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Application Licenses
The Division of Information Technology negotiates and manages educational and volume software licensing agreements, providing free and for-purchase software products to faculty, staff, and students. Restrictions apply to some software.
Adobe Applications (Acrobat Pro DC and Creative Cloud Suite)
Includes 20+ Adobe products for design & creative use (Acrobat Pro, Photoshop, After Effects, Audition, etc.)
This product includes all Creative Cloud On-premises Software, Acrobat Pro, access to all Creative Cloud On-demand Services, and Adobe Stock On-demand Services.
Requirements
- Active K-State faculty and staff will be automatically provisioned free of charge.
- Must use @k-state.edu email address to access apps.
- Shared Device Licenses are free for labs, classrooms, and other shared multi-user machines. Access must be requested through a TDX ticket.
- Student employee licenses are free but must be requested by K-State departments.
- County Paid Extension staff licenses are free but must be requested by the Extension Office.
- This is not an unlimited-use site license.
Access and Usage
- May be used on up to two devices on both K-State-owned and personal devices.
- Web-based
- Does not include Adobe Sign. KSU uses RightSignature, which offers the ability for signature tracking and authentication.
- See the K-State Adobe Licenses page to request licenses for devices, student employees, and county-paid extension office staff.
- Students can purchase a Creative Cloud All Apps subscription directly from Adobe or the K-State Campus Store.
Contact
Autodesk Products, Including AutoCAD and 3ds Max
Graphics and mapping application
For Academic Use
Requirements
- May be used on personal equipment.
Access and Usage
- See the Free Academic Software Downloads page for educational access to Autodesk products and services.
- Company site
Contact
For Non-Academic Use
Requirements
- May be used on K-State-owned equipment only.
Access and Usage
- Contact itsbusiness@k-state.edu for pricing and to order.
- Company site
DeepFreeze
Prevents accidental or malicious changes to computer settings
Requirements
- Restricted to K-State departments.
- May be used on K-State-owned equipment only.
Access and Usage
Contact
GIS Products from ESRI
Geographic Information System (GIS) mapping and spatial analysis application
Requirements
- For all K-State faculty, staff, and students.
Access and Usage
- May be used on both K-State-owned and personal equipment.
- See the K-State ESRI software and resources page for licenses and access.
- Company site
- Web-based
Questions
- General questions: Dr. Shawn Hutchinson or Dr. Ram Raghavan
iClicker
Student engagement tools for in-class polling, quizzing, attendance, and more. Integrated with Canvas.
Requirements
- For all K-State faculty, staff, and students.
Access and Usage
- May be used on both K-State-owned and personal equipment.
- Academic departments may work with iClicker and the Division of IT on a net pricing discount. Contact curtain@k-state.edu
- K-State iClicker page
- iClicker Reef mobile app subscription
- 6 months - $14.99
- 1 year - $23.99
- 2 years - $32.99
- 4 years - $47.99
- iClicker2 (no subscription required) from K-State Bookstore
- Used - $43.75 (lifetime use)
- New - $58.25(lifetime use)
- Rent used - $29.13 (per semester)
Contact
JMP
Data analysis and modeling application for PCs and Macs
Requirements
- For all K-State faculty, staff, and students.
Access and Usage
- May be used on K-State-owned equipment only.
- Web-based
- See the K-State JMP licenses page for pricing and to order.
Contact
LabStats Remote Computer Access
Access tool for establishing remote connection to lab computers on campus
Requirements
- For all K-State faculty, staff, and students.
Access and Usage
- May be used on both K-State-owned and personal equipment.
- See the K-State LabStats page for instructions on how to remotely access computer lab computers on campus.
Contact
- IT Service Desk: Submit a Ticket or Start a Live Chat
LabView
System-design platform and development environment for visual programming language G from National Instruments
Requirements
- For all K-State faculty, staff, and students.
Access and Usage
- May be used on K-State-owned equipment only.
- LabView computer registration
Contact
Mathematica
Mathematical application
Requirements
- Restricted to K-State departments.
Usage
- May be used on both K-State-owned and personal equipment.
- Web-based
- See the K-State Mathematica Licenses page for pricing and to order.
- Company site
Contact
MATLAB
Mathematical application
Requirements
- Restricted to K-State departments.
Access and Usage
- May be used on both K-State-owned and personal equipment.
- See the K-State MATLAB Licenses page for pricing and to order.
- Company site
Contact
Mediasite
Easy-to-use instructional capture and video publishing tool for desktop capture, screencasts, and more. Integrated with Canvas.
Requirements
- Free for all K-State faculty, staff, and students.
Access and Usage
- May be used on both K-State-owned and personal equipment.
- Media classroom hardware pricing available from the IT Service Desk
- Rooms equipped with Mediasite at K-State
- K-State Mediasite site
Contact
- IT Service Desk: Submit a Ticket or Start a Live Chat
Microsoft Power BI and Power BI Pro
Suite of business analytics tools
Requirements
- For current K-State faculty, staff, and students.
Usage
- May be used on both K-State-owned and personal equipment.
- Web-based
- See the K-State Microsoft Power BI Licenses page for pricing and to order.
Contact
Microsoft Office Suite for Personal Use by K-Staters
Office productivity application suite
Requirements
- For current K-State faculty, staff, and students.
- Can be installed on up to five PCs or Macs, and five mobile devices.
Usage
- May be used on both K-State-owned and personal equipment.
- Web-based
Contact
Microsoft Project
Project Managment application
Requirements
- For current K-State faculty, staff, and students.
Usage
- May be used on both K-State-owned and personal equipment.
- Web-based
- See K-State's Microsoft Project Licenses page for pricing and to order.
Contact
Microsoft Applications for K-State Departments
Microsoft applications
Microsoft Office Suite and MS Operating System
Requirements
- Restricted to K-State departments.
Usage
- May be used on K-State-owned equipment only.
- See the K-State Office 365 page for more information.
All other Microsoft products (on-site servers, software assurance, perpetual licenses, etc.)
Requirements
- Restricted to K-State departments.
- Microsoft Select Agreement. This is not an unlimited-use site license.
Usage
- Reference Kansas State University contract number 6910 on bill payments.
Contact
- Request quotes from Zones LLC by emailing ksu@zones.com and copy itsbusiness@ksu.edu.
Microsoft Visio Pro
Flow chart maker and diagramming application
Requirements
- For K-State faculty and staff.
Usage
- May be used on both K-State-owned and personal equipment.
- Web-based
- See K-State Microsoft Visio Pro Licenses page for pricing and to order.
Contact
QLess
Digital line management solution
Requirements
- For current K-State faculty, staff, and students.
Usage
- May be used on both K-State-owned and personal equipment.
- Web-based
- K-State has an enterprise license that is available for use by all departments and divisions.
- The QLess app is a free download for iPhone and Android devices.
Contact
- Stacia Wilkins
303-956-3290
stacia.wilkins@qless.com
Qualtrics
Comprehensive survey tool
Requirements
- For current K-State faculty and staff.
- Graduate and undergraduate students with permission. Request for access must be submitted by major professor, advisor,
or supervisor.
Usage
- May be used on both K-State-owned and personal equipment.
- Web-based
- See the K-State Qualtrics page for how to access and more information.
Contact
- IT Service Desk: Submit a Ticket or Start a Live Chat
Read&Write
Productivity tool for reading, writing, studying, and research
Requirements
- For current K-State faculty, staff, and students.
Usage
- May be used on both K-State-owned and personal equipment.
- Web-based
- See the K-State Read&Write Licenses page for pricing and to order.
- Company site
Contact
- IT Service Desk: Submit a Ticket or Start a Live Chat
Respondus LockDown Browser
Custom browser that locks down testing environment within K-State Canvas and in lab settings
Requirements
- For current K-State faculty, staff, and students.
- Currently licensed by Colleges of Business Administration and Veterinary Medicine.
- License required. University license can be split with other units at low cost. To discuss access, please contact IT via Learning Management service
Usage
- Must be launched within Canvas.
- Works best in a lab setting but can be used for any Canvas assessment
- Web-based
Contact
- Student support
- Instructor support
- For additional information or support contact the IT Service Desk: Submit a Ticket or Start a Live Chat
RightSignature
E-signature tool supported by the Division of IT at K-State
Requirements
- For current K-State faculty, staff, and students.
Usage
- May be used on both K-State-owned and personal equipment.
- Web-based
- See the K-State ShareFile and RightSignature License page for pricing and to order.
- Company site
Contact
SAS
Statistical analysis application
Requirements
- Restricted to K-State Departments.
Usage
- May be used on both K-State-owned and personal equipment.
- Web-based
- See the K-State SAS Licenses page for pricing and to order.
- Company site
Contact
ShareFile
Secure file upload tool supported by the Division of IT at K-State
Requirements
- For current K-State faculty, staff, and students.
Usage
- May be used on both K-State-owned and personal equipment.
- Web-based
- See the K-State ShareFile and RightSignature License page for pricing and to order.
- Company site
Contact
SPSS
Statistical analysis application
Requirements
- Restricted to K-State Departments
Usage
- May be used on both K-State-owned and personal equipment.
- Web-based
- See the K-State SPSS Licenses page for pricing and to order.
- Company site
Contact
Top Hat
Application used for attendance, discussions and questions, real-time feedback, as a secure testing platform, and as an online assignment builder
Requirements
- For current K-State faculty, staff, and students.
Usage
- May be used on both K-State-owned and personal equipment.
- Web-based
- Price for Top Hat Classroom (Classroom, Test, Assignment)
- Free for faculty/staff
- Student Semester - $24
- Student Annual - $41
- Student 4 years - $81
Contact
- amanda.laila@tophatmonocle.com or IT Service Desk: Submit a Ticket or Start a Live Chat
Zoom
Video, audio, and content sharing from any device including Windows and Mac computers
Requirements
- For current K-State faculty, staff, and students.
Usage
- May be used on both K-State-owned and personal equipment.
- Web-based
- K-State Zoom page
- ksu.zoom.us