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The Eduserv Software Messenger 21 May 2008

Contents:

1. SAS Agreement renewal news

2. New NAG Toolbox for Matlab

3. Kaspersky Agreement news

4. Maplesoft new agreement

5. Patchlink Agreement renewal – feedback required

6. News about the law and its impact on purchasing software of US origin

7. Empowered ’08 Conference

8. ESRI (UK) Competition

9. Federated Access Management surgeries

10. Your software wishes

1. SAS Agreement renewal news

The renewal of the agreement for SAS business intelligence and analytical software is imminent; the contract has been agreed and just waits signatures. Sites that are currently licensed for this software will be informed as soon as final details become available.

2. New NAG Toolbox for Matlab

With effect from 1st August 2008, the NAG Toolbox for MATLAB will be provided at no extra cost to organisations holding supported licences for the NAG Fortran Library, Mark 21 for the same operating system. Sites currently licensed under the Chest Agreement have been contacted with details of their options.

3. Kaspersky Agreement news

Eduserv Chest is pleased to announce a third reseller has been added to the Chest Kaspersky Agreement: Civica Services Ltd. This agreement offers a range of anti-virus suites, from as little as £1,800 per annum for an unlimited site licence covering desktops and servers.

Full details of the agreement may be found at:

http://www.eduserv.org.uk/chest/agreements/software/existing/Kaspersky/Overview

4. Maplesoft new agreement

We understand that the contract for a Chest Agreement for mathematical and analytical software from Maplesoft should be signed imminently - details to follow soon.

5. Patchlink Agreement renewal – feedback required

The Eduserv Chest Lumension* Agreement for PatchLink is due for renewal 31 July 2008.

Patchlink security software provides automated multi-platform patch management solution. It enables system administrators to work quickly, accurately, safely and remotely to ensure desktops and servers are patched correctly, completely and consistently.

When we first investigated this agreement in 2005, a significant number of sites expressed interest in this area and in the proposal to supply Patchlink Software under a Chest Agreement.

With the supplier, we worked hard to find a site licence pricing model and negotiated significant discounts that we think are affordable. Despite this the number of sites who have participated in the agreement has been disappointing.

We would really like to understand why the take up has not been as high as anticipated. When the agreement is renewed we want to be sure that it is more popular and truly meets your needs. Please take a few minutes to help us to understand what your needs are. Here are a few questions that might help to inform your reply.

Did you or your institution originally express interest in this Chest Agreement? If so, what was it that prevented you from purchasing a Chest licence?

Have you considered using Patchlink? What reasons prevented you from purchasing?

What patch management solution(s) does your institution deploy?

If we do renew this agreement are there any terms or conditions that we should renegotiate?

If we renew is your institution likely to subscribe?

Details of the current agreement can be found herehttp://www.eduserv.org.uk/chest/agreements/software/existing/patchlink

Please send your feedback to jenny.carroll@eduserv.org.uk with the subject "Patchlink".

Thank you for taking the time to reply. Your feedback is very important to us and will inform our decisions regarding the renewal of this agreement.

*Lumension Security™, Inc. was formed by the combination of PatchLink and SecureWave S.A.

6. News about the law and its impact on purchasing software of US origin

During the negotiation of the renewal of the Eduserv ESRI agreement earlier this year there was considerable discussion about the possible impact of the UK-US Governments’ Bilateral Extradition Treaty on institutions purchasing software of US origin.

ESRI sought legal counsel and clarification from the US Government and confirmed that scripts contained within ESRI software were not subject to the restrictive US re-export rules. As a result, sites subscribing under the Chest Agreement can be assured that they do not have to restrict the distribution of ESRI software to any of their users.

Eduserv continued to work with the ESRI Focus Group and further information was sought from the UK Government. The Office of UK Trade & Investment referred the enquiry to the Attorney General's Office and to the extradition unit at the Home Office and we are pleased to provide the following clarification;

Under the terms of the UK-US Bilateral Extradition Treaty, UK citizens cannot be extradited to the US other than for acts which constitute criminal offences in both UK law and US law. Terms in US software licenses that conflict with UK/EU legislation are still deemed not to apply in the UK, and the Treaty does not enable the US to call for extradition where such terms are violated.

This is good news and is relevant to any licence agreements that institutions might have for software originating from the US.

7. Empowered ’08 Conference

Chest Business Development Manager - Howard Moody would like to thank all those who attended his presentation on Microsoft licensing at the Crescent Purchasing Consortium’s Empowered ’08 Conference in Birmingham earlier this month and remind the attendees that any questions may be addressed to howard.moody@eduserv.org.uk

8. ESRI (UK) Competition

To celebrate the new Eduserv Chest agreement ESRI (UK) is inviting current subscribers to enter a competition with a chance to win a place at the ESRI Education User Conference in San Diego.

Details of the competition are available from the Chest web site. The deadline for entries is Wednesday 11th June.

Agreement details: http://www.eduserv.org.uk/chest/agreements/software/existing/esri_products_2008

9. Federated Access Management surgeries

Many institutions have yet to decide how they will access online resources in the forthcoming academic year. Following on from the six regional seminars (from Dec to 21st May) Eduserv will continue to support institutions in their decision making process by FAM surgeries:

Peter Oates, Eduserv’s HE/FE Liaison Manager, will be available to answer your specific questions face-to-face at the following dates / venues.

Tuesday 27th May - The Macdonald Burlington Hotel, Birmingham

Thursday 29th May – The Hilton – London Paddington

No appointment is necessary; you can just drop in any time from 9.30 to 5pm. However, if you would like to book a specific slot or if you have specific questions please email antonia.keith-welsh@eduserv.org.uk

10. Your software wishes

If you would like Eduserv Chest to investigate an agreement for software that would benefit your institution, why not make a wish? Wishes are the best way for you to tell us which products we should be negotiating on your behalf.

If you would like to make a wish for a new products then please complete our online Wishform

To view the complete software wish list

Adobe – wishes continue to be submitted for Adobe products including Captivate, Audition and Dreamweaver. Eduserv last met with Adobe on 22nd April. Negotiations continue.

Ansys - engineering simulation solutions

http://www.ansys.com/products/default.asp

8 wishes

Camtasia Studio - screen capture and recording software

http://www.techsmith.com/camtasia.asp

33 wishes. A new version of Camtasia is to be released in the Autumn and it is anticipated that negotiations will continue.

Final Cut Pro - Real-time editing for DV, SD, HD, and film

http://www.apple.com/finalcutstudio/finalcutpro/

9 wishes

Google Earth Enterprise - 3D interface to the planet

http://earth.google.com/enterprise/earth_server.html

10 wishes