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Kyoto University has comprehensive contracts with software vendors whose products are widely used on campus. As for less-used software products, some user groups have a volume licensing contract with their vendors. These contracts enable faculty, staff, and students to use the programs at a low or no cost. See the list below for how to get a copy.
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- Lower cost than when purchased individually or, depending on the software, no cost!
- Some products offer more options or additional services only available through comprehensive contracts.
- Subscription linked to campus accounts makes it easier to manage licenses properly.
News
- ArcGIS user group was dissolved at the end of 2021. To get a copy, please purchase a license individually.
1. Products all faculty, staff, and students are eligible for
1. Microsoft Campus Agreement (EES)
| Description | Kyoto University has a comprehensive licensing agreement with Microsoft called EES (Enrollment for Education Solutions), which makes it possible for faculty, staff, and students to use their cloud services and software products, including Office, without individual cost. |
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| Vendor | Microsoft Corporation |
2. MATLAB
| Description | MATLAB is a sophisticated programming language with an interactive environment that allows algorithm development, data visualization, and mathematical calculation. The program is widely used in various fields, including signal and image processing, communications system design, control system design, experiment measurements, financial engineering, biological engineering, and more. The "toolbox" provides useful pre-built functions that extend your computing environment and help you solve technical problems in your field. At Kyoto University, we have a comprehensive contract called Campus-Wide License with The MathWorks, Inc., enabling all faculty, staff, and students to use their offerings without individual cost. |
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| Vendor | MathWorks |
3. Adobe Cumulative Licensing Program (CLP)
| Description |
Kyoto University enrolls in Adobe's Cumulative Licensing Program, which enables faculty and staff members to purchase a perpetual license of Adobe Acrobat 2020 at Kyoto University CO-OP. For more information, see here. Note that Creative Cloud is not covered by this program. |
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| Vendor | Adobe Inc. |
| How to get a copy | Buy a license at Kyoto University CO-OP. (Only payment at public expense is accepted.) |
| Contact |
Information Infrastructure Coordination Unit, Information Management Department Inquiry about Microsoft Campus Agreement Kyoto University CO-OP Quotation & Inquiry Center Tel: 075-753-7636 |
| See also |
・Adobe CLP ・Adobe Support Policies |
4. ESET Endpoint Protection Advanced
| Description | Faculty, staff, and students at Kyoto Univerisity can purchase a license of ESET Endpoint Protection Advanced at a discounted price at Kyoto University CO-OP stores. |
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| Vendor | ESET |
| How to get a copy | Buy a license at Kyoto University CO-OP. |
| Contact |
Information Infrastructure Coordination Unit, Information Management Department Inquiry about Microsoft Campus Agreement Kyoto University CO-OP Quotation & Inquiry Center Tel: 075-753-7636 |
| See also |
For our policy about anti-virus software, see: ・FAQ: Can I use free anti-virus software? (available only in Japanese) ・Notice: Install anti-virus software on university-owned PCs (Oct. 19, 2018) (available only in Japanese) |
2. Products only user group members are eligible for
1. LabVIEW
| Description | LabVIEW is a development environment for a visual programming language provided by National Instruments. It can be applied to a wide variety of fields, including device control, signal processing, and image data processing. Online learning courses are available for all user group members, giving them basic to intermediate knowledge of the program, which is sufficient for setting up and automating a measurement instrument. |
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| Vendor | National Instruments |
| How to get a copy | See this page (limited on-campus; currently available only in Japanese) at the Center for Information Technology, Graduate School of Engineering. |
| Rates |
Approx. 66,000 yen per year (tax included). For the first academic year when you enrolled in the user group, you have to pay about 66,000 yen more (also tax included). Note that the rates are subject to change according to the number of users and the contract price. Payment is accepted at Kyoto University CO-OP. You can install LabVIEW on as many devices as you want. Online courses are available for user group members for free. |
| Contact |
Information Infrastructure Coordination Unit, Information Management Department Center for Information Technology, Graduate School of Engineering Inquiry about LabVIEW Campus Site License Email: labview#mail2.adm.kyoto-u.ac.jp (Replace # with an at sign.) Technical support See this document (available only in Japanese) for how to get technical support from National Instruments. |
| See also |
・How to take an online course / How to get technical support (PDF) ・NI Learning Center ・LabVIEW Certification Program |
2. Maple
| Description | Maple is a computing environment with a wealth of built-in mathematical commands that allow users to perform 2-D/3-D visualization of functions. The user group has a bulk licensing contract with Maplesoft Japan, providing its members with a discounted price. Maple is also available on our Computing Services and Educational Computer Systems. |
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| Vendor | Maplesoft |
| How to get a copy | Faculty members can join the user group as a department or a lab. Contact Information Infrastructure Unit to subscribe. For more information about the usage of our Computing Service, see here. |
| Rates | As the total cost of the contract is divided equally among the group members, the more members the group has, the less each member has to pay. Note that if you join the group midway through an academic year, you can use Maple free of charge during the rest of the year as long as you continue to be a member in the next year. |
| Contact |
Information Infrastructure Coordination Unit, Information Management Department Email: ismc#mail2.adm.kyoto-u.ac.jp (Replace # with an at sign.) |
3. ChemOffice
| Description | ChemOffice is an integrated suite of productivity tools for scientists and researchers in the fields of chemistry, biology, and more. It includes ChemDraw, which is one of the most representative tools to draw structural formulae for use in documents and electronic lab notebooks. |
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| Vendor | PerkinElmer |
| How to get a copy | You can join the user group as a lab. To subscribe, contact Kyoto University CO-OP as we outsource the management of members and users to them. |
| Rates | As the total cost of the contract is divided equally among the group members, the more members the group has, the less each member has to pay. |
| Contact |
Kyoto University CO-OP Quotation & Inquiry Center Tel: 075-753-7636 Information Infrastructure Coordination Unit, Information Management Department Email: ismc#mail2.adm.kyoto-u.ac.jp (Replace # with an at sign.) |
3. Products our Computing Services users are eligible for
1. Pre- and Post-Processing Software
| Description | Users of our Computing Services have access to AVS/Express (data visualization) and ENVI/IDL (remote sensing & data visualization). Note that access to AVS/Express is limited to the members of Kyoto University. |
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| How to get a copy | See here. |
| Rates | 20,000 yen per year |
| Contact | Supercomputing Unit |
