Departments wishing to obtain software, whether it is for use by the department or to be installed in the FDU computer labs and/or FDU Anywhere, should plan appropriately to provide adequate time to acquire the software and make it available to users.
The following steps should be used as a guide when planning to obtain software for instructional or business use:
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Plan a minimum of 3 weeks for a contract review before a PO can be processed. See contract review requirements and order process by visiting the link at the bottom of the page.
- Selection of product
- Creation of Purchase Order (PO) and approval by department/dean/chair
- Technology review and approval by OIRT
- New vendor processing, if necessary
- Contract review
- Software purchase and delivery to FDU
- Software preparation. Plan up to 60 days to allow for items such as:
- Creating configurations for FDU’s needs and environment
- Setting up license servers or other required systems
- Integration with other systems (e.g., Single Sign On)
- Testing mass deployment (if for the computer labs)
- Integration with FDU Anywhere (if needed) assuming the software is licensed and approved for VDI enviroment
- Testing and confirmation of proper functionality by the requestor (instructor)
- Final installation on computers
Note
Even if the software has no cost to FDU, per the Office of the General Counsel and the Contract Review Policy, if the software requires you to agree to terms and conditions, it’s an agreement that must be reviewed
Please begin by completing the Computing Services – Lab Reservation & Lab Software Request (Faculty & Staff NJ Only)
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