Departments wishing to participate in the software volume-purchase for Faronics products (Deep Freeze for Mac or Windows, and Insight) should contact Kathy Leonard (IT licensing specialist, 785-532-4926, kantink@k-state.edu) before Friday, Nov. 13.
Deep Freeze software (Enterprise edition) allows computers to return to the original computer image upon each reboot. Deep Freeze is a great tool for public-use computers or computers used by many people, such as computing labs, lecture-room presentation systems, and kiosks. While the computer is frozen, any changes made to the computer (installing software, saving files) will be reversed upon restart. For details, see Faronics’ Deep Freeze webpage.
Departments that have participated in the past year will receive maintenance renewal information. Although new licenses can be added at any time during the year, the annual expiration date is Nov. 30, and the maintenance for later purchases are prorated to this date. The volume-purchase price will include the license and one-year maintenance. It is based on the total number of copies purchased, so the more copies ordered, the lower the price per product.
