This document provides a listing of the standard desktop software used by Colgate faculty and staff. The list includes only software that ITS supports.
Software is listed by FUNCTION and by NAME.
Software not included in the list below is considered non-supported software. If you use software that is not on this list and you feel should be supported at some level by ITS, please email the Helpline with your request.
Bold type software is installed or available on every faculty and staff office computer. Software listed in RED is installed by request only.
| Type of software |
Macintosh |
Windows |
ITS Support
|
ITS Funding
|
|
Operating System:
|
Mac OS1 |
Windows OS1 |
Full |
100% |
|
Word Processing:
|
Word2 |
Word2 |
Full |
100% |
|
Spreadsheet:
|
Excel2 |
Excel2 |
Full |
100% |
|
Presentation:
|
Powerpoint2 |
Powerpoint2 |
Full |
100% |
|
Database:
|
FileMaker |
Access2 |
Full |
100% |
|
Email/Calendar:
|
GMail, Thunderbird |
GMail, Thunderbird |
Full |
100% |
|
Desktop Publishing:
|
Word2(basic)
InDesign (advanced)
|
Word2(basic)
InDesign (advanced)
|
Full
Full |
100%
50% |
|
Bibliographic:
|
RefWorks3
|
RefWorks3
|
None |
100% |
|
Statistical:
|
Standalone SPSS,
SAS
|
Standalone SPSS (1 yr. License),
SAS
|
Limited
(Launch,
Printing
only)
|
100%
50%
|
|
Web Browser:
|
Safari
FireFox
|
Internet Explorer
FireFox
|
Full |
100% |
|
Players/Plug-ins
|
Media Player, VLC, ShockWave, Flash, QuickTime, iTunes |
Media Player, VLC,
ShockWave, Flash, QuickTime, iTunes |
Full |
100% |
|
Web Editor:
|
Standard Under Discussion |
Expressions Web |
Full |
100%
N/A |
Scanning
OCR: |
PhotoShopElements (basic)
OmniPage Pro (advanced) |
PhotoShopElements (basic)
OmniPage Pro (advanced) |
Full
Limited |
100%
0% |
|
Image Editor:
|
PhotoShop Elements (basic)
Photoshop (advanced)
|
PhotoShop Elements (inter.)
Photoshop (advanced)
|
Full
Limited |
100%
0%
|
|
PDF:
|
Acrobat Reader, PrimoPDF |
Acrobat Standard, PrimoPDF |
Full |
100% |
|
PDF for forms, etc.
|
Acrobat Professional |
Acrobat Professional |
Full |
50% |
|
Banner:
|
Banner
|
Banner
|
Full |
100% |
|
Query Tools:
|
DataDirect |
MS Query (basic)
Discoverer 2000 (advanced) |
Full |
100% |
|
Compression:
|
Stuffit Expander |
WinZip |
Full |
100% |
|
Anti-Virus:
|
McAfee Virex |
McAfee VirusScan |
Full |
100% |
|
Course Management:
|
BlackBoard / Moodle |
BlackBoard / Moodle |
Full |
100% |
|
Other Specialty
Software:
|
See Notes Below |
See Notes Below |
N/A |
N/A |
1 ITS installs Windows XP Professional, SP3 as the default Windows OS for new computers. Windows Vista will not become a campus standard in the 2009-2010 Academic year. We will continue to support Windows 2000 on older computers. Macintosh OS X.5 (Leopard) is the current standard on new computers.
2 New installations are MS Office 2003 and users will be migrated to Office 2003 during workgroup upgrades. New Macintosh installations are Office Version 2008. Office 2001 and 2004 are also supported.
3 RefWorks is recommended and supported by the Colgate Libraries. EndNote will be supplied to Instructors on request but is no longer fully supported as of 2007. See http://exlibris.colgate.edu/whatsnew/refworks.html to create a RefWorks Account.
Specialty Software - All software not listed above
ITS Funding and Cost Sharing is provided for a number of software titles. Cost Sharing may be provided if the software is being used for reasonable business reasons and it has been budgeted during the ITS yearly budget process in the fall of the preceding year (NOT at the time of purchase). Costs for items not budgeted will normally be borne 100% by department or user. Requests for unbudgeted cost sharing will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
- Adobe Products - we have a volume agreement with Adobe which covers many of their products. The agreement allows Colgate to purchase most titles at the lowest academic discount.
- Microsoft Products - we have a series of volume agreements with Microsoft. Most titles not listed above may be purchased through ITS.
Please contact the Helpline for specific information about specialty software, purchases and cost sharing.
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