HP Academy
Students, Faculty and Staff are Eligible for Academic Discounts from HP. For more information, please click on the image above to be redirected to the HP Academic website for FAU. More information is also available in these two PDF Files: HP Academy HP Academic Program Flyer
Download Free Autodesk Software
Autodesk is providing students access to some of their software through their Autodesk Student Engineering & Design Community. All you need is to register with your @fau.edu email address and you will be given access to download the software through their website. NOTE: Do not try to login with your FAU email and password. You have to register for a new account with autocad directly. We do not share our password/account information with external sites. Please note that neither TSG nor the College provides support for these software. Please contact Autodesk through the above link directly for any questions.
TSG Ticket Queue Statistics
TSG utilizes the RT Ticket System for almost all our support requests. We have been using this software since September 2006 and have seen the use of tickets (versus walk-in traffic) increased over the years. Below are graphs for the entire period we have been using RT. Those downward spikes that appear to occur annually are during the final week in December (holiday break). Need our help? Create a ticket by emailing help@eng.fau.edu Click on Image to Zoom
MSDNAA – Free Microsoft Software for CEECS Students
Currently active (i.e. registered for classes) students in the Department of Computer and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (CEECS) can get access to the department's subscription to MSDNAA. Further information is available at this link: http://www.cse.fau.edu/msdnaa/
IRM Training
IRM provides free online and instructor-led courses on a variety of topics. More information can be found at: http://wise.fau.edu/irm/training/
Mass Email to Engineering and Computer Science Students
TSG offers the ability to send mass emails to engineering and computer science students in order to reach them with information on university/college events, future course offerings (current class announcements can be done via blackboard), notifications, etc. We can target specific engineering and computer science students from a roster of currently enrolled students in the College of Engineering and Computer Science (CoECS) for the current semester. For example: OME Seniors CEECS undergraduates GEME Masters and PhD students All engineering masters students GEME graduate students All engineering students and similar groups If you have a need to reach CoECS students beyond existing facilities (such as through Blackboard or majordomo), please feel free ...
Mobile Phone Plan Discounts with AT&T and Sprint
FAU employees have a discount plan with Sprint that can offer either 13% or 23% discounts on your personal cell phones. More information available here : http://www.fau.edu/hr/files/Sprint.pdf FAU employees and students can get a discount with AT&T by visiting the AT&T website through these links: Register for your AT&T Discount: https://wireless.att.com/business/authenticate/link_expired.jsp?_requestid=18455 University Faculty and Staff Premier web portal: www.att.com/wireless/fsfau
Microsoft Software with Academic Discounts
Microsoft is offerering university students the option to purchase Microsoft Office at an significant discount. Check out http://www.theultimatesteal.com for more details. As university students, you can also purchase other software products at deep discounts when compared to regular commercial pricing: http://www.microsoft.com/education/license/howtobuy/academicsavings.aspx Also, FAU has partnered with Microsoft and JourneyEd to offer Office Pro 2010 for a drastically reduced price. It is only $9.95 (download) or $14.95 if you want it on DVD. http://www.journeyed.com/wah
Systems
Engineering Wide Compute Resources
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College of Engineering and Computer Science Supercomputer Additions
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Risky Attachments
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HP Academy
Students, Faculty and Staff are Eligible for Academic Discounts from HP. For more information, please click on the image above to be redirected to the HP Academic website for FAU. More information is also available in these two PDF Files: HP Academy HP Academic Program Flyer Read More →
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