Software
Without software, your computer is nothing more than an expensive desktop lamp. You need the right programmes to get your work done efficiently, protect yourself and your computer from dangers and annoyances and of course have fun with your system. Although the IT Service Centre is not a software shop, we will always be there to give you advise.
Software Selling Point (V 515)
Monday - Thursday 9-11am, 2-3pm, Freitag 9-12am
Security Software
Computer security is important. This is why, on an extra page, we provide you with several security products we think will be useful to you. Besides a free full version of Sophos Anti-Virus you will find several tools to protect your computer from spyware or other harmful programmes, as well as tools providing workaround in case of problems.
Microsoft DreamSpark (formerly MS IT Academy)
The department of informatics is a premium member of the "Microsoft DreamSpark" program. This program enables university members and students to use Microsoft software free of charge for research and teaching purposes.
Students of "STEM" curricula (Science (Biology, Chemistry, Physics), Technology, Engineering (incl. Informatics), Math) well as their staff members who are directly involved in teaching and/or research are eligible. Students of all disciplines may benefit, if they attend IT courses (such as, courses in Computer Science).
Further information, terms of use and the link to the portal at the department of informatics.
For students
As a rule, the IT Service Centre does not sell software to students. But, as is generally known, there is no rule without exception.
General software
For software we recommend cobra-Shop, [educheck] and studyhouse, which all offer software for students at low prices. In addition we publish our current offers in our News-Blog on a regular.
SPSS statistics software
The statistics software SPSS can be purchased at the software selling point. Please bring your student ID, and you can take home the software right away. For information about prices and availability please check our News-Blog.
SPSS Statistik Blog
SPSS Homepage
Literature management
The library provides campus licenses for different literature management programmes. University members may use the programmes free of charge. Further information is available on the library's homepage:
Information on Bibliographix
Information on Citavi
Information on Endnote
Information on Endnote Web
Information on RefWorks
For staff members
We provide software procurement for all staff members via AskNet. AskNet AG is the contractual partner for many software licenses in Baden-Württemberg and provides the software for purposes of research and education. For procurement of your software we need a requisition slip with the exact name of the desired software. Please send it with internal mail or come by in person at the sofware selling point in room V 515. In most cases you will receive your software within a few days, sometimes even within minutes.
We will gladly advise you in person or on the phone about the right choice of software for your purposes or answer your questions about licenses and prices.
Freeware
Freeware is software which, as the name indicates, is free of charge. In many cases, these products are available in form of Open Source licenses, which grant extensive rights to users. The popular Mozilla products, Open Office as a free office suite and many other useful programmes come as freeware. Some of the programmes can be downloaded directly from our page, for other programmes we inserted links to the manufacturers' homepages, where you can find the latest versions.
A programme overview can be found on a separate subpage.
Freeware programmes overview page.
If you want to recommend further programmes which might be useful for others as well, please feel free to contact us.
