The Department of CSIS at Santa Monica College has an Academic Alliance program with Microsoft Corp.

It allows our students (any student who signs up for CS or CIS course) to get some software programs for Free.

More details will be given on the course website (once you logon check Handouts).

For my classes you can get Microsoft Visual Studio .NET, Windows XP, Windows 2000 and Microsoft Project.
We distribute the latest versions but email me for the current one used.

Note that to get the software you must :

1. Receive an email from MSDNAA (the alliance program)
2. Login into the website referenced in the email using the login and password info provided
3. Sign up the agreement.
4. Choose the software you need. You will then receive a confirmation email from MSDNAA.
5. Print that email and bring it with the needed number of CD-R to the CSIS lab.
   Note the CSIS lab is located in the Business building at Santa Monica College.
   You may have to come in person to the lab for certain software; others are available for a direct download.