[Nov 23, 2009 14:09] Web access to Microsoft Live@edu accounts now works.
The Microsoft Campus Agreement at UVa licenses several of the most commonly-used Microsoft products for:
- Full- and part-time faculty and staff employed in Agency 207 (mostly state-funded academic and administrative units) and
- Students (except those in Continuing Education).
Microsoft Office & the “Work at Home” Agreement
Home Use
As part of the “Work at Home” agreement, UVa faculty and staff may purchase a license for Microsoft Office for Windows or Macintosh from $10 from Cavalier Computers in the UVa Bookstore. The following restrictions apply:
- You must work in Agency 207;
- The personal copy of Microsoft Office must be installed for UVa-related work on that machine;
- You must agree to remove the “Work at Home” software if and when you leave the University.
To take advantage of “Work at Home:”
- You must complete the work-at-home agreement at Cavalier Computers in the UVa Bookstore and pay $10 (by arrangement with your department, you may use a PTAO for this expense).
- See Obtaining Your Software Option #2 for more information.
Important exclusions to note:
- Operating system software, such as Microsoft Windows 7, is not available under this contract for work-at-home use.
- If you do not conduct University business at home, but would like software for personal use, Cavalier Computers sells discounted software to UVa faculty and staff.
Microsoft Windows & Virtual Machine Use
Operating System Upgrades
Under the Campus Agreement, UVa students and academic departments may obtain a copy of Microsoft Windows 7. The following restrictions apply:
- Operating system software, such as Microsoft Windows 7, is not available for work-at-home use.
- The operating systems offered under the Campus Agreement are not full versions, but upgrades. Your machine must already have a valid license for an existing Microsoft operating system such as Windows XP or Vista in order to upgrade.
- If your computer was purchased without an operating system, with a competing operating system (Redhat, Solaris, etc.), or without a valid Microsoft OS license, you must first purchase a full version license of a supported Windows operating system; then, subsequent upgrades will then be covered under the Campus Agreement. Full version licenses are available for purchase through Cavalier Computers.
The exception to this rule is that Bootcamp under Mac OS X is considered a valid operating system for upgrading.
Virtual Machine Use
Only one virtual machine may be run on a Mac running Bootcamp, Parallels or VMWare Fusion. Up to 4 virtual machines can be operated on a computer that either:
- Had Windows installed at the manufacturer,
- Had a full retail version of Windows installed by you, or
- Is running Linux, provided that computer came with Windows installed by the manufacturer.
As with other software covered by the Campus Agreement, this only applies for Macs that are owned by departments of the University. Email tony@virginia.edu for more information about using Campus Agreement products on virtual machines.