Adopting e-academy s innovative approach to software licensing and distribution, Northwestern is offering rentals of SPSS 10.0.7 for Windows and EndNote 4.0 for Windows through its ESD Center.
Rental software can put tools onto the student s desktop at attractive pricing.
We also believe the availability of computer labs will improve, since students can have this specialized software on their own computers. The ESD Center is e-commerce enabled, allowing students, faculty and staff to purchase and download academic software directly over the Internet for use in course curricula and research. A unique feature of the ESD Center is its seamless integration with Northwestern s authentication system. With automatic enforcement of software publishers licensing terms and eligibility rules, e-academy s approach to software distribution is a significant departure from traditional methods of software licensing. Once installed, all software features are available throughout the rental period and purchase includes an option to renew upon expiry.