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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.
uarrw.gif (1001 bytes) Software is being supported. One software program with an up arrow in each category is currently being installed on new purchases.
rarrw.gif (999 bytes) 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.
darrw.gif (1005 bytes) 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
bullet Supporting baseline software means having the software installed and operational.
bullet 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.
bullet Additional site-licensed software is available, but it will not be supported as part of the baseline.
bullet 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 uarrw.gif (1001 bytes)
Windows 98 and ME rarrw.gif (999 bytes)
Office Product Software; includes word processing, spreadsheet, database, presentation, and web authoring Microsoft Office 2003 uarrw.gif (1001 bytes)
Microsoft Office XP Professional uarrw.gif (1001 bytes)
Microsoft Office 2000 uarrw.gif (1001 bytes)
Microsoft Office 97 w/FrontPage; includes Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, and FrontPage 98 darrw.gif (1005 bytes)
E-mail Pegasus 4.02 or above uarrw.gif (1001 bytes)
*E-mail Eudora 5.0 uarrw.gif (1001 bytes)
Web Browser Internet Explorer 6.0 uarrw.gif (1001 bytes)
Internet Explorer 5.5 rarrw.gif (999 bytes)
*Web Browser Netscape rarrw.gif (999 bytes)
Web Browser Plug-in (PDF reader) Acrobat Reader 6.0 uarrw.gif (1001 bytes)
Acrobat Reader 5.0 rarrw.gif (999 bytes)
Web Browser Plug-in (video viewer) Windows Media Player 7.0 and above uarrw.gif (1001 bytes)
Real Player 8.0 and above uarrw.gif (1001 bytes)
Virus Checker McAffee 4.5 uarrw.gif (1001 bytes)
Remote Administration NetMeeting uarrw.gif (1001 bytes)
Proxy rarrw.gif (999 bytes)
File Transfer Client WS-FTP 5.0 uarrw.gif (1001 bytes)
*Terminal Software for Mainframe Hosts TeraTerm Pro SSH with TTSSH 1.5.4 uarrw.gif (1001 bytes)
*Administrative Mainframe Connection Hummingbird 7.0 uarrw.gif (1001 bytes)
*Word Processing Corel WordPerfect 11 uarrw.gif (1001 bytes)
Corel WordPerfect 10 uarrw.gif (1001 bytes)
Corel WordPerfect 9 rarrw.gif (999 bytes)
Corel WordPerfect 8 darrw.gif (1005 bytes)
*Desktop Video Conferencing H.323 Standard uarrw.gif (1001 bytes)
*Calendaring and scheduling Corporate Time 6.0 uarrw.gif (1001 bytes)
Corporate Time 5.0 darrw.gif (1005 bytes)
*Photo Editing Software Adobe Photo Shop CS 8.0 uarrw.gif (1001 bytes)
Adobe Photo Shop 7.0 uarrw.gif (1001 bytes)
Adobe Photo Shop Elements 2.0 uarrw.gif (1001 bytes)
Adobe Photo Shop 6.0 rarrw.gif (999 bytes)
Adobe Photo Shop 5.0 darrw.gif (1005 bytes)
*Portable Document File (PDF) Creation Tool Adobe Acrobat 6.0 (Pro for XP and 2000; Standard for 98) uarrw.gif (1001 bytes)
Adobe Acrobat 5.0 rarrw.gif (999 bytes)
*On-line Course Tools Blackboard 5.5 uarrw.gif (1001 bytes)

* 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
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