Software & Hardware

Software & Hardware

Software

• Software List
• MSDNAA
• Windows Packages

Hardware

• Consulting
• Purchasing
• Vendors
• Quotes
• Surplus

WolfTech Software

Software

Available Software

• Search Software Applications
• MSDNAA
• Active_Directory/Software_Packages
• Matlab for Students
• Using PsExec to delete old local profiles on lab machines

Microsoft Office for HomeUse -- Faculty/Staff

Faculty and Staff are now eligible to participate in Microsoft's Software Assurance Home Use Program (HUP). This program enables you to get a licensed copy of Microsoft Office software to install and use on your home computer without restricting it to work-only purposes. You are eligible to use the Home Use Program software as long as you are an employee at NCSU.

The following products are currently available for purchase through the Home Use Program: Office Enterprise 2007, Office 2008 for Mac, Office Project Standard 2007 and Office Visio Professional 2007.

http://www.ncsu.edu/software/download/hup/

As part of the Microsoft Office site license, faculty and staff are now eligible for FREE E-Learning from Microsoft for the various Office applications. Applications included in this training are Access, Excel, Groove, InfoPath, Office, Office SharePoint Server, OneNote, Outlook, PowerPoint, Project, Visio and others. The E-Learning is geared for both information workers and IT professionals.

http://www.ncsu.edu/software/agreements/elearning/

(Please Note: E-Learning classes must be completed in IE 7 or higher.)

Licensing

Want to recommend a piece of software? Need something in particular to get the job done? Tell us, and we'll see what we can do about it.

signatures, legal, process

Hardware

license servers, dongles, etc

Restrictions

university owned, research vs teaching, etc

Requesting

Need a particular piece of software? See something in our list you'd like to try? Having trouble with an installation? We'll be glad to help.

Hardware

The availability of computers has skyrocketed in the past five years. One particular institution responsible for this explosion is the university. Encouraging students and professors to communicate via e-mail, using electronic gradebooks, providing free usage of computers, etc.

Considering the data network of NC State, it probably advantageous to make use of its resources. But, to ensure a higher caliber network, NC State must monitor the quality of the machines on its network. NC State makes minimum reccomendations for new computers for the advantage of its users and its network.

If you are planning on purchashing a new computer, printer, or other piece of technology to be used here on campus, it must meet or exceed all the minimun requirements given for a new purchase. If you are unsure or unaware of what these are, then just contact Wolftech and we can tell you wether or not your system will be acceptable. We can also tell you if there are going to be any major problems when your new devices get here.

Consulting

Getting in touch with us before you do anything can save both yourself and us a major headache if something happens to go awry. We are here to help if something goes wrong, but we would rather head off potential problems before they affect you.

We tend to get our fingers in all sorts of technology. We'd be happy to sit down with you and help plan any technology requirements and upgrades.

Starting a project sometime? Planning for the future? Sure you are--there has to be something you feel like upgrading, modifying, or altering. Now, here's the catch, if you do not know a great deal about the technology behind the system and the requirements of what you are about to get into, you need IT consulting on your project.

The field of technology runs the gamut of topics. A great deal of people have neither the time nor energy to commit to learning a great deal about computers and their workings. This is where we can help. We are staffed to answer most any question you may have regarding technology in general, with experts in a variety of topics.

We shall do our best to help you plan out your requirements, technology needs, and possible solutions which will fit your needs. And if we can not do so in house, our network of contacts within the University will lead to someone who can.

Purchasing

Information on the Market Place ePurchasing system...

• Dell
• Lenovo
• Apple
• CDWG
• Staples

Vendors

DELL

All personal purchases need to go through the NC State University Employee and Student personal purchase premier page. This page allows you to do the credit card purchases. And this page has better pricing on the consumer models like the Inspirons plus this website will reflect all the same promotions that are running on Dell's Home Sales website in addition to the 5-12% extra discount you get for being an employee or student at NC State.

This premier page is linked from NC State's Bookstore website at: http://www.dell.com/ncstate/

Note: be warned that the pricing can be confusing -- you often have to get to checkout before all of your discounts are shown.

Warranty

See ECE 3yr policy.