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Windows 7 available to departments Sept. 1 from SHI

Posted on by Kathy Leonard

SHI, contractor for the State Large Account Reseller agreement for software, has announced that Windows 7 will be available for purchase by K-State departments as of Sept. 1. Note that this is an upgrade license only (a Microsoft Windows or Vista operating system must already be in place on the desktop/notebook computer to install Windows 7).

Pricing is expected to be similar to Vista products, both for the license and the media. License-key distribution will also continue in a similar manner.

Harvard Townsend, K-State’s chief information security officer, urges people to delay putting Windows 7 into production and only buy it now for testing. He cites several reasons: Continue reading “Windows 7 available to departments Sept. 1 from SHI” →

Union Computer Store launches online shopping

Posted on by IT editors

computerStoreIn June, the Union Computer Store quietly launched an online store in time for New Student Orientation. The new shopping experience is also linked from the store’s homepage at www.k-state.edu/computerstore.

The online store contains a limited selection of the most purchased products, and it has proven to be popular. Online orders were placed on the first day of the site going live, and orders continue to roll in daily with K-State Back to School in full swing.

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Office 2007 Enterprise lower price for back-to-school

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Through November, Office Enterprise 2007 for Windows will be offered by the Union Computer Store to K-State faculty/staff and students at the same $79.95 price in place of Office Professional 2007 as a back-to-school special.

This special deal is being made by Microsoft to schools participating in the Microsoft Student Licensing Program as a back-to-school special. Office Enterprise 2007 is considered a step up from Office Professional 2007.

Office Professional 2007 includes Word 2007, Excel 2007, PowerPoint 2007, Outlook 2007 with Business Contact Manager, Publisher 2007, and Access 2007.  Office Enterprise 2007 adds OneNote 2007, Groove 2007, and InfoPath 2007. See Microsoft’s Office Enterprise 2007 site for complete details on the programs it contains and system requirements.

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