Your U of I benefits go beyond health, dental, and vision
As U of I faculty and staff, you are eligible to purchase software for Unit Purchase as well as your own Personal Purchase at unbeatable prices through University of Illinois WebStore.
Offering over 150 software titles for purchase or download, WebStore strives 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.
Procurement Services
In addition to passing on the benefits of centrally negotiated agreements, removing duplication of efforts among units, and eliminating risk associated with purchases, WebStore staff can help you:
- Access Existing Software Licenses
Administer WebStore, a secure Web site that offers over 150 software titles for purchase or download.
- Negotiate Contracts
Provide you with a detailed list of questions to ask software vendors when negotiating contracts and/or directly facilitates negotiations with vendors to obtain best value and ensure specifications are comprehensive and accurate.
- Manage Contracts
Identify and band together groups using specific software packages to create consortiums that increase buying power, lower overall cost, and increase number of available licenses.
- Distribute Software
Create targeted offers with eligibility requirements for specific campuses, colleges, departments, units, individual users, Active Directory groups, or custom groups making specialized software only available to those populations. Assist with MSDNAA distribution and Microsoft Departmental Campus Agreement Distribution.
- Provide Support
All products distributed through WebStore are supported up to installation on your computer.
Contact WebStore for help negotiating and managing contracts, and check out the latest software title offerings for Unit Purchase or Personal Purchase.
