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MSDN Academic
Alliance
Computer Science and Information Systems
What is the MSDN Academic Alliance?
What is the MSDNAA License Amendment?
What are the Program Restrictions?
How do I obtain MSDNAA Software?
What MSDNAA Software is available
to me?
What is
the MSDN Academic Alliance?
The MSDN Academic Alliance is a program for technical departments
in the area of Computer Science, Engineering, and Information
Systems. The program has a primary goal to make it easier
and less expensive for you to obtain Microsoft developer tools,
platforms, and servers for instructional and research purposes.
The Computer Science and Information Systems department of
Benedictine University is a member of MSDNAA. MSDNAA provides
the latest developer tools, servers, and platforms from Microsoft
to faculty and students of the Computer Science and Information
Systems department. This software may be installed on any
number of departmental lab machines. In addition, the department’s
faculty and students may check-out or download the software
to install on their personal computers. The software may not
be used to run the infrastructure of the department. The most
significant benefit is the MSDNAA License Amendment, which
permits departments to install the software on any number
of lab machines and permits faculty and students to install
the software on their personal computers. The software available
can be classified into three major categories:
Developer Tools and Applications
- Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2008
- Microsoft Visual Studio© 2008 Express
- Microsoft Visio Professional 2007
- Microsoft Project Professional 2007
- Microsoft Access 2007
Platforms and Servers
- Windows XP Professional with SP3
- Windows 7 Professional
- SQL Server 2008 Developer
References
- MSDN Library for Visual Studio 2008
- MSDN Library
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What is the MSDNAA License Amendment?
The MSDNAA License Amendment offers the following benefits:
- Permits the following individuals to install MSDNAA
software on their personal computer for use in coursework
and personal non-commercial projects:
- Students taking at least one for-credit course offered
by the member department
- Faculty members of the member department
- Staff directly responsible for administering the
MSDNAA program
- Authorizes a member department to make the software
available by creating copies of MSDNAA CDs for checkout.
- Enables a member department to install MSDNAA software
on any number of departmental lab machines for instructional
and research purposes only
What are the program
restrictions?
- The software tools and technologies provided by MSDNAA
are restricted to instructional use and noncommercial
research only.
- The software that is part of the MSDNAA program may
not be used to run the infrastructure of the department
or the school. Prohibited uses of MSDNAA software include
storing student records, hosting e-mail servers, and running
actual e-commerce applications.
- Windows may only be installed to support MSDNAA
tools and technologies.
- Only a department that is a member of MSDNAA may use
the software. It may not be shared among other
member or non-member departments.
- Software that is part of the program may only
be made available to students who are taking at least
one for-credit course within the member department.
- After the membership has expired (and not been renewed),
the department may not make MSDNAA software available
to students, faculty, and staff. Software installed prior
to the expiration of the membership may continue to be
used for the purposes consistent with the license terms.
- Student may not keep the CD media they borrow
except for the MSDN Library CDs.
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How do I obtain MSDNAA Software?
Software is obtained through the MSDN Academic
Alliance Software Center. Your instructor will obtain your
email address during the first week of your CIS/CMSC class.
By the second week of class, you will receive an email from
MSDNAA indicating your login name and password. You then
may download selected software from the Software Center
site. Software not listed on the Software Center site may
be obtained from Dr. Daniel Nohl, the site administrator
for Benedictine University. Contact information for Dr.
Nohl is: office-015C Birck Hall, phone-(630) 829-6560 or
email-dnohl@ben.edu.
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