
Provides ChemIT staff (CCB representatives) 4 Technical Support Incidents and Priority Support in MSDN (MS Developer Network) Forums.

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Who in CCB is in the program?

All CCB academic staff in CCB as of 10/2013, per the CCB Admin Office and the CCB Grad Office.

Once a year (when?), this list will get updated. When that happens, ChemIT intends to again send out a notice of this program.

DreamSpark Premium Usage Guidelines

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Who can use this software license, and for what contexts:

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