Adobe Acrobat Pro IST Webstore William Lewis

Two Related Topics Managing Acrobat Pro –How it gets installed IST Webstore –How software is purchased from IST

Acrobat Pro Version 9 end of life in June 2013 This means no security updates For security should be on 10 or newer Phil will send out lists of machines with older versions

What to do? Consider whether software is still needed –Office now generates PDFs Software installation managed instead of manual installations Current model requires payment for each version (paper form to CHIP) Provide list of machines to Phil

Software Subscriptions Adobe has moved to a subscription model University has a two year agreement E.g. IST charges a yearly fee for some research software Move to a two-year payment model for Acrobat Pro cost recovery

Transitional Issues Current agreement up for renewal in 2014 Computers with Acrobat 9 or older need to pay for an upgrade or remove software New purchases will be for a two-year term, entitled to upgrades Need to identify the in-between categories and come up with a fair approach

IST Webstore Replacement for paper form Pilot with Acrobat Pro Work through process with a few departments Make sure new process is easier Add more software and departments