SPSS Site License For Windows and Macintosh

• This date is fixed by SPSS and cannot be pro–rated. If you would like to receive an entire year’s usage, you must wait until May 31, 2009 to purchase the following year’s license for June 2009 – May 2010.
• In addition, you must verify SPSS version compatibility with your computer(s) prior to ordering.
• SPSS orders cannot be refunded once the online form has been submitted.

Please contact us prior to submitting a license request if you have any questions.

Available Versions and Compatibility
The following versions are available to Columbia University Medical Center faculty and staff only through the CUMC IT Service Desk

• Windows: SPSS versions 16.0 and 15 are available for purchase and renewal. Only SPSS 16 is fully compatible with Windows Vista. You must verify version compatibility before requesting a license, please contact SPSS Support or see the System Requirements on the SPSS web site.
  Windows Vista and SPSS 15: version 15 is not immediately compatible with Windows Vista, please see the SPSS online technical support page at http://support.spss.com/Tech/ for more information. A hotfix may be available but you must contact SPSS support for assistance.
  
• Macintosh: SPSS versions 16.0 and 13.0 are available for purchase and renewal. Only SPSS 16 is compatible with Intel based Macs. Please contact SPSS Support or see the System Requirements on the SPSS web site.
• Anyone with an older version of SPSS that would like to renew their license must upgrade to one of the available versions. This entails purchasing an installation CD.

Cost, Payment, and Dates
The cost of the SPSS license is as follows:
In addition to the cost of the license, all new licensees and those choosing to upgrade to a newer version of SPSS must purchase a copy of the installation CD for $30.

All payments must be made from a Columbia University FAS account.

The current license is valid from 6/1/08 through 5/31/09. The price is fixed and will not be prorated. Documentation is not included and must be purchased separately and independently. For information on SPSS manuals and training materials, please visit SPSS Inc's online store.

• Base
• Advanced Stats
• Advanced Models (formerly Advanced Statistics)
• Regression Models (formerly Professional Statistics)
• Trends

Other add-on modules are available for a fee directly from SPSS.

How to License SPSS

When ordering, please remember these important details:

• You are responsible for verifying the system requirements on any computer on which SPSS is to be installed. Refunds will not be given due to compatibility issues.
• If your computer already has an expired version of SPSS installed and you wish to just continue running this same version, you must purchase a renewal license for the same version of SPSS that is currently on your computer.
• If you would like to install SPSS on a computer that does not currently have SPSS, you must purchase a new license AND an installation kit.
• If you would like to upgrade the version of SPSS that is currently running on your computer, you must purchase a new license AND an installation kit.

Please review all of these steps prior to submitting the online order form:

1. Complete the SPSS Site License Agreement web form, linked at the end of these instructions.
2. Please allow 24 hours for your request to be processed by the Service Desk staff. Pick up is only available between 9am and 5pm Monday through Friday.
3. Stop by the Service Desk on the 2nd floor of the Health Sciences Library to sign your license and pick up any installation material.
   • Licensee signature and a valid Columbia University ID card will be required to pick up software.
   • You must agree to install SPSS on only those machines for which you have paid the license fee. This agreement is subject to auditing by SPSS Inc.

For queries on site licensing, please send an email to 5help@columbia.edu.