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Popular academic software discounts this Winter!

As we approach the end of the 2010 winter term, we wanted to compile a list of the most popular software discounts deals we offer. Some deals are always offered; some are for a limited time and some are just brand new but deserve to be talked about.

So, whether you are a student, faculty or staff member, it may pay off to spend a couple of minutes reading through the items below to make sure you don't lose out on any academic software discounts before you either graduate or stop being an academic member. They're almost all available for download!

1. Office 2007
   Description:
   For a limited time, you can purchase Office 2007 and receive a free upgrade to Office 2010 when it becomes available under the Office 2010 Technology Guarantee Program.
   You will have the option to receive the upgrade Free via download, or via physical media (DVD) for only a nominal fee (media + shipping)
   Pricing:
   Office 2007 downloads can be purchased between 70% to 90% off retail price, that is prices for your school may vary anywhere between $50 and $110. Please note that we do not set the prices. Prices are negotiated between your school and their education software reseller.
   Eligibility:
   Purchase Office 2007 from one of our school WebStores after March 5th to qualify for the upgrade.
   Duration:
   Limited time offer.
   How to Get it:
   Visit our search page, find your school within the list of results and if found, register at your school WebStore before purchasing Office 2007.
   More Details:
   Visit http://www.onthehub.com/microsoft/office2010/techguarantee/
   
   
2. IBM SPSS Statistics 18 GradPack
   Description:
   In conjunction with IBM SPSS, we offer rentals for academic customers via the OnTheHub eStore and network of sites. These offers include 6 and 12 month rentals for students as well as 1 year licenses of SPSS faculty pack for faculty members. Multiple modules are also sold separately. 
   Pricing:
   You can purchase SPSS between 80% and 90% off, depending on the country you are buying from.
   Eligibility:
   Students, Faculty and Staff members at higher education institutions in over 25 countries.
   Duration:
   Permanent offer in our eStore.
   How to Get it:
   Please visit our eStore, this link will take you directly to the list of IBM SPSS offers
   More Details:
   Visit http://www.onthehub.com/spss/
   
   
3. Parallels Desktop for Mac 5.0
   Description:
   Download Parallels Desktop for Mac 5.0, the #1 way to run Windows on a Mac!
   Pricing:
   $39.00 USD
   Eligibility:
   Students in North America only
   Duration:
   Permanent offer in our eStore.
   How to Get it:
   Please visit our eStore, this link will take you directly to the Parallels Desktop for Mac 5.0 offer.
   More Details:
   Visit http://www.parallels.com/landingpage/studentpack/
   
   
4. Minitab 15
   Description:
   Academic single-user licenses available for individual faculty or students needing a personal copy of Minitab 15
   Pricing:
   Software rentals as low as $29.99 USD (download)
   Eligibility:
   You must be a student, faculty or staff in a degree-granting accredited institution. Certain country restrictions also apply.
   Duration:
   Permanent offer in our eStore.
   How to Get it:
   Please visit our eStore, this link will take you directly to the Minitab 15 academic priced offers
   More Details:
   Visit http://www.onthehub.com/minitab/
   
   
5. Windows 7, Microsoft Expression Products, Office 2008 for Mac and more
   Description:
   Through the enrollment of your University/College, school district or purchasing consortia in the Microsoft Student Select agreement; you can benefit by having access to specially discounted personal use licenses on popular Microsoft products. We at e-academy provide the WebStores that allow schools to distribute these academically priced software to its members.
   Pricing:
   Prices vary from school to school and are set by your school's academic reseller of choice. Usually, discounts range between 70% to 90% off retail prices (what you'd find in a retail outlet)
   Eligibility:
   You must be a member of the participating institution in order to access the academically priced software through your school's WebStore.
   Duration:
   As long as your are an active student, faculty or staff of an academic institution enrolled in a valid Student Select agreement.
   How to Get it:
   Visit our search page, find your school within the list of results and if found, register at your school WebStore before purchasing any Microsoft products.
   More Details:
   Visit http://www.microsoft.com/education/license/howtobuy/agreements/studentselect.aspx
   
   
6. Adobe Acrobat 9, Adobe Creative Suite 4 Design, Master Collection and more
   Description:
   Higher education students — and now faculty — can get Adobe products at low prices. You can save up to 80% off commercial prices by purchasing Adobe products through your school WebStore!
   If your school participates in the Student Licensing Option, then, we simply add the Adobe Software cataloge at academic prices to your school WebStore.
   Pricing:
   You can save up to 80% off commercial prices.
   Eligibility:
   You must be a member of the participating institution in order to access the academically priced software through your school's WebStore.
   Duration:
   As long as your are an active student, faculty or staff of an academic institution enrolled in a valid Student Licensing Option agreement.
   How to Get it:
   Visit our search page, find your school within the list of results and if found, register at your school WebStore before purchasing any Adobe products (at this time all Adobe software discounts are available via physical media only)
   More Details:
   Visit http://www.adobe.com/aboutadobe/openoptions/student.html
   
   
7. QuarkXPress 8 (Free)
   Description:
   For a limited time our friends at Quark are offering free downloads of QuarkXPress 8 to qualified Higher Education instructors.
   Pricing:
   Free
   Eligibility:
   Eligible Faculty Members of Higher Education institutions in North America only (US and Canada)
   Duration:
   Limited time only.
   How to Get it:
   Please visit Quark's Teacher TryIt site, fill out the form in order to find out if your are eligible and if you are, you will receive a coupon code that you can use to redeem your free download at our eStore.
   More Details:
   Visit http://8.quark.com/education/teacher_try_it.html
   
   
8. VMware Workstation 7.0, VMware Fusion 3.0, VMware ESX vSphere 4 and more (Free)
   Description:
   The VMware Academic Program (VMAP) is a comprehensive program designed specifically for the academic community. The program enables qualifying academic users at VMAP member organizations worldwide to gain easy access (via download) to cutting-edge virtualization technology and resources at no charge (free).
   Pricing:
   Free for departments to enroll in the VMAP program.
   Free for students to download VMware products from participating departments.
   Eligibility:
   Accredited, degree-granting higher education institutions worldwide offering 2- or 4- year college programs are eligible to participate in the program. Technical schools offering accredited degrees through distance education programs are also eligible to participate in the program
   Duration:
   As long as your are an active student, faculty or staff of an participating school or department enrolled in the VMware Academic Program.
   How to Get it:
   Visit our search page, find your department (i.e: IT department, Computer Science, Networking, etc) within the list of results and if found, register at your departmental WebStore before downloading any free VMware products.
   More Details:
   Visit http://www.vmware.com/partners/academic/
   
   
9. Download hundreds of Microsoft Products (Free) under the MSDN AA program
   Description:
   The MSDN Academic Alliance is the easiest and most inexpensive way for academic departments to make the latest Microsoft software available in labs, classrooms, and on student PCs. The program is available in more than 45 countries worldwide and software distribution is managed by us (e-academy)
   Pricing:
   All MSDNAA Memberships include exactly the same perpetual license — it never expires (even after students graduate!), as long as the usage guidelines are followed.
   Departments have multiple licensing options that range between $299 and $320 USD.
   Once departments have signed up and become members, they will receive their own departmental WebStore (ELMS for MSDNAA) where students, faculty and staff of the department can go to in order to download free Microsoft software.
   Eligibility:
   Departments: you must purchase an MSDN AA membership. Other options are available, please visit this link for more information
   Students, Faculty, staff: You must be a member of the department holding an MSDN AA membership in order to access software from its WebStore.
   Duration:
   It depends on department's membership status. If you know your department has an ELMS WebStore and you can download software, take advantage and download the software you need!
   How to Get it:Find out if your school has an ELMS WebStore here: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-ca/academic/dd861349.aspx
   
   
10. TIBCO Spotfire S+ 8 (Free)
    Description:
    As a university student using Spotfire S+ in your classroom, you are eligible for a FREE home copy of S+ Student Edition--the data analysis tool preferred by industry leaders worldwide in the finance, life science and manufacturing industries.
    Pricing:
    Free
    Eligibility:
    Students Only
    Duration:
    Permanent offer in our eStore.
    How to Get it:
    Please visit our eStore, this link will take you directly to the S+ 8 free download
    More Information:
    Visit http://www.onthehub.com/tibco/
    
    

Hope you enjoy the academic software discounts and put the money saved to a good use!

Cheers,
The OnTheHub Team

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Office 2010 Technology Guarantee FAQs for Students and Educators

Following our Friday announcement where we confirmed our participation in the Office 2010 Technology Guarantee program, we received some really good questions that we want to share with you:

1) What versions of Office 2007 qualify under the  Office 2010 Technology Guarantee program?
All versions of Microsoft Office 2007 offered through our sites under the Student Select agreement qualify, these include:

• Office Standard 2007
• Office Professional 2007
• Office Enterprise 2007

2)  Does Office 2008 for Mac Qualify under the Office 2010 Technology Guarantee program?
No, Office for Mac 2008 belongs to a different product family. If you purchase Office for Mac 2008, you will not receive a free Upgrade to Office 2010.

3) How do I find out if my school is participating?
Simply, visit our search page and find your school using the search tools. If your school appears in the list, then you'll need to create an account in your school's WebStore and log in before purchasing any products.

4) When will Office 2010 be available and how do I redeem my free upgrade?
Release details have not been made available yet. Please keep checking with us for updates on the availability of Office 2010.

We will  email you instructions on how to redeem your free upgrade to Office 2010. Stay tuned and make sure to add our domains to your list of safe senders "e-academy.com" and "onthehub.com"

5) How many upgrade options will be provided?
As soon as Office 2010 is available, we will provide you with two options to receive your upgrade.

• Free Download: We will send you instructions on how to redeem your free download ($0)
• DVD option: We will have a DVD option available but you will have to pay a nominal fee (media + shipping)

6) Where can I get more details about this promotion?
Please visit http://www.onthehub.com/microsoft/office2010/techguarantee. We will be posting regular updates on that page as well as through this blog (please subscribe). We will also be posting information through our Facebook Page and Twitter account.

We'll keep adding FAQs to this page as necessary, so check back here first if you have any other questions.

Regards,

The OnTheHub team
www.onthehub.com

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Students and Educators:Buy Office 2007 today, get a free upgrade to Office 2010 when available!

It's true! Every one on the web is talking about the Office 2010 Technology Guarantee Program . If you buy Office 2007 today, you'll be eligible to receive a free upgrade to Office 2010 when it is released this June.

Well, we have an even sweeter deal for students and educators under the Student Select Program, read on!

OnTheHub combines the benefits of the Student Select Program (to get your Office 2007 for cheap) and the Office 2010 Technology Guarantee Program (to get you a free upgrade to Office 2010).

Through our network of OnTheHub WebStores, in collaboration with Microsoft, academic resellers, your school and e-academy, you can buy Office 2007 between 70% to 90% off retail price (that is you pay between $50 to $90 - price varies by school) and get a code from us "OnTheHub" to redeem for Office 2010 once it becomes officially available this June!

What's Next:

1. Visit our search page and see if your school has a WebStore with us
2. Once you've found your school, register an account
3. After you log in, locate Office 2007 from the product catalogue
4. Add the version of Office 2007 to your cart that suits you best (all versions qualify for free upgrade to Office 2010)
5. Choose to receive Office 2007 either by Download or DVD
6. Enjoy your copy of Office 2007 while you wait for Office 2010 to arrive
7. As soon as Office 2010 is ready for distribution, we'll email you with:

• A special registration code
• Detailed instructions on how to redeem your free upgrade to Office 2010
• You will then have the option to get Office 2010 via download (free) or to get the DVD (media + shipping fees will apply)
• You must redeem your Office 2010 upgrade by October 31st 2010

That's it. There's no catch. We already offer Office 2007 at deeply discounted prices (prices varies by school), so under the Tech Guarantee Program we now offer you a free Upgrade to Office 2010!

Thousands of academic institutions are eligible for these savings, so please visit our search page and find out if your school is participating.

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