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University of Alabama at Birmingham Mathworks Total Academic Headcount License
University of Alabama at Birmingham Mathworks Total Academic Headcount License
UAB has acquired a university wide site license for MATLAB and Simulink software. With the exception of the distributed computing server, this license will include all Mathworks Inc. products currently used at UAB. In addition, there will be several new toolboxes and blocksets included in the license.
The new Total Academic Headcount (TAH) license will make it easier for everyone in the UAB community to use MATLAB and other Mathworks products. Specifically, it will enable use of MATLAB on university owned machines for all faculty, staff and students. Faculty and staff will also be entitled to install the software on personally owned computers.
The TAH allows both unlimited use of MATLAB in both teaching and research activities, but only full time faculty and staff can install full collection of MATLAB and any of the 42 toolboxes and block-sets on their computers for UAB work. Students can use Mathworks software on UAB computers on campus.
UAB will be first university in Alabama to implement a TAH license.


; Key Features : Covers non-commercial work of all staff and students at degree-granting institutes
; Key Features : Covers non-commercial work of all staff and students at degree-granting institutes
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; other resources : mathworks TAH admin guide [http://www.mathworks.com/support/solutions/en/data/1-5XSVND/index.html?product=ML&solution=1-5XSVND] This is a comprehensive document covering many aspects of the license in depth.
; other resources : mathworks TAH admin guide [http://www.mathworks.com/support/solutions/en/data/1-5XSVND/index.html?product=ML&solution=1-5XSVND] This is a comprehensive document covering many aspects of the license in depth.
: description of all Mathworks products [http://www.mathworks.com/products/product_listing/index.html?sec=alphadesc]
: description of all Mathworks products [http://www.mathworks.com/products/product_listing/index.html?sec=alphadesc]
: brief info sheet on the license [http://inews.berkeley.edu/files/TAH_datasheet_08JUN09.pdf] from Berkeley
More information at [[Matlab site license]]
==Transition==
Network concurrent licenses will need to be converted to the new TAH license. The transition will affect 2007b and earlier differently than 2008a (7.6) and later due to the new activation requirement. 2007b and earlier cannot be converted to the new license.
It should be similar to the following:
* [http://ist.mit.edu/news/studentmatlab MIT transition info]
** [http://kb.mit.edu/confluence/display/istcontrib/Student+MATLAB+Licensing+Changes+-+Fall+2010 student matlab changes]
** [http://kb.mit.edu/confluence/pages/viewpage.action?pageId=7145158 student howto]
* [http://pyxis.gsu.edu/twiki/bin/view/ResearchComputing/CampusWideMatlabLicense GSU] new and existing users
* [http://ubit.buffalo.edu/software/win/matlab/matlabinstall.php Buffalo] student TAH install
==How Storage works==
Any license (or portion thereof) current on software maintenance service (SMS) can be put in storage provided the product(s) are part of the TAH configuration. During the storage period (up to the term of the agreement), we will not quote SMS for the products that are deemed in storage. Products & Licenses that are not put in storage will continue to receive SMS quotes. You will not incur back maintenance or reinstatement fees if stored licenses are reactivated within 90 days of TAH license expiration.
At the end of each term, you will have the following options:
# Continue with the TAH license; at this point, your stored licenses will continue to be stored on a like-product basis.
# If the TAH is discontinued, stored licenses come out of storage. You can either renew by paying 12 months of SMS from the end of the TAH term or the licenses lapse from the end of the TAH term.
What if I choose not to "Store" my licenses?
Then your existing MATLAB licenses will remain as they are now.  You can either choose to pay maintenance for your license (in the event that the TAH does not renew the following year); or you can choose to not pay maintenance fees while you have access to the TAH license. Keep in mind that any existing license that has lapsed during the term of the TAH will be subject to back maintenance and reinstatement fees.
If you have any questions about license storage at UAB, please contact the site license working group.
==lists of toolkits other universities offer==
A selected list of Universities using Mathworks software.


* [http://oit.utk.edu/matlab/MATLABtoolboxes.htm UT Knoxville]
installation information at [[Matlab site license]]
* [http://oirt.rutgers.edu/software/matlab.html Rutgers]
* [https://sitelicense.arizona.edu/matlab/matlab_products.shtml U Arizona]
* [http://www.mcsr.olemiss.edu/appssubpage.php?pagename=matlab.inc OleMiss]
* [http://itc.virginia.edu/research/matlab/ U Virginia]
* [http://software.ufl.edu/matlab/index.html U FL]
* [http://www.columbia.edu/acis/software/licenses/matlab/ Columbia]
* [http://it.jhu.edu/software/matlab/ Johns Hopkins]
* [http://www.princeton.edu/software/licenses/software/matlab/ Princeton]
* [http://matlab.it.northwestern.edu/Toolboxes.html Northwestern]
* [http://www.wm.edu/offices/it/a-z/software/windowsmath/matlabfaculty/index.php William and Mary]
* [http://itassist.usyd.edu.au/software/other/matlab.shtml Sydney]
* [http://software.ucsd.edu/productfiles/matlabbrochure.shtml UCSD]

Revision as of 18:10, 5 January 2011

University of Alabama at Birmingham Mathworks Total Academic Headcount License

UAB has acquired a university wide site license for MATLAB and Simulink software. With the exception of the distributed computing server, this license will include all Mathworks Inc. products currently used at UAB. In addition, there will be several new toolboxes and blocksets included in the license. The new Total Academic Headcount (TAH) license will make it easier for everyone in the UAB community to use MATLAB and other Mathworks products. Specifically, it will enable use of MATLAB on university owned machines for all faculty, staff and students. Faculty and staff will also be entitled to install the software on personally owned computers. The TAH allows both unlimited use of MATLAB in both teaching and research activities, but only full time faculty and staff can install full collection of MATLAB and any of the 42 toolboxes and block-sets on their computers for UAB work. Students can use Mathworks software on UAB computers on campus. UAB will be first university in Alabama to implement a TAH license.

Key Features
Covers non-commercial work of all staff and students at degree-granting institutes
Allows faculty and researchers access on and off campus
Provides MathWorks products to all disciplines and through all levels of study, beginning first year
other resources
mathworks TAH admin guide [1] This is a comprehensive document covering many aspects of the license in depth.
description of all Mathworks products [2]

installation information at Matlab site license

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