CaTS’ contract with Adobe was renewed at the beginning of the year. Contrary to the rumors, it did not expire. It is a three-year contract that will be renewed every year.
Recently, Wright State negotiated with Adobe and changed their contract to allow them to sell Adobe Creative Cloud software at a discounted price. Specifically, the contract negotiations made the software available for purchase to students, not solely to faculty and staff.
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CaTS hopes to be able to sell the Adobe Creative Cloud software for $50 per year instead of $20 per month; this would save purchasers $190.
According to Kenneth Coon, director of Client Services, CaTS hopes the programs will be available to students in the upcoming weeks. “It’ll definitely be before the end of this semester,” he states.
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“It’s actually gonna benefit students, whereas before they couldn’t buy the Adobe products from us,” Coon explains.
However, due to budget constraints, the programs will only be available to up to 10 percent of the student body. “We don’t expect probably more than a few thousand to be buying it anyways,” said Coon.
According to an email sent out to faculty and staff at the beginning of the semester, CaTS plans to notify campus when new pricing options become available.
For further information on this topic, email helpdesk@wright.edu or call the CaTS Help Desk at (937) 775-4827.
