The Illini Union Computer Store has reopened, and the "pick-up" option for all WebStore offers that use this location is now available.

Please email questions to webstore@illinois.edu.

The Illini Union Computer Store will be closed for remodeling August 4th to August 18, 2008. Consequently, we will be disabling the "pick-up" option for all WebStore offers that use this location (items will be shipped directly for a fee of $1) until the remodeling is complete. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

Please email questions to webstore@illinois.edu.

The WebStore will be unavailable on July 24, 2008,  from 7 a.m. until 9:30 a.m. for scheduled system maintenance.

Please email any questions to webstore@illinois.edu.

Adobe CS3.3 Creative Suites are now available from the Software WebStore. Offers include Design Premium, which now features Fireworks, Design Standard, Master Collection, and Web Premium.

Click here for more information or to purchase Adobe CS3.3.

Note: Student License product (SLP) customers, including faculty/staff personal use customers, eligible for a CS3 upgrade, must contact Adobe Customer Service at 800-833-6687 to directly claim their upgrade to CS3.3. They will need to supply the following:

• Dated proof of purchase from an Adobe Authorized Reseller
  (Customers can print a receipt of their purchase by logging into the WebStore and clicking on My Software on the left. 
  Find the Adobe product on the list and click on the invoice number. The page presented is a purchase receipt.)
• Product name, serial number, language, and platform
• Name and physical shipping address, daytime phone number, and e-mail address

Please contact WebStore with questions.

With the release of Acrobat Professional 9, Adobe has announced that Acrobat Professional 9 CLP will replace Acrobat Standard CLP.

Students, faculty and staff can now purchase Adobe Acrobat Professional 9 from the Software WebStore. Acrobat Professional 9 is available both as a departmental purchase (CLP) and as a personal-use purchase (SLP).

Click here for more information or to purchase Acrobat Pro 9.

Please contact WebStore with questions.

 

With the release of Acrobat Professional Extended 9, Adobe has announced that Acrobat Professional Extended 9 CLP will replace Acrobat 3D.

Students, faculty and staff can now purchase Adobe Acrobat Professional 9 from the Software WebStore. Acrobat Professional 9 is available both as a departmental purchase (CLP) and as a personal-use purchase (SLP).

Click here for more information or to purchase Acrobat Pro 9.

Please contact WebStore with questions.

 

Students, faculty and staff can now purchase Adobe Acrobat Professional 9 from the Software WebStore. Acrobat Professional 9 is available both as a departmental purchase (CLP) and as a personal-use purchase (SLP).

Click here for more information or to purchase Acrobat Pro 9.

Please contact WebStore with questions.

Adobe's extension of the faculty/staff personal use program into a permanent offering requires us to remove the deliverable option of "Pick-Up" from these offers. All SLP student/faculty/staff personal use offers will be affected by this change.

The number of orders we receive for these products has required us to modify our deliverable strategy so we can be more efficient in how we provide these products to you.

To place an order visit WebStore today and please email any questions to webstore@illinois.edu.

Adobe recently announced the expansion of their SLP faculty/staff SLP personal use trial program into a permanent offering. This program allows faculty/staff to purchase select Adobe products at student prices for use on their personal home machines. Current WebStore offers available to faculty/staff under this program include:

• Adobe Acrobat Pro 8 SLP
• Adobe After Effects Pro 7 SLP
• Adobe Design Premium CS3 SLP
• Adobe Design Standard CS3 SLP
• Adobe Dreamweaver CS3 SLP
• Adobe Flash Professional CS3 SLP
• Adobe Lightroom SLP
• Adobe Master Collection CS3 SLP
• Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended SLP
• Adobe Production Premium CS3 SLP
• Adobe Technical Communication Suite 1.0 SLP
• Adobe Web Premium CS3 SLP
• Adobe Web Standard CS3 SLP

To place an order visit WebStore today. You can review the product comparison chart at http://eacademy1.ds.uiuc.edu/Adobe/ldradobecompare.pdf for a detailed description of programs contained in each suite.

Please email any questions to webstore@illinois.edu.

Students, faculty and staff can now purchase Office 2008 for Mac from the WebStore for $55! This product is for personal machine installation and you have the option of picking up the DVD from the Computer Center at the Illini Union or we will mail the DVD directly to you for an additional dollar.

Please review the "Microsoft: Office 2008 for Mac" offer on the WebStore and email any questions to webstore@uiuc.edu.

On February 6, 2008, Adobe released an update to version 8.1.2 for Acrobat and Adobe Reader 8 (also affecting Adobe's free Reader).

In addition to addressing bug fixes and providing support for Mac OS X Leopard (up through version 10.5.1), the update includes several important security fixes, among them a few of critical severity that could be remotely exploitable.

Adobe recommends users of Acrobat and Adobe Reader 8 install the 8.1.2 update to protect themselves from potential vulnerabilities.

Acrobat and Adobe Reader 7.0.9 and earlier versions are also affected by these vulnerabilities. Adobe will provide further information as to the nature of the vulnerabilities via the company's Security Bulletins and Advisories page (http://www.adobe.com/support/security/), once updates are available for all affected versions of Acrobat and Adobe Reader.

More information on how to obtain the update and what the vulnerabilities are can be found at the URLS below:

• http://www.adobe.com/support/security/advisories/apsa08-01.html
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/140129
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/666281

If you have any questions, please email webstore@uiuc.edu.
 
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OriginPro 8 is now available for download from the CITES Software WebStore (direct link: http://www.uiuc.edu/goto/WS_Origin).  New features in OriginPro 8 are highlighted at http://www.originlab.com/index.aspx?s=8&lm=170.

If you have any questions, please email webstore@uiuc.edu.
 
 
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Attention, Adobe Users:

CITES Software WebStore has updated its Adobe offers to include the new Adobe Upgrade Plan/Maintenance for the period extending from December 1, 2007 to November 30, 2009.

What is the Upgrade Plan/Maintenance?
The Upgrade Plan/Maintenance entitles you to all upgrades released on the licensed product during the 24-month subscription period. The current maintenance period is December 1, 2005, to November 30, 2007. The new maintenance period is December 1, 2007, to November 30, 2009. Maintenance does NOT cover the cost of media, though all upgrade releases are available for download on the WebStore. If you prefer to receive physical media, you can expect to incur a cost of $5 for the first CD/DVD and $1.50 per additional disk.

Who is eligible to enroll in Maintenance?

1. If you purchased your Adobe license with Maintenance from Central Stores or the WebStore after December 1, 2005, then you are eligible to enroll in the new Maintenance subscription period. You have until May 31, 2008, to enroll in Maintenance, but WebStore highly recommends that you enroll in Maintenance immediately. If you are not currently enrolled in Maintenance and Adobe releases a new version of your product, then you are required to actually purchase the product before being allowed to enroll in the new subscription period. You must be on the latest version of a product to enroll in Maintenance.
2.  If you purchased an Adobe license without Maintenance but are on the most current version of the product, then you are entitled to enroll in the new Maintenance subscription period. If you do not purchase the new Maintenance plan and Adobe releases a new version of your product, then you will not be allowed to enroll in Maintenance until you purchase the new version.
3. All new license purchases on the WebStore currently have the option to purchase Maintenance under the new subscription period that expires November 30, 2009.

Should I enroll in Maintenance if I am eligible?
WebStore strongly recommends enrolling in the Adobe Maintenance subscriptions, as it will usually save you money in the long run. For example, if you purchase Acrobat Professional ($40) and the new Maintenance ($20) through the WebStore, your total cost for the next two years will be $60. If you elect not to purchase Maintenance, you will initially save the $20 Maintenance fee, but you will pay $40 for each upgrade. Considering that Adobe releases one upgrade per year, you will probably end up paying twice the amount ($120) over the term of the subscription.  Additionally, there is no guarantee that the price of the product will remain $40 in the future, as upgrades often increase in price.

I am trying to purchase Maintenance but the WebStore says I am not eligible.
You are entitled to purchase Maintenance if you are on the latest version of the product or were enrolled in the December 1, 2005, to November 30, 2007, Upgrade Plan. Your license may have been purchased by someone in your business office and, consequently, our records do not show you as being eligible for the upgrade. Please email the CITES Software Webstore and provide the SR number of the original purchase. Once we verify you have a valid license and are eligible for the current maintenance plan, we will enable your access to the appropriate WebStore offer.

What if I want to purchase Adobe products for my personal home machine?  
Adobe recently announced a new pilot program running until March 15, 2008, that allows Faculty and Staff to purchase Adobe products for personal use at student prices. These offers are now available on the WebStore. For more information, please review the official program announcement (http://webstore.uiuc.edu/newsitem.aspx?PostID=3087) in the NEWS section of the WebStore.

What should I do if I am not sure how to proceed or have additional questions?
Please contact the WebStore at webstore@uiuc.edu, and we will help you with any questions you may have.

Leopard is now available for download or media purchase to current Apple Maintenance Program (AMP) subscribers from the CITES Software WebStore (direct link: http://www.uiuc.edu/goto/WS_Leopard). AMP subscribers can also reserve a loaner media kit from the offer. Tthese kits are available for pickup from the CITES Help Desk. Purchased media is expected to be available by early next week (at the latest), and anyone purchasing media now will automatically be notified as soon as it arrives.

Please note: Due to the size of the download, installation from media is strongly encouraged. The download is 7.11 GB in size and requires a Dual Layer DVD (DVD-DL) burner and blank media to install.
 
In addition, the current 8.5 version of McAfee VirusScan for Macintosh is not compatible with Leopard and the Security Office expects the new version of the McAfee Macintosh virus protection software to be available by 11/16/07.

If you have any questions, please email webstore@uiuc.edu.
 
 
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For a limited time (October 15, 2007, to March 15, 2008), Adobe is extending its Student Licensing to UI faculty/staff for personal machine use. Now, faculty and staff are eligible for the following Adobe products at student prices from CITES Software WebStore:

• Adobe Acrobat Pro 8 - $55
• Adobe AfterEffects Pro 7 - $123
• Adobe Design Premium CS3 - $299
• Adobe Design Standard CS3 - $199
• Adobe Master Collection CS3 - $499
• Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended - $169
• Adobe Production Premium CS3 - $299
• Adobe Web Standard CS3 - $199

To place an order visit WebStore today. You can review the product comparison chart at http://eacademy1.ds.uiuc.edu/Adobe/ldradobecompare.pdf for a detailed description of programs contained in each suite.

Please email any questions to webstore@uiuc.edu.

The WebStore will be unavailable on October 10, 2007,  from 1:30 a.m. until 4:30 a.m. for scheduled system maintenance.

Please email any questions to webstore@uiuc.edu.

Apple recently modified their distribution policy for educational institutions. Due to this change, WebStore will no longer be able to distribute Tiger, iLife, iWork, QuickTime Pro, or the Apple Maintenance Program (AMP) to students.

WebStore will still maintain any current AMP subscriptions and, when new versions of Apple products are released,  will notify current subscribers in the AMP program with download/media purchase information.

We apologize for this reduction in service and hope to be able to offer Apple products to students again in the future.

Please direct any questions to webstore@uiuc.edu.

CITES Software WebStore and CITES Training Services invite all faculty and staff interested in Mathematica 6.0 to attend a free preview of the new Demonstrations Project. Topics will include browsing, searching, downloading and manipulating the new feature "Demonstrations Project"; filling out and uploading authoring notebooks.

Please help us spread the word about this exciting opportunity to see the new version of Mathematica!

Date: Sep 21, 2007 (F)           Time: 1:30 - 3:30pm

Location: Suite 26 Illini Hall   Instructor: Jeff Bryant, Wolfram

Seats are limited! Call 217-333-6285 to hold your seat!

URL: http://demonstrations.wolfram.com

Contact: fast3@uiuc.edu

Thanks to a coalition of 14 department contributors, MATLAB and the following toolboxes are now available to all UIUC, UIC, and UIS campus users at no cost through CITES Software WebStore.
 
•    Communications Blockset
•    Communications Toolbox
•    Control System Toolbox
•    Curve Fitting Toolbox
•    Filter Design Toolbox
•    Image Processing Toolbox
•    MATLAB Compiler
•    Neural Network Toolbox
•    Optimization Toolbox
•    Partial Differential Equation Toolbox
•    Robust Control Toolbox
•    Signal Processing Toolbox
•    Simulink
•    Simulink Control Design
•    Statistics Toolbox
•    Symbolic Math Toolbox
•    System Identification Toolbox
•    Wavelet Toolbox  
 
Previously, network access to MATLAB was available on WebStore for $20 and the standalone version for $50. Department contributors, listed below, have agreed to increase their annual contributions, which lowers the distribution cost for network access to MATLAB to $0 and the standalone version to $25 per license.

MATLAB Department contributors:
Computer Science
Psychology
Physics
Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Industrial and Enterprise System Engineering
Coordinated Science Lab
Computational and Science Engineering
Housing
Engineering Workstations Group
Statistics
Materials Research Lab

We would like to extend a special thanks to the College of Engineering for making this possible.

Visit http://webstore.uiuc.edu to download MATLAB today, and browse over one hundred other software titles available on WebStore.

Please email any questions to webstore@uiuc.edu.

The last day to purchase software on the WebStore with FY07 funds is June 24, 2007. On June 25, 2007, all FY07 accounts will be rejected.

Please email any questions to webstore@uiuc.edu.

Adobe CS3 is here!

CITES Software Webstore has updated its Adobe offerings to include the new Creative Suite Family of products in addition to individual offers like Dreamweaver, Flash Professional, and Photoshop Extended.

Adobe CS3 CLP (departmental) offers include:

• Dreamweaver  $100
• Flash Professional $125
• Photoshop Extended $150
• Design Premium $300

Customers who have purchased maintenance on Adobe offers that have been updated will be contacted soon with information on how to obtain their updated products.

Visit WebStore at http://webstore.uiuc.edu to browse or purchase Adobe products and over one hundred additional software titles.

Please email any questions to webstore@uiuc.edu.

CITES Software WebStore will be down for scheduled maintenance on Monday, April 30, 2007, from 3:00am to 7:00am.

Prior to this service interruption, a message will be provided on the storefront, reminding all users of the pending interruption (at least 30 minutes before the planned downtime).

We apologize in advance for any inconvenience this may cause. All efforts are being taken to minimize such disruptions.

Should you have any questions or concerns, please contact WebStore at webstore@uiuc.edu.

Come indulge in free food.
Learn where you can buy Office 2007 and Vista on campus for unbeatable prices.
Enter a raffle for a chance to win free copies of Vista/Office 2007.

Who: University of Illinois Students, Faculty, and Staff
Date: Thursday, April 12, 2007
Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm
Location: 2405 Siebel Center, 201 N Goodwin Ave, Urbana

This launch event was organized to give the University of Illinois community the opportunity to see and discuss Microsoft’s newest operation system--Vista.

CITES Software Services and Central Stores announce the transition of the complete Adobe product line to CITES Software WebStore for staff and faculty departmental purchase. Beginning February 12, 2007, WebStore becomes the sole distribution source for Adobe products on campus. This addition expands on the Adobe student offers (Acrobat Pro, Creative Suite, Video Collection Pro, and Studio 8 with Flash Pro) currently available on WebStore.  

Adobe Staff/Faculty WebStore offers include:

• Acrobat Pro 8 Win / Mac – License $40 / Media $5
• Acrobat Std 8 Win – License $25 / Media $5
• Creative Suite 2.3 Win / Mac – License $180 / Media $20
• Photoshop CS2 Win / Mac – License $120 / Media $5
• Photoshop Elements 5 Win / Photoshop Elements 4 Mac - License $28.00 / Media $5
• GoLive CS2 Win / Mac – License $32 / Media $5
• InDesign CS2 Win / Mac – License $80.00 / Media $10
• Illustrator CS2 Win / Mac – License $40 / Media $10
• Audition 2.0 Win – License $60 / Media $10
• Premier Pro 2.0 Win – License $140 / Media $5

 For a full listing, visit http://webstore.uiuc.edu.

All Adobe Staff/Faculty WebStore offers have the option of immediate electronic download/installation to the end-user machine, once the purchase is complete. In addition, users who wish to purchase the media will see significant reduction in media costs, because CITES Software Services creates media in-house, rather than acquiring it from Adobe.

Visit WebStore at http://webstore.uiuc.edu to browse or purchase Adobe products and over one hundred additional software titles.

Please email any questions to webstore@uiuc.edu.

CITES Software WebStore has recently updated its SPSS offer to include the newly released SPSS Version 15. This license is sold as a subscription for $50 and includes all updates/upgrades until July 1, 2007.

If you purchased SPSS from the WebStore after April 1, 2006, you are entitled to this new release, free of charge. Please log in to the WebStore (http://webstore.uiuc.edu), click the UPDATES tab located at the top of the screen, and select the "SPSS 15 Family(MEDIA/UPDATE)" offer. Download the update directly to your machine at no cost, or purchase the media for $5.

Please email any questions to webstore@uiuc.edu.

CITES Software WebStore has recently updated all Hummingbird offers to the newly released 2007 versions:

Exceed 2007 - $100
Exceed 3D 2007 - $50
NFS Maestro Client 2007 - $50
Connectivity Secure Shell 2007 - $20

Please email any questions to webstore@uiuc.edu, and thank you for using the WebStore.

CITES Software WebStore has updated its Macromedia Captivate offer to the newly released 2.0 version. 

Please be aware of the following changes, as  this product transitions from Macromedia to the Adobe contract: 

1. The offer name is now Adobe Captivate, instead of Macromedia Captivate.

2. Our Adobe contract does not require you to purchase maintenance--maintenance is now optional.

3. Maintenance expires on October 31, 2007, and you are entitled to run the most recent version of the product at that time, perpetually. You will also be contacted at that time with maintenance renewal options.

4. Concurrent pricing is now available for most products, but you are required to manage these licenses with a license server.

5. You are allowed an additional install of the product on your personal home machine at no extra cost.  

6. The license cost for the new version has decreased from $115 to $100, and the maintenance cost has decreased from $30 to $20. 

All users currently enrolled in Captivate maintenance can log in to the WebStore and download the new version directly to their machine, by clicking on the UPDATES tab located at the top of the screen. You also have the option to purchase the media for an additional $6 and have it shipped directly to you.

Please email any questions to WebStore@uiuc.edu.

CITES Software WebStore has updated its Macromedia Contribute offer to the newly released 4.0 version. 

Please be aware of the following changes, as this product transitions from Macromedia to the Adobe contract:

1. The offer name is now Adobe Contribute, instead of Macromedia Contribute.

2. Our Adobe contract does not require you to purchase maintenance--maintenance is now optional.

3. Maintenance expires on October 31, 2007, and you are entitled to run the most recent version of the product at that time, perpetually. You will also be contacted at that time with maintenance renewal options.

4. Concurrent pricing is now available for most products, but you are required to manage these licenses with a license server.

5. You are allowed an additional install of the product on your personal home machine at no extra cost. 

6. The license cost for the new version has decreased from $60 to $45, and the maintenance cost has decreased from $20 to $15.
   

All users currently enrolled in Contribute maintenance can log in to the WebStore and download the new version directly to their machine, by clicking the UPDATES tab located at the top of the screen. You also have the option to purchase the media for an additional $6 and have it shipped directly to you.

Please email any questions to WebStore@uiuc.edu.