Software

The software and business apps listed below are available to all faculty and staff at the George Washington University. 

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	Adobe Acrobat & Adobe Express Premium	Adobe Acrobat provides a variety of features for manipulating Portable Document Format (PDF) files. With Acrobat, you can create, edit, view, and modify PDFs. Adobe Express Premium is a powerful, cloud-based application that streamlines access to popular Adobe features. Express brings the power and precision of Adobe to a web and mobile app that makes creating amazing designs fast and easy. Note: You must use your @gwu.edu email to take advantage of the GW license. Using any other email, like @email.gwu.edu or @gwmail.gwu.edu, will result in you being prompted to set up a free 30 day account that will expire. Login to Adobe
	Webex Unified Client	Webex Unified Client is a collaborative meeting tool that allows for real-time video meetings and sharing of computer content over the web. This client allows you to use your GW office phone number and includes all the features of Jabber, WebEx meetings, and more. Download Webex Unified Client
	Kurzweil 3000	Kurzweil 3000 is an integrated reading, writing and learning tool developed for learners at all levels. Its Optical Character Recognition (OCR) capability provides users with a great text to speech/screen reader option for accessing materials. Go to the Kurzweil 3000 website and click on the "Sign in with Microsoft" button. Use your "@gwu.edu" email address and password to login. Click "Yes" to all the Microsoft permissions and complete the GW authentication process as required. If you receive an error message, please make sure you are using your "@gwu.edu"email address/password. If you are unable to access Kurzweil 3000 using these instructions, contact [email protected].
	LinkedIn Learning	You can access dozens of regularly updated online courses in design, leadership, multimedia tools and techniques, and common software applications led by recognized industry experts. Access to LinkedIn Learning is available to the GW community at no cost. Access LinkedIn Learning
	GW GitHub	GitHub is a code repository service for Git and version control. View the Getting Started Article to install the GitHub client and create a GitHub account.  For more information on GitHub, view the GitHub FAQ Article.
	Microsoft 365	For detailed instructions about installing Microsoft 365 on Windows or Mac, please vistit: Microsoft 365 Support To Download Microsoft 365 Please visit the Microsoft Office Portal and sign in with you UserID and Password. Download 365
	Statistical Analysis System (SAS)	SAS (Statistical Analysis System) is a software suite developed for advanced analytics, multivariate analyses, business intelligence, data management, and predictive analytics. Request SAS
	Virtual Private Network (VPN)	The VPN allows remote access to many university systems and resources that are otherwise protected from off-campus access. It does this by creating a "virtual" encrypted channel from your remote location back to GW's network. The Cisco AnyConnect VPN Client is being replaced with the Palo Alto GlobalProtect VPN Client. AnyConnect will be retired on August 8, 2023.  GlobalProtect Instructions for Windows & Mac GlobalProtect Instructions for Ubuntu Linux Download VPN
	Geographic Information Systems (GIS)	ArcGIS Pro is a full-featured professional geographic information system (GIS) desktop application from Esri. With ArcGIS Pro, you can explore, visualize, and analyze data; create 2D maps and 3D scenes; and share work to ArcGIS Online.  ArcGIS Online is a collaborative web-based GIS that allows you to use, create, and share maps, scenes, apps, layers, analytics, and data.   Both ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Online are available to GW students, faculty, and staff on university-owned and personal devices.  For more information, view the How To: Access ArcGIS Online and Install ArcGIS Pro article.

The software listed below is available to all faculty and staff within the Columbian College of Arts and Sciences (CCAS). For more information specific to CCAS IT offerings, visit the GW IT CCAS website.

Atlas.ti

Atlas.ti helps researchers uncover and systematically analyze complex phenomena hidden in unstructured data (text, multimedia, geospatial). Request atlas.ti from GW IT. 

Autodesk

A computer-aided drafting software program used to create blueprints for buildings, bridges, and computer chips, among other things. Discover how AutoCAD is used by drafters and other professionals. How to access Autodesk software. 

ENVI 5

ENVI (an acronym for "ENvironment for Visualizing Images") is a software application used to process and analyze geospatial imagery. Request ENVI from GW IT. 

ERDAS Imagine 2013

The software listed below is available to all faculty and staff within the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS). Visit the SEAS website to learn more about available software. 

Microsoft Imagine

The Microsoft Imagine subscription provides access to Microsoft software that is used for technical education. The subscription includes a variety of designer and developer tools and servers and applications. 

Oracle Academy

The Oracle Academy subscription includes access to a variety of Oracle products.

VMWare

The VMWare subscription includes access to most VMWare products including Fusion, ESX and VMWare training material. 

Wolfram Mathematica

Since GW added Wolfram|Alpha Pro subscription in the summer 2013, all faculty and students within GWU are now able to use this software.

Qualtrics

Added in the summer of 2015, all faculty and students within SEAS who wish to use this software subscription can find instructions here.

Tecplot

SEAS has added Tecplot subscription in early 2014, and all faculty and students within SEAS are now able to use this software.

Autodesk

SEAS was granted three years of free educational licenses through the AutodeskAcademic Resource Center resulting in access to the AutoCAD for Mac and the complete Education Master Suite and the Entertainment Creation Suite.

Multisim

All faculty and students within SEAS are now able to use Multisim on their personal machines, please follow these instructions for the download and contact us for the serial number information.

Labview

All faculty and students within SEAS are now able to use Labview on their personal machines. Please contact us for the serial number information.

The software listed below is available to all full-time faculty and staff within the School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS). 

EndNote X9

EndNote X9 is a reference management software that assists you with the collection and curation of your research materials as well as assistance in formatting bibliographies.

IBM SPSS Statistics 26

IBM SPSS Statistics provides a user-friendly, point-and-click interface for powerful statistical analyses and report creation. 

Product Features

• Basic hypothesis testing
• Bootstrapping
• Cluster analysis
• Data preparation, charts and graphing
• 2-stage least squares regression
• Bayesian statistics
• Custom tables
• Generalized linear mixed models
• Generalized linear modeling
• Logistic regression
• Loglinear
• Multivariate analysis

Full-time SMHS faculty and staff may download both software products here.

The software listed below is available to all faculty and staff within the School of Nursing (SON). 

Adobe Captivate

Adobe Captivate is an authoring tool that is used for creating eLearning content such as software demonstrations, software simulations, branched scenarios, and randomized quizzes. SON is able to expedite the purchase of discounted licenses on an as-needed basis for named users. Contact SON IT OPS at [email protected] to request this product.

Product Features

• Create beautiful, mobile-ready courses in minutes with the all-new Quick Start Projects, ready-to-go slides and out-of-the-box interactions.
• Speed up course creation using automated branching and by copying appearance and style of one object and applying it to another.
• Convert existing PowerPoint content to interactive videos
• Create virtual reality walkthroughs and mobile ready courses
• Talking-head screencast and application simulation
• Create multi-module branched courses
• Out-of-box assets, interactions and quizzing

Qualtrics

Qualtrics empowers research by combining drag-and-drop surveys with automated analytics into one powerful tool. SON is currently licensed for unlimited users within the school. Contact SON IT OPS at [email protected] to request this product. 

Product Features

• Reach respondents wherever they are with surveys on mobile devices, apps, websites, chatbots and many more
• Create and test surveys in real time and collaborate effortlessly
• Uncover new insights with predictive intelligence and powerful statistical analysis built-in

SurveyMonkey

SurveyMonkey Enterprise allows for the design of professional surveys, the sampling of audiences through collectors, deep analysis of responses, and collaboration with projects, teams, or organizations. SON is currently licensed for a fixed number of "seats" available on an as-needed basis. Contact SON IT OPS at [email protected] to request this product. 

Product Features

• Proven survey questions and templates
• Customized branding
• Survey quality metrics
• Send surveys via web, email, social and more
• Instant results
• Manage your surveys on mobile
• Data exports
• Custom reports
• Shared asset library

Smartsheet

Smartsheet is a software as a service offering for collaboration and work management. It is used to assign tasks, track project progress, manage calendars, share documents, and manage other work using a tabular user interface. SON is currently licensed for unlimited "free users" with a fixed number licensed "seats" available on an as-needed basis. Review the difference between user types to determine if a license is necessary for your position. Contact SON IT OPS at [email protected] to request this product.

SPSS

IBM SPSS Statistics provides a user-friendly, point-and-click interface for powerful statistical analyses and report creation. SON is currently licensed for unlimited users and installations within the school if using the product for academic purposes. A connection to the campus or VPN network must be maintained while activating or using SPSS. Contact SON IT OPS at [email protected] to request this product.

Product Features

• Basic hypothesis testing
• Bootstrapping
• Cluster analysis
• Data preparation, charts and graphing
• 2-stage least squares regression
• Bayesian statistics
• Custom tables
• Generalized linear mixed models
• Generalized linear modeling
• Logistic regression
• Loglinear
• Multivariate analysis