

All software used by the organization on organization-owned computers will be purchased through appropriate procedures.Any user who determines that there may be a misuse of software within the organization will notify the Software Licensing Coordinator for Technology Resources or department head.No user may give software to any outsiders, including students, clients, customers, family or friends.We do not condone illegal copying of software under any circumstances and anyone whom makes, uses, or otherwise acquires unauthorized software may be disciplined. Any person illegally reproducing software can be subject to civil and criminal penalties including fines and imprisonment. The use of any unauthorized copies of software in our organization will not be tolerated.Anyone found copying software other than for backup purposes is subject to disciplinary action. No Texas State user may make any unauthorized copies of any software under any circumstances. Licensed software will be provided to all users who need it per the Supported Desktop Software Initiative.All software is used in accordance with its license agreements.The following points are to be followed to comply with software license agreements: In addition to violating copyright law, unauthorized duplication of software is contrary to Texas State University-San Marcos's standards of conduct. Unless otherwise provided in the license, any duplication of copyrighted software, except for backup and archival purposes, is a violation of copyright law. Want to add cloud-based storage into that? You can backup 2-10 computers for a mere $10 a month with unlimited storage-it’s an outrageous bargain compared to other cloud-based storage solutions.Software will be used only in accordance with its license agreement. If you simply use the CrashPlan software without a CrashPlan account you can backup your data to a secondary drive on your computer, another computer on your home network, and to your friend’s/brother’s/mom’s computer all for free-don’t worry the data is encrypted via the Blowfish algorithm. Folder backup (backup to secondary or external hard drive).Local network backup (backup to home server or NAS unit).Remote storage (friend-to-friend backups).Cloud-based storage (for pay, but very reasonably priced).

Instead of limiting you to simple cloud-based storage, CrashPlan offers a multi-tier backup strategy that includes the following: CrashPlan is like Mozy/Carbonite on steroids. You install an application on your computer, buy an account with the cloud-based backup provider, and then it uploads your files for safe keeping. What is CrashPlan? You’re likely familiar with online backup services like Mozy and Carbonite.
