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Advising and tech support services are provided for SPSS and SAS by Alex Pearson of ITS, 303-735-0159.

Advising and tech support for Mathematica and IDL are provided by Bruce Fast, 303-492-8995.

 

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There are periodic beginner-level workshops for SAS, SPSS, Mathematica, and IDL, and other workshops can be arranged with Alex or Bruce as needed.

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IDL and ENVI are premier software products for data analysis, processing, and visualization. CU-Boulder has benefitted from an IDL site license since it was first developed by an alumnus in the 1980s. IDL/ENVI is now developed and sold by ITT Visual Information Solutions, www.ittvis.com.

Eligibility:
IDL/ENVI licenses (via our site license) are available for university-owned computers of the University of Colorado at Boulder. Generally this means computers in the colorado.edu domain.

Platforms:
IDL and ENVI are available for UNIX (incl. Linux), Macintosh, and Windows computers, as listed on the ITTVIS download page.

2008-2009 fee schedule:
A new or upgrade license involves only a $20 service fee.

How to get it:
First download the software from the ITTVIS download page, and install it. Then send the following information to sitelic@colorado.edu:

  • SpeedType (8-digit departmental account code) to which license fee can be charged; or, personal check
  • Name of the computer (hostname)
  • Operating system of the computer
  • Type of license: node-locked (single-computer), or network (multi-computer) server license?
  • The "HostID" of the computer, usually a 12-character code
    • To find the HostID on a UNIX/Linux/Macintosh computer, run the command $ITT_DIR/idl/bin/lmhostid in a terminal window.
    • In Windows, run a DOS command window, type the command "ipconfig /all", and look for the Physical Address of the "Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection ".

What is included:
IDL 7 is the current version of IDL, and now comes with a free Wavelet Toolkit. MPEG licenses are an additional $15 apiece. The current version of ENVI is 4.5, which works together with IDL 7.0.

Support:
Questions and tech support problems can be sent to sitelic@colorado.edu. Periodic hands-on workshops are available for those new to the software. Groups can request a workshop for more advanced topics.


       
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