Technology Acquisition & Sales

including The Scholar's Workstation Classic, a Technology Store for Departments

Important Updates

Effective January 5, 2009 The Scholar's Workstation (TSW) has changed how it provides service to the campus. The TSW store that was located in temporary facilities at Hearst Field Annex, closed at noon December 12, 2008.

As of March 2, 2009, the Technology Store for Departments is now open at 156 Martin Luther King Junior Student Union.

Computer Sales for Departments

Computer Sales for Departments

The TSW (classic) Store for Departments is operational, and continues to be managed by Information Services and Technology. This is a store for faculty and staff to purchase products with departmental funds. The new Technology Store for Departments is now open at 156 Martin Luther King Junior Student Union from 10AM to 3PM, Monday - Friday. Fax department orders to 643-6201. Call 642-8424 for help. Enter the webstore now to browse our selection of products.

Computer Sales for Individuals

New TSW Store for Individuals at the Cal Student Store

The student, faculty, and staff Division of The Scholar's Workstation (managed by ASUC and Follett effective January 1, 2009), is now open at the Cal Student Store located in Lower Sproul Plaza. This store is designed for students, faculty, and staff to purchase items with personal funds, such as credit cards or cash.

Also available for individual purchases, are on line ordering web portals made available by many of our vendor partners.

 

Software Central

Software Central

Software Central offers software to UC Berkeley faculty, staff and students, usually as a free download. The products available through this site are made available through various campus and Office of the President's negotiated agreements. Most downloads require a CalNet ID and authentication.

 

Cellular Devices & Services

Cellular Devices and Services

The Cellular Devices & Services Unit offers a variety of wireless products and services from approved University vendors, including Cingular, Verizon, AT&T and Sprint. Services selected will be routed through the IST shopping cart.

 

 

Legal Downloads

Legal Downloads

In an effort to provide legal downloading alternatives for students, UC Berkeley has negotiated favorable deals with music service iTunes. iTunes service offers more than one million songs!

 

 

 

News & Updates

June 24, 2009

Energy Star 5.0 Launches on Optiplex Desktops - In compliance with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Dell OptiPlex Desktops are ESTAR 5.0 compliant supporting our EPEAT Gold status -another reason OptiPlex is driving environmental leadership in the industry.

May 22, 4pm

Fiscal Year Order Deadline - Department orders for The Scholar's Workstation (including Software Licensing). Submit order forms to the Scholar's Workstation by May 22 (4:00 p.m.) for reasonable expectation of receipt by June 26. All deliveries provided after June 26 will be charged against the new fiscal year 2009-10 (includes Computer, and Software License Orders).

May 18, 4pm

Fiscal Year Order Deadline - IST Shopping Cart, (including Cellular device orders), must be in by May 18 (4:00 p.m.) in order to have those services ordered, delivered and billed in fiscal year 2008-09.

March 12, 2009
Effective April 1, 2009, the sales tax in Alameda county, where UC Berkeley is located, will increase to 9.75%. This amount will be assessed on all invoices processed on and after April 1, 2009, even for orders received prior to this date. Please see the California Board of Equalization website for more information.

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