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Software Available for Faculty and Staff
Software is available for purchase through Central Procurement or vendor (see notes for information) or Download. See section on "How to Obtain". Software obtained through Procurement require an OIT Ticket with fund/org and name of individual with purchase approval authorization. Purchases with University funds can only be installed on University-owned computers. Software pricing request do not need fund/org information.
Software installation is identified for Rice-owned or personally-owned (personal) computers as noted.
| Applications | How to Obtain | Notes |
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Absolute Home & Office Standard Features: Locate/Lock/Delete/Recover |
Purchase required. Faculty and Staff may purchase standard or premium for personal devices only. https://homeoffice.absolute.com * For Rice owned devices, contact OIT. Absolute Home & Office Standard For more information, visit the vendor website: Absolute |
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Absolute Home & Office Premium Features: Locate/Lock/Delete/Recover/Service Guarantee |
Purchase required. Faculty and Staff may purchase standard or premium for personal devices only. https://homeoffice.absolute.com * For Rice owned devices, contact OIT. Absolute Home & Office Premium For more information, visit the vendor website: Absolute |
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| Adobe Creative Cloud |
OIT Ticket | For installation on University-owned computer. Open an OIT Help Desk ticket for an Adobe account to be provisioned. For more information: Adobe Creative Cloud License Request |
| ArcGIS Pro (ESRI) (For Rice-owned or Personal Computers) |
Download OIT Ticket |
No purchase required. For installation on a Rice-owned computer, download the software and instructions at the link provided. Submit an OIT ticket if you need assistance with software installation on a Rice-owned computer. For installation on a personally-owned computer, download the software and instructions at the link provided. |
| AspenOne (COVID-19) |
Download | No purchase required. Installation available for personal computers. The download link provides instructions for installation. |
| Azure Dev Tools for Teaching (or Microsoft Imagine Standard) Effective: February 13, 2019 |
Download | With Azure Dev Tools for Teaching, you’ll continue to enjoy the same tools you’ve been using as part of Imagine. Plus, you’ll be able to:
·Manage and access software through a centralized online location that eliminates the need to maintain a web store or an internal site. ·Provide your academic users with access to software and the Azure cloud platform through one online portal. Verified students can also get free access to Azure without a credit card, plus USD100 in credit. ·Give your academic users one-stop access to additional training and learning materials via Microsoft Learn. |
| ChemDraw Professional (Windows or Mac)
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OIT Ticket | No purchase required. Installation on University-owned computer. |
ChemDraw Professional Version 19.1 (Personal) (Windows or Mac)
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New! No purchase necessary. With the release of version 19.1, our desktop product line has moved to an online fulfillment and entitlement system. All site licenses for v19.1 and beyond will be administered through Flexnet Operations. Users will be asked to register as a member in this new system in addition to their existing user account on our website. The new system will provide access to download the software and activation codes. |
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| Cisco VPN | VPN Download | Rice VPN (Virtual Private Network Software Agreement and Download) For more information: VPN Help Articles |
| Crashplan | OIT Ticket Provide the following:
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Purchase required. (Current Rice faculty and staff only) New Annual Subscription licenses: Cost: $82 per license | Prorated based on date of purchase. For more information: Crashplan |
| EndNote for Business (Windows or Mac) |
OIT Ticket Provide the following:
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Purchase required.
Faculty & Staff. To purchase for your Rice-owned, submit an OIT ticket and provide information: Full Name, NetID, Email, Fund/Org, Billing Contact |
| EndNote (Windows or Mac)
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Purchase | Purchase required. Purchase required for personal computer. The Purchase link points to the Rice On the Hub website. |
| FileMaker Pro 17 Advanced (Windows or Mac)
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* OIT Ticket |
Purchase required. New Annual subscription purchases: Cost is $108 per license Renewal and Current Users: Open an OIT Ticket for consultation. Upgrading may result in the purchase of a new license. FileMaker Tutorials FileMaker: Overview FileMaker: Essentials FileMaker: Create FileMaker: Integration |
| Gurobi (Windows, Linux, Mac)
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Download |
No purchase required. Register: Use your NetID@rice.edu account to register for this software. For more information: Quick Start Guides |
| JMP | Win: Download Mac: Download |
No purchase required. Installation available for personal computers. The download link provides instructions for installation. |
| LabView (Windows only)
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OIT Ticket | No purchase required. Installation on University-owned computer. Installation on University-owned computer by OIT support representative. |
| LabView (Personal) |
Win: Download Mac: Download |
No purchase required. See Activation information sheet when you click on the Download. |
| Maple |
Purchase | Purchase required. Install on University-owned computer. Pricing from Maplesoft, contact: Oonagh Evans Phone: 800-267-6583, ext.522 | Email: oevans@maplesoft.com |
| Mathematica (Network license for Windows, Mac, or Linux) |
OIT Ticket | No purchase required. Installation on University-owned computer for faculty, staff, or graduate student by OIT. Workstation must have access to Rice network for license server. |
| Mathematica (Personal) (Windows, Mac, or Linux)
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Download | No purchase required. Installation on personal computer. |
| MATLAB (TAH) | Portal | No purchase required. Rice University has signed the MATLAB Total Academic Headcount (TAH) agreement with MathWorks to provide all current students, faculty, and staff with campus-wide access to MATLAB and install on personal computer. You must create a MathWorks account with your @rice.edu email account. MATLAB Online MATLAB Drive MATLAB Mobile MATLAB Grader MATLAB Self-paced courses Teaching with Matlab |
| MATLAB (Current) (Rice-owned Computer) |
OIT Ticket |
Rice-owned computers If the software is already installed on your computer (network or standalone), you have the opportunity to download new products or continue with the activation of current product under the MATLAB (TAH). If you choose to install new product, activation will be prompted at the end of running the installer. If you need assistance, please open a Help OIT Ticket. |
| Microsoft | Office 365 (Personal) |
Office 365 Login OIT Ticket |
Go to Office Portal then login with NetID@rice.edu and NetID password For more information: Getting Started with Office 365
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| Microsoft Office (Rice-owned Computer) (Windows or Mac)
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OIT Ticket | For Rice-owned computers only. Submit an OIT Ticket. |
| Overleaf (LaTeX) |
See Fondren Library's page: https://libguides.rice.edu/overleaf |
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| Palisade DecisionTools (Personal) |
OIT Ticket | Installation available for personal computers. ***Note: Jones Graduate School of Business must submit a request to jgshelp@rice.edu to obtain software.*** |
| Parallels (Business) |
OIT Ticket | Purchase required. Pricing from Softchoice: Maureen Eggeman, Account Manager |
| Parallels (Personal) |
Purchase | Purchase required. Parallels can be purchased from Rice On the Hub by current Rice faculty, staff, graduate student, and undergraduate student. |
| Putty (Windows only) |
Download | Download Putty for Windows |
| SAS |
Download |
No purchase required. Click on the download link and use your @rice.edu account or register to access the software. Access to free e-learning and teaching materials are accessible as well when you register. See SAS Academic Hub for more information. |
| Scientific Workplace | OIT Ticket | No purchase required. Installation on University-owned computer for faculty, staff, or graduate student by OIT support representative. |
| SolidWorks | OIT Ticket |
Purchase required. Pricing from GoEngineer, David Schaller Phone: 877-395-2100 | Email: dschaller@goengineer.com |
| SolidWorks 2022-2023 Student Premium Edition |
Restricted Use. Not intended for research purposes. Rice students and educators can participate in the SolidWorks Student License Program.
https://www.solidworks.com/support/system-requirements |
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| Stata | See purchase information | Purchase required.
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| Vray plug-in for Rhino | Version 5/64-bit Download |
No purchase required.
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| WolframAlpha Pro (Personal) |
Download | No purchase required. Installation on personal computer. |
| Zoom Video Communication | Download | No purchase required. Getting started with Zoom Zoom for Rice Students Using Zoom in Canvas |
| Zoom Video Communication (China) | Download | Only use this download if you are in China |
* Rice On the Hub
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