Brokered Products Portfolio | Information Systems & Computing

ISC's Brokered Products service is an asset-sharing solution between ISC and the campus. The service leverages economies of scale, allowing clients to quickly access licensed products that are managed in a central University portfolio. Product liaison support and consultation is available through this service for each offering, but technical support is provided through the service’s vendor partners.

Please note: Due to increased demand for Zoom at Penn, an enterprise agreement has been reached, and Zoom is no longer a Brokered Product. For more information, please see ISC's PennZoom Service page.

Here is a list of products and services in the current portfolio:

Adobe

Product or Service	Adobe
Access	Faculty and Staff should contact their IT Support Staff for access to Adobe software.
Description	Adobe Acrobat Pro DC Adobe Creative Cloud
Used by/Available to	Full time Faculty & Staff may be licensed. All others may have access through school computer labs.
Capacity Assumptions/Restrictions	License is not available to contracted staff or students outside computer labs. Go to adobe.com to order a subscription. Coverage is limited to 25% Creative Cloud for PSOM. Coverage is limited to 50% Creative Cloud for all other University (non-medical) locations.
Continuity & Security	Not certified by Penn for HIPAA data https://www.adobe.com/security.html
Cost	This offering is funded by Allocated Funds as recommended by the Penn Technology Investment Committee (PTIC).
Support	IT Support Staff are the first contact for faculty, staff, and students. IT Support Staff may leverage Adobe vendor support by contacting Client Care.
Benefit	More than 50% savings from list price at current university utilization level.

Articulate

Product or Service	Articulate
Access	Faculty and Staff should contact their local IT Support Provider. IT Staff can request a license through Support Center with ISC and assist with the download process. [Note: non-IT staff will be unable to access the form]
Description	Articulate 360 creator tools make it simple to build online learning quickly and effectively. This suite includes Storyline, Presenter, Rise, and additional resources.
Used by/Available to	Any Penn affiliate may be licensed.
Capacity Assumptions/Restrictions	The software can be installed on multiple machines, but its use of it is restricted per seat. If users only need to develop online learning content part-time, they can cost share by installing the software wherever needed and moving the seat amongst team member
Continuity & Security	N/A
Cost	$643 annually per seat in FY 25
Support	https://articulate.com/support
Benefit	An Education and volume discount and central contract management

ChatGPT for Education

Product or Service	ChatGPT for Education
Access	Faculty and Staff should contact their IT Support Staff for access to Chat GPT EDU ChatGPT EDU can be provided on a per-school/organization basis To sign up for a ChatGPT EDU, or for any other questions or inquiries related to ChatGPT EDU, please reach out to Client Care. Faculty and Staff should contact their IT Support Staff for access to ChatGPT EDU New account requests must include the following: Name, Penn Key, email, and budget code Please note that getting a license requires a financial commitment from the provisioning date to the end of the fiscal year.
Description	ChatGPT EDU is the user front end to OpenAI’s generative language model
Used by/Available to	Faculty and Staff
Capacity Assumptions/Restrictions
Continuity & Security
Cost	$13/month/user
Support
Benefit

DocuSign

Product or Service	DocuSign
Access	Faculty and Staff should contact their IT Support Staff for access to DocuSign
Description	DocuSign provides a suite of services designed to help business owners collect electronic signatures and manage digital transactions. With DocuSign, you can send online documents to people who need to sign them, and then collect and manage those signatures.
Used by/Available to	Faculty & Staff
Capacity Assumptions/Restrictions	DocuSign may be used for low- and moderate-risk data, but not for any forms that collect Penn high-risk data (including health-related information) (see https://www2.isc.upenn.edu/security/data-classification) Currently, additional steps are needed to use DocuSign for any forms containing student education records (moderate-risk FERPA data): Each School/Center should perform the following before using DocuSign for student education records data: Notify students (or their parents/guardians if under 18) of the personally identifiable information that it will collect and share with DocuSign and obtain consent (from parents/guardians if under 18) before the student signs up or uses the DocuSign Services. When obtaining such consent, provide students (or parents/guardians, where applicable) with a copy of DocuSign’s Privacy Policy (https://www.docusign.com/company/privacy-policy). Keep all consents on file and provide them to DocuSign at DocuSign’s reasonable request. The above student education records requirements may be eliminated or modified upon contract changes with DocuSign at the conclusion of a successful pilot project.
Continuity & Security	N/A
Cost	No cost during extended pilot
Support
Benefit	Close to 50% savings from list price at current university utilization level.

Educause Subscription

Product or Service	Educause Subscription
Access	Visit www.educause.edu to login
Description	Access to learning, trends and professional network in education in the areas of: Cybersecurity IT Leadership IT Professionals Teaching and learning Benchmarking and collaboration
Used by/Available to	All faculty & staff. Used primarily by ISC, Library.
Capacity Assumptions/Restrictions	None
Continuity & Security	N/A
Cost	No charge to faculty or staff
Support
Benefit	None available

Microsoft Copilot for M365

Product or Service	Microsoft Copilot for M365
Access	Faculty and Staff should contact their IT Support Staff for access to Microsoft Copilot for M365
Description	Microsoft Copilot is a chatbot developed by Microsoft and launched on February 7, 2023. Based on a large language model, it is able to cite sources, create poems, and write songs. It is Microsoft's primary replacement for the discontinued Cortana.
Used by/Available to	Faculty & Staff
Capacity Assumptions/Restrictions	None
Continuity & Security	N/A
Cost	$31/user/month 12 month commitment
Support	IT Support Staff are the first contact for faculty, staff, and students.
Benefit

Microsoft Power BI Pro

Product or Service	Microsoft Power BI Pro
Access	Faculty and Staff should contact their IT Support Staff for access to Microsoft Power BI Pro
Description	Microsoft Power BI is a data analytics and visualizations tool. It can be used to convert disparate sources of data into coherent, visually immersive, and interactive insights
Used by/Available to	Faculty & Staff
Capacity Assumptions/Restrictions	N/A
Continuity & Security	N/A
Cost	$3.10/user/month
Support	IT Support Staff are the first contact for faculty, staff, and students.
Benefit	More than 66% savings from list price at current university utilization level.

Microsoft Power BI Premium

Product or Service	Microsoft Power BI Premium
Access	Faculty and Staff should contact their IT Support Staff for access to Microsoft Power BI Premium
Description	Microsoft Power BI Premium includes all the Power BI features as well as access to insights with advanced AI, unlock self-service data prep for big data, and simplify data management and access at enterprise scale.
Used by/Available to	Faculty & Staff
Capacity Assumptions/Restrictions	N/A
Continuity & Security	N/A
Cost	$12.36/user/month
Support	IT Support Staff are the first contact for faculty, staff, and students.
Benefit	More than 40% savings from list price at current university utilization level.

Microsoft Project

Product or Service	Microsoft Project
Access	Faculty and Staff should contact their IT Support Staff for access to Microsoft Project
Description	Microsoft Project is a project management software product, developed and sold by Microsoft. It is designed to assist a project manager in developing a schedule, assigning resources to tasks, tracking progress, managing the budget, and analyzing workloads.
Used by/Available to	Faculty & Staff
Capacity Assumptions/Restrictions	N/A
Continuity & Security	Not certified by Penn for HIPAA data
Cost	$12.36/user/month
Support	IT Support Staff are the first contact for faculty, staff, and students.
Benefit	More than 50% savings from list price at current university utilization level.

Microsoft Visio Licensing

Product or Service	Microsoft Visio Licensing
Access	Contact your IT Support Staff
Description	Visio is a Microsoft Windows based diagramming software that includes templates and symbols allowing users to create flowcharts, organizational charts, floor plans, network diagrams, mind maps, infographics and more. Visio is part of the Microsoft Office software suite, although it is sold as a stand-alone program.
Used by/Available to	Faculty & Staff
Capacity Assumptions/Restrictions	Users must have a Penn o365 email or software only account
Continuity & Security
Cost	$6.18/user/month
Support	IT Support Staff should be the first contact
Benefit	Take advantage of reduced pricing model

Microsoft Visual Studio

Product or Service	Microsoft Visual Studio
Access	Faculty and Staff should contact their IT Support Staff for access to Microsoft Visual Studio
Description	Microsoft Visual Studio is an integrated development environment (IDE) from Microsoft used to develop computer programs, as well as websites, web apps, web services and mobile apps. Visual Studio uses Microsoft software development platforms such as Windows API, Windows Forms, Windows Presentation Foundation, Windows Store and Microsoft Silverlight. It can produce both native code and managed code.
Used by/Available to	Faculty & Staff with PennO365 account
Capacity Assumptions/Restrictions	Users must have a Penn o365 email or software only account
Continuity & Security
Cost	$31/user/month
Support	IT Support Staff should be the first contact
Benefit	Over 30% discount from list price

Penn on iTunes U

Product or Service	Penn on iTunes U
Access	Enter Penn on iTunes U Login as a Penn on iTunes U Contributor
Description	iTunes U is a free service hosted by Apple that allows instructors, administrators, and affiliates to manage and distribute educational audio and video content for viewers using Apple's iTunes Store infrastructure. Penn on iTunes U is a portal for University of Pennsylvania audio, video, and PDF files.
Used by/Available to	University faculty, staff, and students
Capacity Assumptions/Restrictions
Continuity & Security
Cost	No fee
Support	Apple's overview of iTunes U
Benefit	Free online storage of audio, video, and PDF files. Highlights research and admin outreach to the world at large using Apple's popular iTunes platform. Regular (monthly) trackable user statistics (downloads and streams) from Apple.

Smartsheet

Product or Service	Smartsheet
Access	Complete Smartsheet License Request Form: https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/7161d018116241518ec61e4399e9e88d
Description	Smartsheet is a software as a service application for collaboration and work management. It is used to assign tasks, track project progress, manage calendars, share documents, and manage other work. It has a spreadsheet-like user interface.
Used by/Available to	All Faculty and Staff
Capacity Assumptions/Restrictions	Limited licensing pool, available as first-come first serve.
Continuity & Security	Multi-site redundancy. Hosted at AWS and Equinix. Third party assessments. AES 256 at-rest encryption. Some security and controls settings for local administrators. https://www.smartsheet.com/trust
Cost	$28.33/full license/month in FY 25
Support	Onboarding provided by Smartsheet End-users may contact Smartsheet directly for technical and application support
Benefit	Take advantage of volume discount

Windows Extended Security Licensing

Product or Service	Windows Extended Security Licensing
Access	Contact your IT Support Staff
Description	The Windows 7 Extended Security Updates (ESU) is a paid Microsoft service that will deliver security updates to businesses that are still running Windows 7 computers, past the deadline of January 2020 for a substantial fee.
Used by/Available to	Faculty and staff
Capacity Assumptions/Restrictions	This service is only available until 2023 and must be purchased as an annual contract. Pricing is expected to double on an annual basis.
Continuity & Security
Cost	2025 pricing Windows 7 - $14/device/year Windows Server 2008 Standard - $24/device/2 cores/year Windows Server 2008 Datacenter - $139/device/2 cores/year
Support	IT Support Staff should be the first contact
Benefit	Reduced pricing model