Minimum Software Standards
Operating Systems and Applications
The University Education Infrastructure Committee of the Medical University has set some software standards for students, residents, fellows, and faculty. The following were published September 25, 2003.
| Application |
Windows 2000/XP |
Macintosh OS X |
Linux |
Web Access |
| Internet Browser |
Mozilla 1.4 |
Mozilla 1.4 |
Mozilla 1.4 |
|
| IMAP e-mail clients |
Mulberry 2.2.1 Mozilla 1.4 |
Mulberry 2.2.1 Mozilla 1.4 |
Mulberry 2.2.1 Mozilla 1.4 |
|
| File transfer clients |
SSH Client (scp component) |
scp, Fugu |
scp, or SSH Client scp component |
|
| Terminal clients |
SSH client |
SSH within Terminal.app |
SSH or |
|
| Office Suites |
MSOffice 2000 |
MS Office X |
Star Office |
|
| Instant Messaging |
Exodus |
Psi |
Gaim |
|
| Forms Readers |
Adobe Acrobat Reader 5 |
Adobe Acrobat Reader 5 |
xpdf |
|
| VPN Clients |
Cisco VPNclient 3.6.2a with IPSEC |
Cisco VPNclient 3.7 with IPSEC |
Cisco VPNclient 3.6.1 with IPSEC |
|
Virus Scan |
McAfee Viruscan |
Virex 7.21 |
Notes:
• Macintosh OS: Some campus computers, including those in the Library's Informatics Labs and Classrooms, will continue to run Mac OS 9.2.
• Browsers: WebCT students and developers can use
Mozilla 1.4, based on preliminary testing. However, we recommend that WebCT
course developers also maintain a WebCT-supported browser (see http://www.webct.com/exchange/viewpage?name=exchange_browser_tuneup).
Internet Explorer (IE) and Netscape have been removed from the list of standard
software, but this does not preclude them from being installed on individual
or program computers, as need dictates.
Issues: IE has a bug when downloading remote files; Netscape requires
registration of installs; recent versions of Netscape don't support roaming,
a problem for students and WebCT users.