The MathWorks licensed software
Update:New MathWorks License Information for Spetember 2008. Details.
The MathWorks: Matlab, SIMULINK, and Toolboxes
The School of Computer Science maintains the Matlab Research License, a concurrent use license for Matlab and several toolboxes for faculty and staff for their research. These licenses must be used on machines that are connected to the SCS network.
Note: See the CMU software licenses pages and/or contact help+license@cs.cmu.edu for information on student usage of Matlab, the Matlab Classroom License, and stand-alone copies of Matlab.
- License holder: School of Computer Science.
- Quantity licensed: Matlab: 100; SIMULINK: 10; Matlab Compiler: 10; Control System: 10; Extended Symbolic Math: 25; Image Processing: 30; C/C++ Graphics Library: 10; C/C++ Math Library: 10; Neural Network: 25; Optimization: 10; Signal Processing: 24; Statistics: 19; Wavelets: 25.
- Available for: Linux, Mac OS X (starting with R13), Solaris, Windows.
- Who can install it: Faculty, staff.
- Eligible equipment: Computers in on-campus facilities that are used for research by faculty and staff. Note: The computers must be on the SCS network and able to connect to the FlexLM license server that SCS maintains for the Matlab Research License.
- Type of license: Perpetual; July 1 maintenance renewal.
- Cost to users: None.
- Getting access to it: No special access is required.
- How to get it: MacOS and Windows users email help+license@cs.cmu.edu. For Unix installations, subscribe to the collection via depot.
- License code required: Yes. It is provided in a text file in the distribution material. It will be sent in email to people who are installing Matlab from CD. Submit a request to help+license@cs.cmu.edu. Include the OS type and Matlab release number in your email.
- Getting help using it: This collection is volunteer maintained. For installation questions, email help+@cs.cmu.edu.
- Restrictions: To launch Matlab, your userid must be known to the license server that controls it. Faculty members need to send their userid to help+license@cs.cmu.edu to have it added to the list of ids accepted by the license server.
- Individual use rights available upon termination: None. All copies must be deleted upon termination of affiliation with the University.
Note: The C/C++ Math and Graphics Libraries were discontinued and rolled into the Matlab Compiler toolbox.
Information about Matlab and its associated products, including user-contributed routines and files, can be found at http://www.mathworks.com. The news group netnews.com.soft-sys.matlab may be of interest to Matlab users.

