WAYS TO PURCHASE MACROMEDIA SOFTWARE

There are three ways that you can purchase Macromedia software -- Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash, and so on -- at an educational discount:

1. CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE DISCOUNT
You can purchase Macromedia software at a special Chancellor's Office discount. You'll need a purchase order to do this, and the purchase order should be sent to CSUF Contracts and Procurement. Contracts and Procurement will then order the software for you from the Chancellor's Office.

PROS: Best price available.
CONS: Requires a PO, and it may take several weeks for you to get your software.

Additional information is available at:

http://www.fullerton.edu/it/helpdesk/macromediasoftware.htm

Pricing information is available at:

http://www.fullerton.edu/it/helpdesk/pdf/MacromediaRenewalPrices.pdf

2. TITAN SHOPS DISCOUNT
You can also purchase Macromedia software at the Titan Shops immediately, but *NOT* at the Chancellor's Office discount price. The Titan Shops' final price for Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash, or Freehand is $96.01 each and Macromedia Studio MX 2004is $192.98. These prices include both tax and a 10% software discount for faculty, staff, and departments.

PROS: Doesn't require a PO. It is also immediate -- you get the software *today* on CD.
CONS: More expensive. The Titan Shop's price for Macromedia Studio MX, even with the 10% discount, is still $53.46 more than the Chancellor's Office Discount price.

3. PURCHASE DIRECTLY FROM MACROMEDIA
Finally, you can also purchase Macromedia software directly from Macromedia at http://www.macromedia.com/resources/education/store/ (click on "Design and Development" on the right side of the page to see a complete price list.) Macromedia offers an educational discount, but it is not as great as the ones you receive from either the Chancellor's Office or the Titan Shops. Macromedia's education price for Dreamweaver, Fireworks, Flash, or Freehand is $99.00 each and Macromedia Studio MX is $199.00.

Once you purchase the software from Macromedia, you download it over the Internet to your computer.

PROS: Doesn't require a PO. It is also semi-immediate -- you download the software directly from Macromedia.
CONS: More expensive -- the price goes up if you want the software on a CD instead of as a download. Also downloading all four programs in Macromedia Studio MX can take a great deal of time.