Computing Service

Desktop Services Software

Application request form

For applications on Managed Cluster Service (MCS) workstations and UCS Training Facilities workstations ("the PWF").

Contact Details

Name:
Institution:
Address:
Phone:
Email:

Application Details

Is the requested application:	New to the MCS/PWF An upgrade of an existing version To be removed from the MCS/PWF
Application Name:
Version Number:

Application Platform

Select platform the application is to be installed on or removed from (please select all that apply):	Linux Macintosh Windows

Answers to the remaining questions are not required if this is a request to remove an application from the MCS/PWF.

License Type

For information on the different types of licenses please read
Does your institution already have a licence for this software?	Yes No
Type of License:	Freeware Shareware Network University site wide Standalone (non-preferred) Advice needed
License server required?	Yes No Not Known
If yes, please state type if known:
If advice is needed, omit the rest of this section.
Are the licences perpetual?	Yes No
If not, perpetual please state expiry or renewal date:
Number of licenses:
Does the licence permit concurrency?	Yes No

Teaching requirements

Is the application required for teaching classes in your institution?

Yes No

If so, are you the course giver?

Yes No

If not, please give details:

Name:
CrsID:

What term is the application required for teaching? (please select all that apply)

Michaelmas Lent Easter

Media Details

On what media is the application delivered?	CDRom DVD Download
If a download, please give URL:

Comments box

Comments or additional information:

Send request and finish will validate your input and send your application request to the Services Manager, UCS Desktop Services Group.

Add another request - will validate your input, send your application request and present you with a blank form to fill.

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Licence Types

Freeware: Usually available from the web as a download.

Shareware: May still need to be licenced and may need an activation code.

Network: One or more licences for the application allow the application to be available on a wider number of machines than there are licences. Licence numbers are managed by a KeyServer.

University site wide: Can be restricted in licence numbers and can be allowed for wider use within the purchasing department, University and/or colleges. A site licence makes use of concurrency.

Standalone: A licence is required for each machine you wish to have the application on. There is normally no concurrency allowed by sharing a specific number of licences (a pool) across a larger numebr of machines. A standalone application may require manual installation after each the Operating System state on a workstation is reinitialised e.g. after ghosting of the MCS Windows or Linux image onto the machine. If the application uses an activation code then every time it is reinstalled it may require a new activation code. Currently we release a new Windows image twice a year and that for the Macs and Linux once a year. Individual machines can be re-imaged at any time e.g. after a hardware failure.

For all these reasons, Standalone licences with individual licence keys are not a preferred form of licensing for Desktop Services applications.

Concurrency

You can purchase Network or University Site Wide or in some cases individual licences which allow concurrency. This allows the application to be used over multiple machines but limits the launches allowed of the application to the number of licences purchased. Example: 10 licences for Adobe Photoshop can float over 20 machines. If all the licences are in use then the 11^th person will receive a message informing them that no licences are avaiable at the moment.

The title of this document is: Desktop Services Software: Application request form
URL: http://www.cam.ac.uk/cs/request/swrequest.html

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