Many software applications are of sufficient popularity that the University can benefit from economies of scale. NACS for many years has negotiated and managed such bulk and site licenses on behalf of UCI, and as a participant in a UC-wide licensing effort.
Recently, NACS has improved the Web site devoted to communicating to faculty and staff the software packages which can be acquired at a discount or on other special terms.
The web site (http://www.nacs.uci.edu/licenses/) includes general-purpose software licensing information (FAQs, a glossary, and links to UCI servers which distribute licensed software) as well as a new software license database. The database can be browsed by software category, manufacturer, title, and other characteristics, and also provides a free-form search function.
We are very interested in fine-tuning this service to meet the needs of UCI faculty and staff. Please send us your feedback.