The Goal Hochschule Bochum is a mid-sized higher-education institution in the Ruhr region of Germany. The school is comprised of approximately 7,500 students and 350 faculty members. Like many higher-education institutions, Bochum deals with numerous software vendors and licenses a wide range of digital products for its students, faculty, and staff. This includes products from Microsoft, Adobe, Sophos, Oracle, and VMware. Bochum decided to revisit how they handle the distribution of this software. The university was in the process of redesigning their existing software-download site, which they saw as an opportunity to assess third-party options. The goal was to find a more efficient way to distribute digital resources – one that was more secure, easier for end users, and a cen

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