Washington State University students, faculty and staff can now legally download free Microsoft software from the school's network.
WSU’s deal was created under the Microsoft Developer Network Academic Alliance program. Other institutions such as the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, Dartmouth College, Howard University and the State University of New York, Stony Brook, also have similar software agreements with Microsoft. Membership in the alliance is usually based on licensing fees collected for each university department.
“WSU is extremely pleased to broaden its academic partnership with the world’s largest software developer,” said WSU President V. Lane Rawlins.
Specialized titles that allow users to develop software and applications for a wide range of purposes are available for download, but Microsoft Office applications are not available through the program.
