Adobe Software

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Brief Description / Authorization

Kiel University has access to the Adobe ETLA and VIP licensing programs for the cost-effective procurement of Adobe software/licenses. Both are subscription licenses. Orders are placed via the Asknet webshop.

Attention:
The AskNet GmbH has announced that the ordering portal previously used by the CAU will be permanently closed on June 30, 2026. Please also refer to the separate information regarding the closure of the Asknet's previous software portal.

For the time being, employees can place orders as usual via email through:

vertrieb@asknet.com
Please note:
We recommend ordering ETLA licenses and VIP licenses separately from each other in the Asknet Shop if you need to purchase something from both license programs.

 

  • ETLA (Enterprise Term License Agreement) (current framework agreement valid until September 2029) 
    • Named license, i.e. user-based
    • for Adobe Creative Cloud there device licenses available
    • ETLA is generally more cost-effective over the entire term
    • Please refer to the Asknet Shop for exact license durations
      • Purchased licenses must be obtained by the end of the framework agreement
      • Billing takes place upon ordering for the entire period (order - Sep 2029)
  •         order ETLA license via ASKNET

 

  • VIP in two variants
    • Device license, i.e. device-based
    • Named license, i.e. user-based
    • annual end of term is December 28
      (i.e., the term always ends on December 28 of each year at the latest; Asknet then calculates the costs proportionally for the remaining days until this date)
    • If you want to continue using your Adobe license seamlessly after December 28, renew your license before December 28.
       
    • Activating VIP licenses can sometimes take one or more days.
    • current price level: 1 (Purchases currently at price level 1)
    • VIP number (required for ordering): F3EC77BCE78B0C3F451A

          order VIP license via ASKNET

 

Persons eligible to purchase Adobe licenses from the Asknet store:

  • Employees of CAU
  • No UKSH or affiliated institutions

 

Ordering process

  • after purchasing an Adobe license via Asknet you will receive an e-mail from Asknet
  • contact the license management of the computing center with the following information (contact at the bottom of the page)
    • university e-mail address the license will be used with
    • order or invoice number
  • Inventory number (CAU)
    (... Rental licenses, just like purchase licenses, must be inventoried if they are calculated with a operating life of more than three years and exceed a gross value of
    150.00 €.   ... ) 
    • (One inventory number is required per license)
  • After receiving the inventory number, the data center will activate the license and you will automatically receive an email from Adobe.

 

Adobe alternatives

  • the members of the ZKI provided a list of alternatives for Adobe products: Adobe-alternatives

 

Contact

campuslizenzen@rz.uni-kiel.de

Please indicate the following, when you write to campuslizenzen@rz.uni-kiel.de:

  • First name of the user of the license
  • Last name of the user of the license
  • Service email address of the license user
  • Order number and/or invoice number from Ask.net
    • For VIP orders, please submit the invoice number and the confirmation (invoice) PDF from Asknet. This is required to correctly record the license periods.
  • CAU inventory number per license, provided that the term exceeds 3 years and the gross value exceeds €150.