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Adobe Site-Licensed Software


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Adobe Site-Licensed Software

The full line of Adobe products, including Dreamweaver and other Macromedia software, is available to University schools and departments at significant academic discounts. Adobe products are also available for purchase by faculty and staff for home use if purchased by e-academy.

 Available titles include:

  • Acrobat 8 Pro
  • After Effects CS3 Pro
  • Audition 2.0
  • Creative Suite 3 Design Edition (Premium/Standard)
  • Creative Suite 3 Web Edition (Premium/Standard)
  • Creative Suite 3 Production Premium
  • Creative Suite 3 Master Collection
  • Dreamweaver CS3
  • Fireworks CS3
  • Flash CS3
  • FrameMaker 7.2
  • Illustrator CS3
  • InDesign CS3
  • PageMaker 7
  • Photoshop CS3
  • Photoshop CS3 Extended
  • Premiere CS3 (with Encore CS3)

Order

  • To order, visit NUIT's software provider, SHI.
  • Orders may be placed via CUFS number, fully processed Northwestern University purchase order (PD), or procurement card (P-card).
  • It is suggested that both license and media be purchased on one order from NUIT's software provider unless your department already possesses the media.
  • Purchase order — To order from NUIT's software provider, Software House International, you can use a fully processed Northwestern University purchase order (PD). Contact SHI at 1-800-527-6389 x8331 or x6020, or teamshi@shi.com, and indicate that you are with Northwestern. Orders placed via purchase order must include the following:
    • product and version
    • quantity
    • quote number
    • email address
    • full shipping address
    • part number
    • price
    • full contact name
    • phone number

Install and License

  • Operating system — Windows or Mac.
  • Adobe products are available for Windows and Macintosh.
  • Licenses are available only to Northwestern University departments, faculty, and staff for the purpose of University-related business or research, and must be installed on University-owned computers.
  • Adobe's licenses are perpetual, providing the purchaser with the right to use the software under the terms and conditions of the End User License Agreement. A single license allows the purchaser the right to run the software on one computer.
  • Home use provision — Staff and faculty members may purchase discounted Adobe software for home use from Northwestern's software partner, e-academy. For more information, please see the Adobe For Home Use page.
  • Software installation media (CDs) are available for all Adobe products, but media cannot be purchased without a license. Licensing options include:
    • License-only — Users who previously purchased a site-licensed software CD can acquire one or more licenses as needed and use their existing media for installation.
    • Maintenance — The maintenance plan assures access to all Adobe upgrades for covered products during the life of the upgrade plan. Upgrade plans run through October 31, 2009, at which time the plan can be renewed for an additional two years. Maintenance must be purchased at the time of the software license and media order.

Additional Information

Support Contact

Site-licensed Software Support
847-491-HELP (4357)
questions@software.northwestern.edu

Adobe Product Support

Visit the Adobe Web site.

Last Updated: 05 June 2008