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ChemIT signed up, at no cost, for a Microsoft DreamSpark Premium subscription to benefit CCB educators, researchers, and graduate students in October 2013. Now CCB graduate students can get any version of Windows ($40-200) on their personal laptops, for free. As well as other Microsoft software.

QuickStart

1. Please understand the limitations of the program, detailed below. For example, Microsoft states:

  • "The tools and technologies provided through the DreamSpark Premium subscription may only be used for academic instruction, academic projects, and non-commercial research."

2. Here's our best guess on how the installation mechanics will work:

  • If it's a personal computer, work directly using Microsoft's site to get a key and download the software. Then, install the software.
  • If it's a CCB computer, work directly using Microsoft's site to get a key and download the software. Contact <chemit@cornell.edu> or your IT rep to install the software.

3.Get the software, and related support, from Microsoft DreamSpark service web site:

Direct link to the WebStore:

Help/support link:

4. Since this is a new program for all of us, please let us know at  <chemit@cornell.edu> if you have suggestions on how we can improve administering the program. Thank you!


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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.

See Microsoft's DreamSpark FAQ, which answers questions such as:

Who in CCB is enrolled 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.

Limitations on software's use, per Microsoft

DreamSpark Premium Usage Guidelines

https://www.dreamspark.com/Institution/DSP-Usage-Guidelines.aspx

  • "The tools and technologies provided through the DreamSpark Premium subscription may only be used for academic instruction, academic projects, and non-commercial research".

To resolve licensing ambiguities, you are welcome to review some highlighted portions ofthe guidelines, along with Oliver's interpretation.

SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT - MICROSOFT DREAMSPARK PREMIUM

https://www.dreamspark.com/Institution/DSP-EULA.aspx

Support

Help/support link:

Program eligibility questions?

  • You can start with <chemit@cornell.edu>.
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