Software

Please note that SMC currently owns software licenses for:

all District-owned computers to run:

- Microsoft Office including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Outlook, FrontPage, and Publisher
- Web Browsers (Internet Explorer and Netscape)
- McAfee antivirus software
- ParScore and ParTest
- EVE Antiplagiarism Software (also available for use on home computers of SMC faculty)
- MathType

A limited number of District-owned computers to run the following software. Please contact Steve Peterson for information on availability or for assistance in obtaining discounts on the purchase of additional copies or additional titles.

- MicroGrade
- Most Adobe applications including Acrobat, Illustrator, Photoshop,
as well as former Macromedia applications including Dreamweaver and Flash
- Microsoft Project
- Numerous discipline-specific software packages

About Software Maintenance Agreements:

Many software manufacturers sell software maintenance agreements, which must be bought at the time of purchase of the software license itself. Please buy these whenever possible! The agreement allows the College to receive all new versions of the software released during the time frame of the agreement. In addition, most agreements can be renewed prior to their expiration dates at the cost of the agreement only. For example, in spring 2002, a license for Macromedia Dreamweaver cost us $47 and a 2-year maintenance agreement cost another $30. So, we bought both for $77, paying $30 every two years. For $167 we have had immediate and free access to all upgrades ongoing for the past 6 years and saved a lot of money by not having to purchase a new license for every new version of DreamWeaver (currently owned by Adobe) which was developed. So, please be sure to ask about a software maintenance agreement whenever you are discussing software pricing with a vendor!

About Special Discounts:

Most software vendors offer special discounted pricing for educational institutions. In some cases, even greater discounts are available that have been negotiated for us by Larry Toy in the Foundation for California Community Colleges. Check out the website

Some Microsoft software is available at highly discounted rates for work-at-home use by California Community College employees. Click here for order forms

and select "CollegeBuys" then "Microsoft".for products such as Office or Windows XP. Two important contacts to know about are:

Computerland of Silicon Valley reliable source for Adobe/Macromedia titles, though Jeff can also provide you with discounts on many other software products.