Software and Business Applications

• Microsoft Office Apps
• Adobe Creative Cloud
• Azure Dev Tools for Education
• AutoDesk (Civil 3D)
• ArcGIS Online (ArcMap) (activation code required from instructor)
• Apple 90 day free trials: Final Cut Pro X and Logic Pro X (coming soon)
• Minitab

AppsAnyhwere is a remote service that provides access to software titles for students, faculty, and staff provided by SCSU. The service runs on a Windows platform via the Microsoft Azure Virtual Desktop system.   

A stable internet connection is recommended. After login, you will remotely connect to a Windows 11 environment with access to most of the software titles provided by SCSU. The individual software applications will be presented in a web browser, where you have access to a full Windows desktop and access applications from the Windows Start menu.

• Link to AppsAnywhere
• Help article

Access to academic software downloads are available via the myHuskyNet portal - Pesonal Software Downloads. The following downloads will be available for installation on personal computers.  Access is limited to current students and employees. 

• JMP Pro
• Maple
• SAS
• SPSS

Microsoft Office 365 is provided by the Minnesota State System Office. Learn more...

^ Limited availability in certain labs, classrooms and offices.

Adobe Creative Cloud has a new sign-in requirement. Learn more...

^ Limited availability in certain labs, classrooms and offices.

1. Create a Requistion/Purchase Order via the Minn State Marketplace system for the software and note in the memo field that software legal agreements will be sent separately.
   • Submit a Requistion/PO for the software indicating if it is a new or a renewal purchase. If new, the vendor may request that the terms and conditions and/or license agreement needs to be signed. If the vendor requires signed documents, please note in the memo of the PO and attach a copy of those documents.
2. Information Technology Services (ITS) conducts a brief review within 1-2 business days of the request to ensure the requested software is compatible with existing IT systems. If there are any concerns with systems compatibility, ITS will notify the requestor and incompatible software will be denied.
   
   
3. Business Services will send legal agreements to the Minnesota Attorney General Office (AGO) and coordinate paperwork with the department and AGO.
   • If the AGO and the vendor cannot reach agreement on the legal language, the requestor will be notified to select a different vendor.
     
     
4. Upon approval from the AGO, Business Services will continue to process the PO through the normal PO process.

If a Requisition/Purchase Order is not possible for software requests, either because the vendor will not allow a PO or because the software is free (no payment is required). In either of these cases, use the following process for a software request:

REMINDER: All software, regardless of cost, require a security and legal review of the Terms & Conditions. 

1. Submit all PDF copies of the legal agreements (same legal agreements as noted above) to ITS Purchasing with the following information:
   • Requestor’s name, email address, and phone number.
   • Vendor’s name and vendor contact’s name, email address, and phone number.
   • Name of software being requested.
   • Cost of software being requested, if applicable.
   • Describe the data that the vendor is gaining access to. Is any of the requested data private?
     
     
2. If there is a cost for the software, ITS will confirm that you have checked if a PO is or is not an option with the vendor. If the vendor allow PO’s, follow the process described above for Marketplace.
   
   
3. ITS conducts a brief review of the request within 1-2 business days to ensure the requested software is compatible with existing IT systems. If there are any concerns with systems compatibility, ITS will notify the requestor and incompatible software will be denied.
   
   
4. ITS will send legal agreements to the Minnesota Attorney General Office (AGO) and coordinate paperwork with the department and AGO.
   • If the AGO and the vendor cannot reach agreement on the legal language, the requestor will be notified to select a different vendor.
     
     
5. Upon approval from the AGO, ITS will work with the requestor to process the payment on a purchasing card and deliver a chargeback to the requestor’s department.