Faculty and staff can purchase Microsoft Office and other software titles online with their credit cards from UBMicro at http://www.ubmicrosuny.com/. UBMicro is the University at Buffalo’s IT Support Services department which is the designated SUNY distributor for the Microsoft program. This is a convenient alternative for faculty and staff who want to purchase Microsoft Office and other software titles (Adobe, Quark, etc.) in order to work from home. The software is available for both Windows and Apple Macintosh platforms and can be purchased with a credit card and shipped directly to the home, rather than faculty and staff having to pay by personal check, money order, or a university Material and Service Requisition/Voucher through Client Support.

Faculty and staff should be aware that they will pay slightly more when purchasing Microsoft Office through UBMicro ($14.95 not including tax, shipping and handling).

Client Support sells Microsoft Office for $11 if paid with a Material and Service Requisition/Voucher or for $12 if paid by personal check or money order.

The UBMicro offer also extends to SUNY students, but Stony Brook students receive Microsoft Office free of charge simply by bringing their Stony Brook ID cards to Seawolves MarketPlace or the Matthews Bookstore. Other Microsoft software products such as Windows Vista and Windows XP can be purchased at these two locations for a nominal fee.