1. Effective Distribution of Academically Licensed Software ©2008 Brent West. This work is the intellectual property of the author. Permission is granted for this material to be shared for non-commercial, educational purposes, provided that this copyright statement appears on the reproduced materials and notice is given that the copying is by permission of the author. To disseminate otherwise or to republish requires written permission from the author.

2. Why should I care about this? Save $$$ Save time Stay legit Go green Save bandwidth Get rich Effect change

3. Functional Requirements of a Distribution System Secure Self-service Automated Comprehensive Lifecycle support

4. How to choose & fund products Product Selection Virus protection Big vendors Popular applications Talk to Purchasing Talk to vendors Ask your audience Funding Options Central Consortium Sales Hybrid

5. Acquisition Compile historical data Ballpark costs Assess the terms Negotiate Quote Evaluate funding model

6. Distribution Methods Downloads Shipping Pick-Up Loaner Media Application streaming/virtualization Copy Station

7. Management Vendor Renewals Customer Renewals Maintenance License transfers License Managers Quality Assurance Support

8. Other Considerations Media Duplication – Duplicator – Supplies Archives Marketing Communications

9. Campus ELMS Demonstration

10. Future Direction Increase automation Streamline Financial reporting SAM integration Virtualized/hosted applications Internal development Expand customer base

11. Discussion