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Microsoft Select Licensing

Important Notes:

1.  Microsoft Select.  Cornell has recently changed vendors to support our Microsoft Select Agreement.  The new vendor is Insight, which is formerly known as Software Spectrum.  We have not officially announced that our Insight agreement is live, since we are working closely with them to ensure appropriate web development, account creation, and license ordering procedures are established beforehand.

Dell should no longer be accepting orders for Microsoft Select licensing.  We anticipate going live with Insight very shortly; however, if you have any immediate licensing needs, please contact Chuck Jessop (cej4@cornell.edu) to make arrangements.

2.  MS OFFICE LICENSES!  Cornell has licensed Office for all Faculty & Staff and Cornell-owned computer systems.  Please visit our Microsoft Campus Agreement page for additional information about the license and distribution of MS Office.


What is the Microsoft Academic Select Agreement?

Microsoft Academic Select  is a software acquisition agreement that provides Cornell faculty and staff access to most Microsoft software for Cornell-owned computers at a fraction of the off-the-shelf price.

Faculty and staff at all Cornell locations and formal affiliations -- Ithaca, Geneva, New York City, Washington, Arecibo, Qatar, and more -- can purchase software for Cornell/Affiliate-owned computers under the Select Agreement.

Contract Term: October 2, 2006 - October 31, 2009

How to Buy:

New procedures are being established and will soon be listed here.