Partners Healthcare and its affiliates can purchase selected Microsoft software at considerable savings. For details see the link to the left titled, "Purchasing software"; this link will only work if you are on the Partners Network.

Partners Healthcare and its affiliates can also make departmental purchases of Apple software and software from other vendors (e.g. Adobe, SAS...) at considerable savings through an agreement with Harvard University. For details see the link to the left titled, "Purchasing software"; this link will only work if you are on the Partners Network.

Note that Harvard's pricing on the link, "Purchasing software", is updated only quarterly. If you have a Harvard ID and Pin, XID or HMS eCommons login you can check the most recent title availability, and for the best pricing on those recent titles, contact The Partners Software Asset Administrator or by calling 617-643-2291.

For monthly Apple specials offered through Harvard, see the link to the left titled, "Apple monthly specials"; this link will only work if you are on the Partners Network. Partners Healthcare, its affiliates, and its employees may purchase the Apple software and hardware noted on the "Apple monthly specials".

Questions regarding the purchasing or licensing of software? Contact The Partners Software Asset Administrator or by calling 617-643-2291.

NOTE: Many users ask about MS Office (PC or Mac) for "work at home". The agreement that Partners has with Microsoft is as follows:

- If a user has a Partners build or Mac desktop/laptop at work with Office installed, and s/he works at home on a Partners or non-Partners/Mac mobile device, then they are allowed to install Office on that mobile device for no extra charge.

- If a user has a device (PC or Mac, desktop or mobile) at work with Office installed, and s/he works at home on a PC or Mac desktop, s/he must buy by a "work at home" Office license. Find listing and price at the link to the left, Purchasing software (internal only).