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OIT has arrangements with the manufacturers of the following software programs to distribute them to members of the UMass community, usually at reduced cost. For more information, contact the OIT Administrative Desk at 545-9730 or stop by A119 LGRC (Monday - Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.).

Mathematica, SPSS, and Minitab are not available to students through OIT licenses. Students can purchase these applications at the University Store. SPSS and SYSTAT are also available to the UMass Medical School, and SAS to all five UMass campuses. Please call (413) 545-9730 for details.

Communications/Interfaces

Package

Platform

Registration

Notes

MacSFTP

Mac OS 8.x and higher

Free

X-Win32

Windows 2000

$ 25.00

Works only on the UMass Amherst campus network

Math/Statistics

Package

Platform

Media

Registration

Mathematica

Mac, Win, Linux

CD (special)

150.00 annually (faculty & staff only)

Minitab

Win

CD

$100.00 for 5 licenses
$100.00 annual renewal for 5 licenses (faculty & staff for UMass computers only)

SAS on CD

Linux, Mac,* & Win

CD

$225.00 (faculty & staff)**
$125.00 (students)

$40.00 annual renewal (all)

SAS on DVD

Linux, Mac,* & Win

DVD

$210.00 (faculty & staff)**
$110.00 (students)

$40.00 annual renewal (all)

SPSS

Win

CD

$215.00 (faculty & staff)**
$40.00 annual renewal

SYSTAT

Win

CD

$215.00 (faculty & staff)**
$115.00 (students)
$40.00 annual renewal (all)

For more information on statistical software, see http://www.umass.edu/statdata/

* SAS no longer supports the Macintosh versions of this software. OIT can distribute the last available version (6.12), but there are no upgrades or bug-fixes planned.

** Bulk discounts are available for SAS, SPSS & SYSTAT licenses for computer labs. Call (413) 545-9730 for elibigility.