Students will only be able to download the software one time.

IT is currently preparing for the launch of its Web site and expects it to be ready in January 2010 for a mass download. “We always offered MS Office and McAfee, as well as other software, at a discounted price so those who shopped through us always got a deal,” Cabarga said.Ĭabarga has also added that this offer will extend to any upgrades in the future students will be able to download the newest version of MS Office for free even if they could not take advantage of the immediate MS Office 2007 download. “I think it is good that they are offering it to students but it would have been more useful if they had offered it in the Fall,” said Judith Perez, a freshman Asian studies major. MS Office and McAfee will be available to owners of both PCs and Macintosh, and once everything is complete students will be able to download the software right off the IT Web site.Ĭurrent students are not the only ones that will be offered MS Office and McAfee, those that have graduated in Fall 2009 as well as future alumni will also be able to take advantage of this deal. Although the benefits won’t be available till January 2010, the idea for the project was first proposed in September 2009. Marketing coordinator John Cabarga stated that this is “the first big project” the IT department is implementing.

“Students will enhance their learning with the ability to use these software programs to work on common class projects, sharing documents, and improve the performance of their personal computers,” said Granto in the proposal. University Information Technology security officer Cheryl Granto submitted this proposal. Thanks to the suggestions from FIU faculty and students, the Division of Information Technology has decided to offer free Microsoft Office 2007 and McAfee-Antivirus Software to students.

Ms office for students free