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Adobe Announces Creative Suite 4 Release
Tuesday September 23, 2008 3:29 PM
On September 23, 2008, Adobe announced the release of Creative Suite
4 (CS4). Products that will be updated
are:
- After Effects
- Contribute
- Design Premium
- Design Standard
- Dreamweaver
- Fireworks
- Flash Professional
- Illustrator
- InDesign
- Master Collection
- Photoshop Extended
- Premiere Pro
- Production Premium
- SoundBooth
- Web Premium
- Web Standard
Customers who purchased maintenance on departmental licensed software will be contacted via email when updates are available.
Customers who purchased personal use licenses after the announcement are eligible for upgrades and will be contacted via email with instructions when they become available.
If you have any questions, please contact us at webstore@illinois.edu.
Apple Maintenance Program (AMP) no longer offered through WebStore
Thursday September 11, 2008 4:08 PM
The Apple Maintenance Program (AMP) is no longer available from the Software WebStore. If you want to renew your AMP subscription please contact Central Stores at 244-0139 and please be aware that Apple has modified their requirements for this program going forward.
If you want to renew your subscription...
You are eligible for OSX AMP renewal if you purchased any of the following offers:
Please note the PAYMENT TYPE line on your purchase receipt as it will need to read "Banner/CFOP Account" or you will not be eligible for renewal.
PLEASE EMAIL ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS PROCESS TO WEBSTORE@ILLINOIS.EDU
You are eligible for iLife and/or iWork AMP renewal if you purchased any of the following offers:
Central Stores will require proof of purchase and you can obtain a copy of your purchase receipt by logging into the WebStore and clicking on the My Software tab located on the left side of the screen. Click on the Invoice Number hyperlink or for older offers you may have to click on the deliverable hyperlink and then the View Order Details button. Central Stores will accept a printout of this screen or an electronic PDF generated from this screen as proof of eligibility.
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ABOUT US
Since its launch in September 2001, WebStore has become a primary software distribution source for University of Illinois students, faculty, and staff. Offering over 150 software titles for purchase or download, we strive to provide the software you need at the lowest possible price.To do this, we negotiate the best prices on site-licensed software and volume purchase contracts and assist in negotiations for departmental licenses and resource-sharing purchases by groups. We also work with ©e-academy, a software delivery and license management company, to automate and manage our products, allowing you to purchase and download conveniently over the Internet.
In Fiscal Year 2008, WebStore saved University departments, students, faculty, and staff over $12 million dollars—an average savings of $7 for every $1 of product sold.
WebStore Milestones
2001
September: WebStore goes live
December: Virus protection software becomes available on WebStore
2002
June: WebStore manages its 13,000th transaction
2003
May: Apple products become available on WebStore
June: Macromedia products become available on WebStore
WebStore manages its 80,000th transaction
2004
May: Microsoft Academic Select becomes available on WebStore
June: WebStore manages its 150,000th transaction
2005
March: Adobe products for students become available on WebStore
June: WebStore manages its 200,000th transaction
2006
June: WebStore reaches $9 million annual savings mark
WebStore manages its 250,000th transaction
2007
Febraury: WebStore begins selling Adobe products to staff/faculty.
June: WebStore sets monthly Microsoft sales record of $91,000
2008
June: UIS campus consolidated into WebStore interface.
June: Total sales for FY 2008 year achieve all-time sales record of $1.7 million and Adobe sales set annual sales record in
excess of $700,000
