Vendor
Adobe Inc.
Vendor Website
https://www.adobe.com
Description
Adobe Value Incentive Plan (VIP) is an avenue for purchasing certain Adobe products.
License Information
Current Version
Varies by application
License Type
Value Incentive Plan (VIP) Named-User License
License Effective Dates
Prorated to the anniversary date of 7/1/2027
Products Included
Adobe Acrobat and Adobe Stock are the only products available through VIP licensing
Terms of Use
Adobe Value Incentive Plan (VIP) licenses are for users in the Mason community who are ineligible for the Adobe Enterprise Product offerings. This includes but is not limited to retirees, no-pay affiliates, and workplace computer stations being used by more than one user and are not considered computer lab stations.
Use outside of North America is prohibited.
Getting This Service
Purchasing a License
SHI is Mason’s reseller for Adobe products. If you require a VIP license, please reach out to georgemason@shi.com to request a quote for the products you need under Mason’s VIP Agreement. Adobe licenses purchased through our VIP Agreement with SHI are prorated by the day to our Anniversary Date of July 1, 2027.
Once you have the quote and want to move forward with a purchase, please enter a Purchase Requisition (PR) into eVA directly to SHI to pay for the items with departmental funds. You must reference VASCUPP contract UVA-AGR-IT-00168-SHI and VIP Agreement 165658CE397A14D2892A on this Purchase Requisition.
License Assignment
After the Purchase Order is created, select the Request Help button on the right side of this page to request the software through the form. You will not receive your license until this form is completed. In this form, please be sure to check Make Request or Ask Question and provide your Purchase Order information so ITS can tie your order to the license. In the description box, please fill in the full name, NetID, and email address of the intended user of the software. The email address entered will be where the license will be deployed and that user will receive the installation steps.
Note: To access the VIP license, the user must have an active Adobe ID. This setup must be done by the user and instructions may be found here. This Adobe ID must use an “@gmu.edu” email address. If you would like your VIP license tied to a departmental email address instead, please provide that as the email address.
Please contact ITS Support if you need assistance with this process or form.
Support
Getting Help
ITS staff may assist with installation instructions and may refer users to self-support sites, Mason instructors, vendors, or department support when known. Please contact the ITS Support via phone, 703-993-8870, or Live Chat for assistance, or select the Request Help button.
Support Level
Level 2
Additional Information
Business Profile
All Mason-related work with VIP licenses should be performed/stored under the user’s Business Profile. This Business Profiles is named “George Mason University” and is selected when signing into an Adobe account. See Adobe Profiles and Transferring Assets Between Personal and Business Profiles for more information.
File Backup
It is advised that users should back up their Adobe assets regularly, including any assets saved in Adobe Cloud storage. It is the responsibility of the user to back up/migrate their Creative Cloud assets before they separate from Mason.