Site-licensed software

Obtaining site-licensed software, free to the end user

See also the other software categories (free, nearly free, commercial) listed on the left.

Site licences vary in detail, and in whether they are free only to individuals for personal use, or only to institutions, or both. Note that if an item of software is site licensed to an Institution or the University, you must obtain a copy of the software from the person or group holding the site licence. You cannot simply download a copy by searching the internet and assuming that you are licensed to use it.

Generally, however, the following are free to members of the University (you will usually need to collect a licence key, as described on the pages listed below, and if you need a CD there will usually be a small charge):

• Anti-virus software for Windows and Macintosh; see http://www.ucs.cam.ac.uk/security/malware
• Fetch (file transfer client, SFTP and FTP, for Macintosh); see http://www.ucs.cam.ac.uk/support/mac-support
• Oracle (database software, not for home use); see http://www.ucs.cam.ac.uk/unix-support/software/oracle
• NaG libraries: see the Computing Service Sales catalogue, via http://sales-web-server.csx.cam.ac.uk/software/
• Genstat (statistical software); see the Computing Service Sales catalogue, via http://sales-web-server.csx.cam.ac.uk/software/
• Matlab: see the Computing Service Sales catalogue, via http://sales-web-server.csx.cam.ac.uk/software/
• VMWare player (for Windows and Linux; allows multiple virtual machines, with heterogeneous operating systems to run side-by-side on the same physical machine); the licence is not relevant to free-standing machines but permits VMware to be installed on a managed machine without the explicit agreement of the end user. Available from http://www.ucs.cam.ac.uk/unix-support/software/vmware

Last updated: September 2011