Student Software

Introduction

Discounted software such as Microsoft Office and Vista^TM Ultimate Upgrade are available to Brown University students at reduced academic pricing. To qualify, all you need is your Brown University email address as proof of enrollment. Software can be purchased before you arrive on campus.

Ultimate Steal

Students can buy Microsoft Office for Windows at a savings of 91% through Microsoft's Ultimate Steal program. All that's needed is a "brown.edu" email address to qualify for a copy of Office for only $59.95 through this promotional website. Microsoft Office is a perpetual (one-time purchase) license with products such as Access, Excel, PowerPoint, Word and other titles included in the Office Ultimate 2007 suite, all provided with this offer.

Other student deals on perpetual licenses include: Microsoft Office Visio Professional 2007, Microsoft Office Language Pack 2007 and Windows Vista^TM Ultimate Upgrade. Visit Microsoft's Ultimate Steal page to learn more about these deeply discounted applications from Microsoft.

Microsoft Student Select

Brown University students have the opportunity to purchase selected Microsoft software titles at significant discount. These include Office Professional 2007 for Windows, Office Standard 2007 for Windows and Office 2004 for Macintosh OS X. For detailed information about this Microsoft Student Select software, visit the Brown's e-academy website.

MSDN-AA Program

Certain Microsoft products are available at no charge to Brown University students through Brown's Microsoft Developer Network Academic Alliance (MSDN-AA) subscription. By contacting the CIS Help Desk, you may borrow media for Microsoft Project 2003, Windows XP^TM Pro with SP2, Visual Studio 2008, and Visio Professional 2003. Email the Help Desk at "help@brown.edu" or call (401) 863-7276.