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UHCL Administrative Software Information

Approved by CSAC 10-3-07

University Computing and Telecommunications provides support for a variety of desktop software products for Windows and Macintosh environments. Products fall into three broad categories; Recommended/Supported, Acceptable and Specialty.

Recommended/Supported Software

The University will provide the following software, UCT will install and provide support on the following packages. Training will be provided as time and personnel are available.

Software Category

PC Applications

Macintosh Applications

Office Suite

Microsoft Office 2007

Microsoft Office 2008

Word Processing

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Word

Spreadsheets

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Excel

Presentation

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft PowerPoint

Desktop Publishing

Microsoft Publisher

N/A

Project Management

Microsoft Project

N/A

Web Browser

Microsoft Internet Explorer

Safari

Internet File Transfer

WS-FTP 5.5

Fetch

Telnet

QVTnet

OSX Telnet

Electronic Mail

Microsoft Outlook Client

Microsoft Entourage

Virus Protection

Network Associates Viruscan

Network Associates Virex

Operating System

Windows XP/Vista

Macintosh System 10.x

Remote Access

Cisco VPN

Cisco VPN

If a machine has an older version of an Operating System, then it is recommended that the customer should purchase the latest Operating System version that meets the University’s security requirements.

Acceptable Software

The following software packages must be purchased by the customer’s department or school. UCT will install and may provide occasional training and support on these packages as time and personnel are available.  UCT recommends that you purchase a two year upgrade package when it is available.  This allows for free upgrades to new versions when they become available. 

Software Product

PC Applications

Macintosh Applications

Adobe PageMaker 2

X

X

Adobe Creative Suite 2, 3

X

X

Adobe PhotoShop 2

X

X

Adobe Illustrator 2

X

X

Adobe Writer 2

X

X

Microsoft SharePoint Designer 2007 7

X

Macromedia Dreamweaver 2

X

X

Macromedia Flash MX 2

X

X

SAS 4

X

N/A

SPSS 5

X

X

Database Mgt 6

Microsoft Access

N/A

2 Current pricing can be found on SHI website: www.shi.com

3 Adobe Creative Suite can be purchased in six different packages: CS3 Design – Premium or Standard, CS3 Web – Premium or Standard, CS3 Production Premium or CS3 Master Collection. Depending on the version of CS3 package purchased the following software could be included: InDesign CS3, Photoshop CS3 Extended, Illustrator CS3, Acrobat 8 Professional, Flash CS3 Professional, Dreamweaver CS3, Fireworks CS3, Contribute CS3, After Effects CS3 Professional, Premiere Pro CS3, Soundbooth CS3, Encore CS3, Bridge CS3, Version Cue CS3, Device Central CS3, Stock Photos, Acrobat Connect, Dynamic Link, OnLocations CS3 (Windows only), Ultra CS3, (Windows only).

4 The current license price for SAS is $70.00.

5 The current license price for SPSS is $38.00 for a PC, $109.00 for a Mac

6 Microsoft Access application is provided by the University

7 FrontPage is now SharePoint Designer 2007. SharePoint Designer 2007entitles you to older versions that includes FrontPage.

Specialty Software

Installation will be provided when personnel are available on any software not listed above. Training and support are not provided for any specialty software as UCT may not have the expertise needed to assist on any given software product other then the recommended products. All non-recommended software must be purchased by the Schools or Department. Original media, documentation and a purchase request or the original receipt must be provided for any non-supported software as UCT adheres to all licensing agreements.

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