Faculty and staff may submit suggestions for new software for installation in computer labs and classrooms. Please note the following deadlines are applicable for the labs/rooms that are supported by Academic Technology.
For easy reference, the deadline to request new software has been set as the last student withdrawal date of the previous semester. Thus, changes for summer session must be made by the last withdrawal date in the preceding spring semester, and so on. See the Florida Poly Academic Calendar for specific dates. Requests made as early as possible are appreciated. After the deadline, changes may be accommodated on a case-by-case basis if possible; however, this may not always be possible due to staffing limitations.
In order to ensure all software is fully tested on our standard lab environment, software must be requested by the deadlines stated above. Software or software upgrade requests received after the academic term will be at the discretion of Technology Services Department based on staff availability. Commercial software beyond end-of-life and/or any software without active support will not be considered. Technology Services will not install trial, demo, or similar limited-use software.
All software is assumed to be installed for a period of one year, unless otherwise indicated. All previously requested software will need to be reviewed annually to determine continued support. If you wish to retain currently installed software, you must submit a new form at least once a year. Any software upgrades require a new form to be submitted.
Terms and conditions must be approved by the Office of General Council or Procurement before purchase and installation. This includes all open source and freeware software. All software licenses and media are managed by the Technology Services Department to assure compliance with licensing. Software that is not managed by the Technology Services Department will be uninstalled from university computers.
Our staff will verify that a software installation starts properly after installation and performs basic file, edit and print operations properly. Our staff does not have the expertise to verify the proper functionality of other software features.
By requesting installation of this software, you agree to provide professional expertise in testing the software within our time frame prior to deployment to campus computers, in order to insure proper installation, functionality and customization of the software. The contact person below or another qualified individual must be available during the testing and/or deployment period.