Physics Software Licenses

This document will describe software licenses which are available for use in the Physics Department in three categories: Free, Free from ITaP or Paid.

Unless noted (*) otherwise, all software is available for Purdue-owned equipment only and not for personally-owned equipment.

• Windows OS XP, 7 (32bit or 64bit)
• Office 2007, 2010
• IDL 8.1 or lower (limited number of licenses available)
• LabView 8.2, 8.6.1, 2009
• Origin 8
• * MathType (Available via PULS)
• * MiKTeX
• * TeXnicCenter
• * SecureCRT + XMing (for ssh/x-forwarding to *nix hosts)
• * SecureFX
• * WinSCP
• * McAfee Antivirus

• Office 2008, 2011
• LabView 8.2, 8.6.1, 2009
• IDL 8.1 or lower (limited number of licenses available)
• * MathType (Not currently compatible with Office 2011) via PULS
• * MacTex via download
• * McAfee Antivirus

• LabView 8.2, 8.6.1, 2009
• IDL 8.1 or lower (limited number of licenses available)

The following softwares are available via checkout from ITaP Licensing for free.

• Maple
• Matlab
• Visual Studio

The following softwares are available when purchased for Purdue-owned equipment. Please Contact PCN for ordering information. Pricing is shown but is subject to change at any time and will be periodically updated.

Pricing last updated 2011-04-25

• EndNote X4 (Mac/Windows) $92.45
• Adobe
  • Photoshop $145.53
  • Acrobat Pro $59.54
  • et al
• Mathematica ($150/yr)
• AutoDesk Products ($80/product)
  • AutoCAD
  • Inventor
  • Mechanical
  • Electrical
  • et al

Unless marked with an asterisk above, you can obtain copies of some of the software above for personal usage via Purdue Boiler Copy. You can also check ITaP Licensing for other available software.