Software at CCNY

Software Site Licensing is managed through the IT Business Services (ITBS) unit. The software and distribution terms are determined by the Software Site Licenses acquired by CCNY and CUNY. Any policies or restrictions are stated under the Software Site License.

City College and CUNY offer a select group of software programs with restrictions for both on-campus and off-campus use. Specific software titles are available to faculty, staff, and students at no additional charge for installation on their office computer. Other titles may be free or can be purchased at highly reduced rates through the CUNY Portal at the E-Mall. A smaller subset of this software can be installed on a faculty, staff, and/or student home computer.

• Software Policies and Disclaimer ** Please Read **
• Listing of Products
  Information and usage rules of available at City College
• Available Software For Faculty & Staff:
  Information, usage rules for software and availability of software.
  Plus a listing of approved vendors of products for Educational purchases
• Available Software For Students:
  Information, usage rules for software and availability of and access to software
• How to Order Adobe Software
• How to Order Apple Software
• Procedure for Installing Software on Office Computers
• Procedure for Installing Software on Home Computers
• Software at CCNY Information Request Form

All users at City College using any campus computing resources are required to abide by rules and policies set forth by CUNY, CCNY and each respective department or center.

Please revisit this page for updates of Software Site Licensing information.

Software programs that do not require purchase can be installed on any college-issued computer simply by submitting a request to the Service Desk ( servicedesk@ccny.cuny.edu; or by calling ext. 7878).

Software programs that require purchase must follow normal procurement procedures. All purchases for on-campus use are made by the requester using departmental budget funds. Procurement procedures, such as submitting authorized purchase requisitions through appropriate channels, are the sole responsibility of the requester. Vendor bids may be requested by using the Software Information Form.

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Software programs that do not require purchase can be requested through the Service Desk ( servicedesk@ccny.cuny.edu; or by calling ext. 7878). Some software can be downloaded from CUNY eMall.

Software programs that require purchase can be procured either through the CUNY eMall or, through participating vendors. To purchase programs through the CUNY eMall, please login to the CUNY Portal and select the CUNY eMall.

How to Order Adobe Software:

CUNY currently has a site license with Adobe for the Design Premium and Master Suite applications. Faculty and staff can request installation of the Master Suite on their office computers by contacting the central OIT Service Desk (212.650.7878) and scheduling an appointment with a technician. Adobe Design Premium is installed on all campus lab computers for student access. There are no home-use licenses available for any Adobe products.

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How to Order Apple Software:

If you intend to order an Apple software title, a quote can be acquired online through the Apple Store for Education.

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Procedures for Installing Software on Office Computers:

Please call or email the central OIT Service Desk and provide the following information:

• Your name
• Your contact information
• Your office location
• The title of the software package

A work order will be created then an appointment will be scheduled for an OIT technician to install the software on your office computer.

You are responsible to abide by the software's Terms of Use agreement.

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Procedures for Installing Software on Home Computers:

Log into the CUNY eMall to download available software.

You are responsible to abide by the software's Terms of Use agreement.

Software Policies:

Below is a list of no-nonsense software policies all users must abide by. If you have any questions, please contact Chris Job in Site Licensing>> sitelicenserequest@ccny.cuny.edu.

Disclaimer:

City College can not be held accountable for any damage, loss of data or time spent due to any software whether installed by our technician or yourself. Our technicians, however, will try to restore the computer to its prior or original state. It is recommended that you perform a full system back-up or at least your important data to an external device such as a USB flash drive.

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Please revisit this page for updates of Software Site Licensing information.

Please visit the General FAQ for common questions and answers.