Faculty & Staff Software/Hardware Purchasing Options

There are several options available to faculty and staff for purchasing discounted software and hardware for professional and in some cases, personal use. The following is a list of hardware and software that is available to you at a discounted price, or at no additional cost.

Whenever possible, open source alternatives are listed for your consideration. Please note that these options have not been tested by IT for compatibility with the campus environment, but may serve as a low cost alternative.

*Note:听If you would like to install any software/hardware on your work computer, please contact your听local technical support staff.

Software

Software Name

Where do I get it?

Instructions

Notes
Adobe Creative Cloud
听		 Visit the听Adobe Creative Cloud for Faculty and Staff听page.听 听N/A

Adobe Creative Cloud software听is now available for use (at no additional charge).听Visit the听Adobe Creative Cloud for Faculty and Staff听page.听

Available for PC and Mac.听
Amos Download from the听CSUN Software Download Page 听N/A Available for PC.听
Avid听
Media Composer		 Dell/ASAP 听N/A Visit听the听.听
Camtasia Download from the听CSUN Software Download Page 听N/A Available for PC and Mac.听
Canvas Contact the Faculty Technology Center 听 听
Clickers
Student Response Systems		 Contact the Faculty Technology Center Request Guide N/A
Foxit
A True and Complete PDF Solution听
(equivalent to Adobe Acrobat)
PDF Creator听
PDF Editor		 Download from听 听N/A N/A
GIMP听
GNU Image Manipulation Program听
(equivalent to Adobe Photoshop)		 Download from GIMP for
听
 听N/A N/A
HiSoftware听
Acc Verify/Acc Repair,听
Hi-Caption,听
Link Validation Utility		 Download from the听CSUN Software Download Page听 听N/A N/A
MATLAB Go to the听MATLAB听page.听 N/A

MATLAB software听is听now available (at no additional charge)听for students, faculty and staff.听Visit the听MATLAB听page for more information.
Microsoft听
Office for PC and Mac听
听		 See听Microsoft Office听page 听N/A

Faculty and staff install the Microsoft Office Suite on up to five personal devices for free. To download the software, visit the听Microsoft Office for Faculty and Staff Personal Devices听webpage.

Available for PC and Mac.听
Microsoft听
Visio &
Project听
See open source equivalent to Visio (Draw by Open Office)		 Visit听the听.听 听N/A N/A
Microsoft
Windows 10		 Visit the听.听 听N/A N/A
Open Office
The Free and Open Productivity Suite听
Writer听(equiv. Word),
Calc听(equiv. to Excel),听
Impress听(equiv. to PowerPoint),
Draw听(equiv. to Visio)听
and听Base听(equiv.to Access)		 Download from Open Office for
听
 听N/A Available for PC and Mac.听
R Project
(equiv. to SAS and SPSS)		 Download from听 听N/A N/A
Read & Write Gold Download from the听CSUN Software Download Page

Available for PC and Mac.听
SAS听
Education Analytical Suite
See open source equivalent (R Project)		 听 听N/A N/A
Scribus听
Open Source Desktop Publishing听
(equiv. to Adobe In-Design & Pagemaker)		 Download from听 听N/A N/A
SnagIt听 Download from the听CSUN Software Download Page 听N/A N/A

SPSS/PASW
See open source equivalent (R Project)		 Download from the听CSUN Software Download Page 听N/A N/A
StudyMate Author Contact the Faculty Technology Center 听N/A N/A
SSH
Secure Shell + Secure FTP		 Download from the听CSUN Software Download Page 听 N/A
Turnitin
Online Plagiarism Prevention Tool		 Contact the Faculty Technology Center 听N/A N/A
VPN (Virtual Private Network) Download from the听CSUN Software Download Page

VPN GlobalProtect for Windows (.pdf)听听


VPN GlobalProtect for Mac OS (.pdf)听 听听


VPN GlobalProtect for iOS听(.pdf)听

听
VPN听GlobalProtect for Android (,pdf)听听

 Available for PC and Mac.听
Zoom听 To access Zoom, visit the听听log in page.听 N/A Visit the听Zoom听page for more information and training resources.听

Hardware

Product
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Cost Information
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Preferred Vendor

Contact/Purchasing
听

Notes
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Apple
Laptops, Desktops, etc.		 Educational Discount Available.听View the Standard Desktop/Laptop Recommendations for Apple Apple Contact your college or department's administrative or听technical support staff. Visit the听.
Dell听
Laptops, Desktops, etc.		 Educational Discount Available.听View the Standard Desktop/Laptop Recommendations for Dell Dell Contact your college or department's administrative or听technical support staff. Visit听听to learn about the Employee Purchase Program.