{"249581":{"#nid":"249581","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Get Discounted Software for Personal Use","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIf you\u2019ve ever tried to buy Adobe or Microsoft software \u2014 think Photoshop or Microsoft Word \u2014 you know it\u2019s not cheap. That\u2019s where a program offered by the University System of Georgia (USG) comes in handy.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EThe Software Resource and Services (SRS) personal software store was created to provide USG faculty, staff, and students with discounted, brand-name software for personal use. (Georgia Tech does offer free software downloads for certain programs that are used for work purposes.)\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThe store was created back in 2011 and was initially only available to some institutions in the system,\u201d said Jack Delinsky, director of SRS. \u201cBut now all USG colleges and universities participate.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003ERead on for more about the personal store.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHow do you determine an item\u2019s price?\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E \u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003ESRS compares it against online stores such as Amazon.com and lowers it as much as possible. Depending on the cost we can get from the distributor, it can vary greatly. If we can\u2019t provide the best price, based on our research or input from employees and students, we won\u2019t put the item in our store.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EWhat do I need to make a purchase?\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EAn account and a credit card. (Accounts are established using your Tech email, which will serve as your account ID.)\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECan people download software online?\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EMany of our products are available for download \u2014 meaning you don\u2019t have to wait for us to ship you discs.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ECan I continue to use software purchased in the store if I leave the USG?\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003EIf you are purchasing something from the personal store, the license is yours to keep, even if you leave a system institution.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EHow does the full version of software differ from the student\/educator version?\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp;\u0026nbsp; \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EThe version for students\/educators is often a slimmed down version offered at a lower price. In our case, we usually just offer the full version, because we can offer it at a lower cost than what the student\/educator version would normally cost.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EFor more information about software available from the SRS personal store, click \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.srs.usg.edu\u0022\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EIf you\u2019ve ever tried to buy Adobe or Microsoft software \u2014 think Photoshop or Microsoft Word \u2014 you know it\u2019s not cheap. That\u2019s where a program offered by the University System of Georgia (USG) comes in handy.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"If you\u2019ve ever tried to buy Adobe or Microsoft software \u2014 think Photoshop or Microsoft Word \u2014 you know it\u2019s not cheap. That\u2019s where a program offered by the University System of Georgia (USG) comes in handy."}],"uid":"27445","created_gmt":"2013-10-28 15:58:13","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:15:14","author":"Amelia Pavlik","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2013-10-28T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2013-10-28T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"249571":{"id":"249571","type":"image","title":"SRS Personal Store","body":null,"created":"1449243795","gmt_created":"2015-12-04 15:43:15","changed":"1475894929","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:48:49","alt":"SRS Personal Store","file":{"fid":"198063","name":"softwarestore.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/softwarestore_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/softwarestore_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":390202,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/softwarestore_0.jpg?itok=y4SgIocD"}}},"media_ids":["249571"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.srs.usg.edu\/","title":"SRS Personal Store"}],"groups":[{"id":"1259","name":"Whistle"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"}],"keywords":[{"id":"4288","name":"benefits"},{"id":"1506","name":"faculty"},{"id":"167449","name":"software"},{"id":"167018","name":"staff"},{"id":"166847","name":"students"},{"id":"726","name":"University System of Georgia"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[{"id":"71871","name":"Campus and Community"}],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:amelia.pavlik@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EAmelia Pavlik\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EInstitute Communications\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}