New portal streamlines software store experience | @theU
Summary
The Office of Software Licensing tile in Campus Information Services (CIS) under University Resources continues to direct to software.utah.edu. Jan Lovett, an IT product manager on the Finance and Auxiliary Product Management team in University Support Services (USS) said the new portal merges the OSL store used by U employees with the Student Software Catalog, an interface introduced to students in 2020. “One of the biggest insights from that research was the need to simplify the current software store, allowing for different presentations to students and university faculty and staff. The updated UI is a direct result of that feedback.” Anderson noted that due to placement and other design factors, the duration of the academic license was difficult to spot in the original store, but in the new store UI, “the expiration date is prominently displayed in the product details. The customer is also given a clear warning if that product’s academic license expires in less than 90 days.” If you have questions about software catalog enhancements, please contact Lovett at 801-587-1600 or Jan.Lovett@utah.edu.