Software Vendor

Microsoft provides various software to the NCSU campus, including the Windows operating system, Microsoft Office and Windows server.

Vendor Web Site: http://www.microsoft.com

Software	Category	Windows	Solaris	Macintosh	Linux
Access	Database/File Management Office Applications	2007
ActiveSync	Utilities	4.5
CalcPlus	Math	1.0
Excel	Office Applications	2007		2008
Internet Explorer	Web Tools	7.0
Office	Office Applications	2007 SP1		2008
Office 2008	Office Applications	2008		2008
PowerPoint	Presentation Office Applications	2007		2008
Project	Project Management Office Applications	2007
Visio	Office Applications	2007
Windows 2000	Systems	SP 4
Windows HPC Server	Systems	2008
Windows Media Player	Multimedia	11
Windows Server Datacenter	Systems	2008
Windows Server Enterprise	Systems	2008
Windows Server Standard	Systems	2008
Windows Vista	Systems
Windows Web Server	Systems	2008
Windows XP	Systems	SP 2
Word	Office Applications	2007		2008

Vendor Notes:

Microsoft does not sell directly to customers, requiring you to  purchase Microsoft software through a reseller.  Refer to the Purchasing Notes for more details.

To report complaints against this or other vendors, please fill out the Vendor Complaint form..

Vendor Licensing Information:

NC State has two agreements in which colleges, departments or students can take advantage. 

Academic Select Agreement – entitles colleges, departments, faculty and staff to purchase any Microsoft products for campus use at lower negotiated prices. The software is licensed per computer.  This agreement expires July 31, 2010.

See the current price list from SHI for Academic Select products.

To obtain volume licensing keys for Microsoft software purchased under the Academic Select Agreement, see the Obtaining a Microsoft VLK page.

Student (Faculty/Staff) Select Agreement – An extension of the Academic Select Agreement that provides Office and Windows XP to students, faculty and staff at a greatly reduced price from the NCSU Bookstores. See the NCSU Bookstore website for pricing and a downloadable copy of the purchase agreement.