Software Baseline

Baseline Software for Computing and Networking
North Dakota State University Agriculture: developed by AITAG

January 23, 2004

Baseline Software Supported by NDSU Agriculture

Below is a list of desktop baseline software packages supported by NDSU Agriculture. Each package has an arrow associated with it.

	Software is being supported. One software program with an up arrow in each category is currently being installed on new purchases.
	Software is being supported; it will be re-installed where previously installed if an upgrade is not appropriate; it will not be installed on new purchases.
	Software is being supported; it will be re-installed where previously installed if an upgrade is not possible; it will not be installed on new purchases; program will likely be removed from baseline within 6 months.

Support Parameters

	Supporting baseline software means having the software installed and operational.
	Support for specific operational tasks associated with the software are the responsibility of the user. Users may select software that is not part of the baseline, but it will not be supported.
	Additional site-licensed software is available, but it will not be supported as part of the baseline.
	The status of this software is subject to change at six-month intervals when it is evaluated by the Agriculture Information Technology Advisory Group (AITAG).

Baseline Software for NDSU Agriculture

Software Categories	Software Programs
Operating System	Windows 2000 and XP
Operating System	Windows 98 and ME
Office Product Software; includes word processing, spreadsheet, database, presentation, and web authoring	Microsoft Office 2003
	Microsoft Office XP Professional
	Microsoft Office 2000
	Microsoft Office 97 w/FrontPage; includes Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, and FrontPage 98
E-mail	Pegasus 4.02 or above
*E-mail	Eudora 5.0
Web Browser	Internet Explorer 6.0
Web Browser	Internet Explorer 5.5
*Web Browser	Netscape
Web Browser Plug-in (PDF reader)	Acrobat Reader 6.0
Web Browser Plug-in (PDF reader)	Acrobat Reader 5.0
Web Browser Plug-in (video viewer)	Windows Media Player 7.0 and above
Web Browser Plug-in (video viewer)	Real Player 8.0 and above
Virus Checker	McAffee 4.5
Remote Administration	NetMeeting
Remote Administration	Proxy
File Transfer Client	WS-FTP 5.0
*Terminal Software for Mainframe Hosts	TeraTerm Pro SSH with TTSSH 1.5.4
*Administrative Mainframe Connection	Hummingbird 7.0
*Word Processing	Corel WordPerfect 11
	Corel WordPerfect 10
	Corel WordPerfect 9
	Corel WordPerfect 8
*Desktop Video Conferencing	H.323 Standard
*Calendaring and scheduling	Corporate Time 6.0
*Calendaring and scheduling	Corporate Time 5.0
*Photo Editing Software	Adobe Photo Shop CS 8.0
	Adobe Photo Shop 7.0
	Adobe Photo Shop Elements 2.0
	Adobe Photo Shop 6.0
	Adobe Photo Shop 5.0
*Portable Document File (PDF) Creation Tool	Adobe Acrobat 6.0 (Pro for XP and 2000; Standard for 98)
*Portable Document File (PDF) Creation Tool	Adobe Acrobat 5.0
*On-line Course Tools	Blackboard 5.5

* Software packages identified with an asterisk (*) are considered optional and will be installed on new purchases only if requested.

Your question may also be addressed by NDSU policies, NDUS policies, and state and federal law. Questions or comments? Contact the Office of Vice President for Agricultural Affairs Last updated 05/02/2003 04:08 PM

Your question may also be addressed by NDSU policies, NDUS policies, and state and federal law.
Questions or comments? Contact the Office of Vice President for Agricultural Affairs
Last updated 05/02/2003 04:08 PM