Software Submission Requests
Faculty and staff can submit new software used for research, teaching
and University business for distribution on NUnet for departmental or
lab use.
Ample licensing is required to install on NUnet and it is suggested
that departments should contact Software Licensing prior to purchasing
an application. This may prevent any licensing/integration issues.
The software submission process will:
- Ensure software viability in the NUnet environment
- Prevent copyright infringement and guarantee compliance
- Enable Faculty and Staff to receive the most entitlement for budget funding spent
- Provide a central location of software licensing documentation
- Notify software owners of upgrade and, or expiration of a supported application
- Define level of support for software submitted
Software Submission Deadline Schedule
| Available for curriculum | |||
| Submission due date | Date available | UGD, GS, PTE | SPCS, CE, Law, LIS |
| October 27 , 2008 | January 9, 2009 | Spring Semester | Winter & Spring Quarter |
| March 6, 2009 | May 4, 2009 | Summer Semester | Summer Quarter |
| June 29, 2009 | August 31, 2009 | Fall Semester | Fall Quarter |
The purpose of the closing dates is to allow time for testing and installation of multiple applications, along with necessary maintenance activities. Requests will be tested and installed in the order in which they are received. Customers may submit requests after the closing dates; these requests will receive "best-effort" service, where all on-time requests are given priority. Valid software licenses are required for all software installed on the Northeastern network. In order to obtain the best purchase and licensing terms for your software needs, and to reduce the likelihood of licensing and integration difficulties, the software licensing office welcomes your call prior to purchasing a software application.
How to initiate a request
Fill out the Software Submission Form, then please deliver the following items to Lisa Sants at 39 Richards Hall:- Media (CDs)
- Installation Documentation
- Original Software Licensing