Software Information for Staff

The Combined Higher Education Software Team, CHEST, Ireland project negotiates special deals for the purchasing and licensing of software for third level educational institutions. Software manufacturers and suppliers offer special prices because of the cost-saving they achieve through bulk purchases and the reduction in paperwork. Following is a list of software currently available through CHEST (Ireland) deals. To obtain copies of the Microsoft products and other software, contact Loretta O'Connor on extension 2611 or e-mail loconnor@cc.ucc.ie

Documentation for most  products must be purchased separately. Additional software is available at  reduced prices and may be researched at http://www.chest.ac.uk

Microsoft Software for College Machines 
A full site licence for most Microsoft software has been agreed. This means that the following software is available free of charge for use on college machines. The software (excluding Operating Systems) can also be installed on one additional machine at home if used for College work.

• ArcInfo/ArcView - Windows
• Corel Office (WordPerfect,CorelDraw,QuattroPro,Presentations,Paradox,Ventura) - Windows, Mac
• F-Secure - Windows
• SoftQuad HotMetal - Windows
• Maple - Windows, Mac OS/X, Linux, Unix
• Mathematica -Windows, Mac OS/X, Unix, Linux
• Microsoft (OS Upgrades, Office Prof, FrontPage, Publisher, Visual Studio, Core CAL, TechNet) - Windows
• Microsoft (Office) - Mac
• Minitab - Windows
• NAG Fortran Library - Windows, Unix
• SAS - Windows
• SPSS - Windows, Mac OS/X

Operating Systems

• Windows 2000/NT/XP

Additional Microsoft products other than those listed above are available on the standard Select agreement. This is paid for via Purchase Order made payable to the Computer Centre. At the moment all software is obtainable from Loretta O'Connor, Computer Centre Advisory Service, 4th Floor, Kane Building, Extension 2611.

Note that MS Project and Microsoft Server products are not available on the Microsoft Campus License but may be purchased at reduced Select Scheme prices.

Site Licensed Software

• ArcInfo/ArcView - Windows
• Corel Office (WordPerfect,CorelDraw,QuattroPro,Presentations,Paradox,Ventura) - Windows, Mac
• F-Secure - Windows
• SoftQuad HotMetal - Windows
• Maple - Windows, Mac OS/X, Linux, Unix
• Mathematica -Windows, Mac OS/X, Unix, Linux
• Microsoft (OS Upgrades, Office Prof, FrontPage, Publisher, Visual Studio, Core CAL, TechNet) - Windows
• Microsoft (Office) - Mac
• Minitab - Windows
• NAG Fortran Library - Windows, Unix
• SAS - Windows
• SPSS - Windows, Mac OS/X