Minimum Technology Standards

The Division of IT provides support and training for products that are current standards across campus. Note that software listed here are the recommended applications and versions for the listed tasks/uses cases, not all software (such as open source software) listed here is directly supported or maintained by the Division of IT.

Software Standards

Software TypeWindows macOSUnix
Administrative Data and InformationAries/Banner
Discoverer
Kuali (KFS)
ODS
Oracle HR
Talent Management System (TMS)
TimeClock Plus
PDF Apps Adobe Acrobat/ReaderAdobe Acrobat/Reader macOS PreviewWeb browsers, Evince/Document Viewer, Adobe Reader
Email & CalendarMS OutlookMS OutlookMozilla Thunderbird
Client Server Citrix
MS Remote Desktop
Citrix
MS Remote Desktop
Citrix
MS Remote Desktop
Device Operating SystemWindows 10/11 Current Service Branch macOS 13.x.x
macOS 12.x.x
macOS 11.x.x
Redhat Enterprise/Fedora/Ubuntu/Solaris
Presentation MS PowerPoint/Teams MS PowerPoint, Apple Keynote, TeamsTeams, LibreOffice, OpenOffice
Productivity Suite (Excel/Word/PowerPoint etc.)MS Office Current VersionMS Office Current VersionLibreOffice/OpenOffice
VPNGlobalProtect GlobalProtect GlobalProtect
Streaming/Lecture CaptureEcho360
Teams
Zoom
Echo360
Teams
Zoom
Teams
Zoom
Video ConferenceTeams & Zoom Teams & Zoom Teams & Zoom
Virus/AntimalwareWindows Defender
Web Development Word PressWord Press Word Press
Web Browsers MS Edge, Google Chrome, Mozilla FirefoxMS Edge, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, SafariMS Edge, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox
Photo/Video Editing Adobe CCAdobe CC