Apple Education Licensing Program

Office of Information TechnologySoftware Licensing

UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA

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AELP

What is the Apple Education Licensing Program (AELP)?

A purchasing program that combines software licensing with software maintenance to cover institutionally-owned or institutionally-leased computers, and optionally, student-owned and faculty/staff-owned computers at a consistent annual cost.

http://www.apple.com/education/licensingprogram/

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AELP

Mac Software Collection

• Purchase of Mac Software Collection is mandatory for enrollment in AELP

• Bundles Mac OS, iLife, & iWork• MUST enroll 100% of installed base at one of two enrollment

levels:– Campus– Department

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AELP

Mac Software Collection

Department is defined as a discreet academic or administrative unit within a higher education institution that (a) is headed by a Dean, Vice President, Vice Chancellor or Department Chair and (b) has a minimum purchase requirement of 500 seats for that department.

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AELP

Mac Software Collection

How is minimum enrollment determined?

The number of Macs still in service that have been acquired through purchase or lease over the last four year.

Apple will determine if the number submitted is sufficient based on purchase history.– Max attrition allowed is 15% and UA and/or the enrolling department must

certify the number.

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AELPMac Software Collection

• Seats are purchased in bundles of 25, 100, 500, 2,000 , and 10,000• No additional purchased required for Macs acquired during the

agreement period.

If enrolling at department level:

500 seats = $15,000 annual cost+ 10% one-time enrollment fee of $1,500Total first year cost = $16,500

Per Apple, UA’s installed base is approximately 1,100 seats.

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AELP

Professional Applications

• Aperture, Final Cut Studio, Final Cut Express, Logic Studio, Logic Express

• Purchased departmentally, but MUST cover 100% of instructional installed base– Purchased in bundles of 5, 25, 100, and 500– Unlike Mac Software Collection, additional purchases of seats are

required for Macs acquired during the agreement period– Replication of media is NOT allowed

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AELP

IT Applications

• Mac OS X Server, Apple Remote Desktop, Xsan• Licensed as needed, but still purchased in bundles of 5, 25, 100, and

500• Each instance of virtualization equals one installation