To MassCUE Members and all Massachusetts K12 Schools: MassCue - CLP # 4400064813

We are very pleased to inform you all of an opportunity for significant price savings on your Adobe software license purchases for Massachusetts K12 schools. MassCUE is enrolled in an agreement with Adobe Systems to provide Adobe software pricing for K12 schools in the state (public, charter, and private) at the lowest Adobe Education Contractual License Program (CLP) prices. In the past, only the largest school districts in the state were able to meet the minimum orders to obtain this best CLP pricing for their software purchases, while districts with smaller purchases had to use the more expensive Transactional License Program (TLP) and single unit education licensing prices. All Massachusetts K12 schools are now covered for the lowest prices from Adobe with no minimum orders required.

The current two-year agreement runs through August 31, 2008 when it will be renewed for another 2-year period that will run from September 1, 2008 through September 30, 2010. The Adobe CLP Agreement for MassCUE offers a tremendous potential savings for all Massachusetts K12 schools/districts. Several years ago, software reseller CCV Software/JourneyEd originally helped to bring this opportunity for software discounts to Massachusetts for all of the K12 schools by working with MassCUE, the Massachusetts Department of Education, and Adobe Systems.

What does this mean for your school/district?
• This is a voluntary program open to all Massachusetts K12 schools, providing the opportunity for schools to purchase any education software title in any quantity at the Adobe CLP - Level 3 price lists. This list is the best Adobe pricing offered in education. For example, before the Adobe MA K12 CLP was signed, a single license of Acrobat 8 Professional was $159 SRP. Now, under the Adobe MA K12 CLP, the price for a single license of Acrobat 8 Professional is only $40 SRP.
• There are no minimum quantity requirements to be met in order to take advantage of the new Adobe pricing.
• Purchases can be for faculty/staff machines, school labs, laptop programs, or for administrative office computers.
• When buying software, schools/districts will order the number of licenses needed, plus one set of media (Windows and/or Macintosh) needed to install their licenses. Documentation (user guides) are available as an optional purchase. An Upgrade Plan (also called Maintenance or “upgrade insurance”) is another option available under the Adobe CLP.
• You will place your orders directly with your chosen reseller, using the MassCUE CLP contract number. MassCUE does NOT purchase the software for schools - it is simply providing the mechanism for the lowest Adobe pricing to be offered to you.
• Schools are still bound to all standard licensing agreements, such as ensuring that proper copyright protections are followed.

New in 2008 for Massachusetts K12 - Adobe K12 School Site Licenses!
Massachusetts high schools and middle schools (and elementary too if they so choose) can now purchase an Adobe Creative Suite 3.0 K12 School Site License as part of their Adobe Contractual License Program (CLP). This allows for installation on up to 500 computers and comes with a bonus 50 teacher home-use licenses for a single school location. The most popular CS3 K12 School Site License right now is CS3 Design Premium which comes with Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Acrobat Pro, Dreamweaver, and Flash Pro. The suggested EDU price for that site license is $7499. In years past that same price purchased just 25 licenses for a single lab . . . in 2008 you get 500 licenses for your school and the 50 teacher home-use licenses. For those schools looking to pick all of the key Adobe CS3 products there is the CS3 K12 School Site License for Master Collection, which includes 12 software titles for print, Web, video/audio, and electronic documents/forms. This license covers both Windows and Macintosh installs for up to a total of 500 computers at a single school location and 50 teacher home-use licenses.

Contact your Adobe Education reseller for a quote today. Feel free too to email EDU@adobe.com if you have any questions on the MassCUE K12 School Site License Program.

Where can you place your software orders?

As an affiliate member under this MassCUE Adobe CLP agreement, your school/district can obtain a current Adobe MA K12 CLP price list and order licenses directly from CCV Software/JourneyEd or you can place an order with your preferred Adobe authorized CLP reseller by referencing “MASSCUE - CLP # 4400064813” on the purchase order to that reseller. To view a list of authorized Adobe Education resellers, visit this site and run a search for ALL: http://partners.adobe.com/resellerfinder/na/education.jsp

Please do pass this information on to your district purchasing offices, technology coordinators, superintendents, and principals. Don’t pay too much for your Adobe software licenses in 2008. Take advantage of the MassCUE Adobe CLP discount prices and save!