Contact Us:

Patriot Computers
Johnson Center, Room 115
4400 University Drive
Fairfax, VA 22030
Phone: (703) 993-4100
Fax: (703) 993-4560
Email: compstor@gmu.edu

Software

Please call 703-993-4100 or visit the store for information on software avaliablity and pricing

SAS | Antivirus | Microsoft | Adobe | Apple Software

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SAS

Mason has a site license for SAS that is cooperatively purchased by departments. The SAS desktop product may be used by Students if they are enrolled in a class using SAS. Students can get a copy of SAS for desktops from Patriot Computers. There are several pages of documentation to sign and their is NO support available to the end user. The current user fee is $99 and is prorated over the year (June - July) . There are a limited number of licenses available. If you are a faculty member and wish to have copies available for your class at the beginning of the term, please let us know your class count as early as possible. We maintain limited copies of the media for distribution.

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Antivirus

Symantec Endpoint Antivirus is provided free for all current Mason students, faculty and staff. Either visit ITU antivirus to download your free copy, or you may visit us in the store and purchase a physical copy of the software.

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Microsoft

Click here for information on the Microsoft Products we offer.

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Adobe

Click here for information on the Adobe Products we offer.

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Apple Software

iLife ’09

Upgrade to iLife ’09 and get the most out of the photos, movies, and music on your Mac with the latest versions of iPhoto, iMovie, GarageBand, iWeb, and iDVD. Organize and search your photos by faces and places. Make a movie in minutes or edit with precision. Learn to play piano and guitar or record your own music. Create a stunning website and publish it anywhere.

iWork ’09

iWork, Apple’s productivity suite, is the easiest way to create great-looking documents, spreadsheets, and presentations. Writing and page layout are easy using Pages. Numbers gives you simple ways to make sense of your data. New cinematic animations, transitions, and effects in Keynote will keep your audience captivated. And iWork is compatible with Microsoft Office, so sharing your work is even easier.

Aperture 2

Aperture 2 gives photographers incredible tools to manage massive libraries, speed through photo edits, make essential image adjustments, and deliver photos online and in print using one simple, integrated workflow. Whether you shoot RAW or JPEG, Aperture lets you get the most out of your photography.

Final Cut Express 4

Now you can edit like a pro with Final Cut Express 4. Start by capturing DV, HDV and AVCHD footage or import your movie from iMovie ’08 — and discover the advanced movie making power at your disposal in the new, Open Format Timeline. Ready for still more? Add dynamic titles and graphics using LiveType. Final Cut Express 4 delivers all the tools you need to make great movies.

MobileMe

Keep the information on your iPhone, iPod touch, Mac, and PC in perfect sync — without docking or fussing with cables. MobileMe is a service that automatically pushes new email, contacts, and calendar events over the air to all your devices. So you are always up to date, wherever you are. You also get an elegant Gallery for sharing your photos with friends and family and iDisk for storing and sharing important documents online and you can access and manage everything with a suite of web applications at Me.com.

Final Cut Studio

As the next major release of the leading video post-production suite, the new Final Cut Studio offers powerful new features, dramatically improved performance, and tighter integration. Its six applications give video editors all the tools they need to edit, animate, mix, grade, and deliver — at a price that’s more affordable than ever.

Applications included in Final Cut Studio

• Final Cut Pro 7 for video and film editing
• Motion 4 for motion graphics and animation
• Soundtrack Pro 3 for audio post-production
• Color 1.5 for color grading and finishing
• Compressor 3.5 and DVD Studio Pro 4 for digital delivery virtually anywhere — Apple devices, the web, and disc

Shake 4

Used in the creation of the world's most celebrated visual effects, Shake 4 is the only compositing software delivering a complete and production-proven toolset for both single artists and visual effects facilities. Now available as a Universal application, this version runs natively on both Intel- and PowerPC-based Macs.

Logic Express 9

Record, edit, and mix your music like a pro. Open your GarageBand files in Logic Express 9 and get right to work, or start from scratch with a new composition. Innovative production tools and over 100 instrument and effect plug-ins from Logic Studio make it easier than ever to translate musical inspiration into professional recordings.

Top new features in Logic Express

• Fully compatible with GarageBand projects — open them and take them further.
• Flex Time lets you manipulate audio timing and tempo like never before.
• Build dream guitar rigs with the new Amp Designer and Pedalboard.
• Inspire your music with 36 instrument plug-ins and 70 effect plug-ins.

Mac OS X 10.6 ‘Snow Leopard’

Upgrade from Mac OS X Leopard with Snow Leopard, a simpler, more powerful, and more refined version of Mac OS X. It delivers a wide range of enhancements, next-generation technologies, out-of-the-box support for Microsoft Exchange Server, and new accessibility features. It's the world's most advanced operating system, finely tuned from installation to shutdown.

Logic Studio

Logic Studio features Logic Pro 9, MainStage 2, Soundtrack Pro 3, and a massive collection of instruments, effects, and audio loops. With over 200 new features, it has everything musicians need to write, record, produce, and perform.

Top New Features in Logic Studio

• Flex Time lets you manipulate audio timing and tempo like never before.
• Build dream guitar rigs with the new Amp Designer and Pedalboard.
• MainStage 2 with new Playback and Loopback features let you take your Mac to the stage.
• Shape your sound using more than 80 studio-quality plug-ins.
• Inspire your music with more than 1,000 instruments and 20,000 Apple Loops.