Software Standards
The following chart, based upon the A&S Desktop Standards Committee
recommendation, lists software which is fully supported by ITS. Note that
the version number refers to the lowest version supported.
Only legal copies of software will be installed and supported. One
license for each installation - or appropriate site licensing - is
required.
See the ITS page for
Ordering hardware/software for more information.
| Software Category |
Windows 98/2000/XP |
Mac OS
7.5.x - 9.x |
| Office Suite |
MS Office 2000,
MS OfficeXP |
MS Office 2001
Office X |
| Word Processing |
MS Word 2000/XP |
MS Word 2001/X |
| Spreadsheet |
MS Excel 97/2000/XP |
MS Excel 2001/X |
| Database |
MS Access 2000/XP
FileMaker Pro 5.0 |
FileMaker Pro 5.0 |
| Presentation Graphics |
MS PowerPoint 2000/XP |
MS PowerPoint 2001/X |
| Web Browser |
Netscape
Navigator* 4.7x-4.804 or greater
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.x, 6.x |
Netscape
Navigator* 4.7x-8.0 or greater
Microsoft Internet Explorer 5.x |
| Email
Email client |
Netscape Messenger* or 4.7.x (or
greater),
Mozilla 4.8 only
Outlook Express
Outlook |
| Telnet and FTP Services |
WS-FTP 32
SecureCRT |
Fetch
MacSSH |
| Virus Protection |
Trend Micro OfficeScan,
Pc-Cillin, Virex, Norton for OSX |
| Misc |
Adobe Acrobat Reader,
Quicktime, Shockwave, Flash, Authorware Player, Real Audio, Media Player,
Winamp |
* This does not include other
components of Netscape Communicator such as IBM Host on Demand, Collabra,
Conference, Calendar, Netcaster, etc. These other components are not
supported. Also only tested and Tufts approved versions are supported.
Netscape 6 not supported.
** Supported but not recommended.
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