Meredith College uses site and individual licensing for managing distribution of software for employees and students. Software is loaded on the student laptops who participate in the now discontinued laptop program. Software is also loaded on computers in common and specialized department labs. See Student, Employee, and Lab Software below. |
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Meredith College is a member of the North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities. The relationship with the NCICU provides for cost saving purchasing plans and a way for students and employees to purchase software at discounted prices. See Purchasing Software below. |
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| Software Options at Meredith College |
Microsoft: The Meredith-Microsoft agreement provides for installation of certain software packages all computers owned by the college. Special pricing is available to all Meredith College students and employees.
See Purchasing Software below. |
SPSS: Meredith College has a site license for IBM's SPSS, providing predictive analytics software and solutions for all Meredith owned equipment. Student copies of SPSS is also available for purchase through our relationship with VasityBuys. See Purchasing Software below.
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Adobe: Individual Adobe products are available through the relationship with NCICU. Certain Adobe products are installed on Common/Curriculum Lab computers. Special pricing is also available to all students and employees for Adobe products. See Purchasing Software below.
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WYNN: This license allows for installation of the software on all computers owned by the college. Students with personal laptops have the the ability to purchase WYNN at discounted prices.
See Purchasing Software below.
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Atomic Learning: Meredith's site license provides access for employees, students, and family members to Atomic Learning's automated tutorial knowledge base, providing support for PC and Mac software. Contact the help desk for id and password |
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SAS/JMP: Meredith College has a site license for SAS's Education Analytic Suite  and
JMP, software that links statistics with interactive graphics, in memory and on the desktop. |
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SAS/JMP e-Learning: On-line learning modules for both the the EAS suite and JMP-Data Exploration are available for all Meredith employees and students. An account profile and activation is required to use the e-Learning modules. See below. |
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Setup Instructions - Download to create the e-Learning account and activate the learning modules. |
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SAS e-Learning web site - Use this site for account setup, activation, and learning modules. |
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JMP installation will be arranged via the student's or employee's Blackboard account. |
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EAS installation will need to be arranged with the Help Desk. (919) 760-2323. |
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G-Data Virus Protection: Students not participating in the now discontinued laptop program are eligible for a free copy of the G-Data Internet Security program. The license will be good for one year and can be renewed each year. See the instruction below. |
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License Number: Students will need to visit the help desk to obtain a license number. A valid Meredith Campus Card is required. |
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Visit the G-Data Site to download the Internet Security Program. |
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Install the program and use the code obtained from the help desk. |
Student (laptop program only), Employee, and Lab Software |
Meredith College provides software to students who participate in the laptop program and employees. Software is also installed on common computer labs, that is available to all students, and department labs that have more restrictive access. |
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Student - Employee Software - download for a list of student (laptop program only)/employee software. |
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Department Labs Software - download for a list of department lab software. |
| For Common Labs software and locations visit: Desktop/Common Labs. |
Purchasing Software for Meredith College Students and Employees |
With Meredith College's membership to the NCICU and the relationship with Freedom Scientific, discounted Microsoft, Adobe, and WYNN software is available to Meredith College students and employees. To participate in the program you must be currently employed or enrolled as a student and have a current Meredith email address. ** Software packages are limited to one copy per person.. |
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Meredith College's partnership with VarsityBuys provides discounts for Microsoft, Adobe, and other academic software. Download the account setup instructions, create an account, then visit VarsityBuys to shop. Be sure to select either the Student or Faculty tab on the home page. |
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VarsityBuys provides on-line support. Look for the LiveSupport button on their web page. |
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Freedom Scientific offers Meredith Students, with a current Meredith email address, the ability to purchase a personal copy of WYNN. This $1000 value will cost the student $325. |
| To start the process email: LAtton@freedomscientific.com for instructions |
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