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About CU Software

CU Software serves the Cornell community as the university’s central software licensing resource. We optimize Cornell’s investment in software by achieving significant savings through economies of scale and widely promoting software license opportunities. Last year, CU Software saved the university an estimated $2.1 million.

Faculty, staff, and students in all Cornell locations and formal affiliations -- Ithaca, Geneva, New York City, Washington, Arecibo, Qatar, and more -- can use our services.

Our objectives are to:

  • Reduce software license fees
  • Reduce software administrative costs
  • Reduce the incidence of non-compliance and software piracy

Our Services page has all the details about how we strive to meet those objectives.

CU Software is part of Cornell Information Technologies’ Distributed Support unit, under Sunny Donenfeld. We work closely with the Information Technology Managers Council, the Office of Purchasing Services, and the Cornell Store’s Technology Connection.

CU Software Mailing List

We strive to keep you informed about what we are working on. Please join our mailing list and receive the latest announcements about software offerings and other news.