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Software Standards: 2011-2012

Note: Software standards for 2012-2013 are being developed. This page will be updated when the new standards are approved.

These are the software standards for academic year 2011-2012.

There are relatively few software changes planned for 2012-2013. Routine upgrades (minor version changes) of supported software will be made as possible according to vendor recommendations. There is one change worth noting:

  1. CIT is planning to upgrade GroupWise to version 2012 during spring or early summer 2012. The exact time frame for this upgrade is not yet determined. Watch for more information from CIT on this change.

 

 

General Office Productivity Applications

Office Productivity
  • Current Standard
    Microsoft Office 2010 (Windows)
    Microsoft Office 2011 (Mac)
  • Also Supported
    Access 97 by special service level agreement only when there is a demonstrated business need to support an Access 97 database.
  • General Upgrade Policy
    CIT adopts the newest version of Microsoft Office the summer after Microsoft releases it. Microsoft releases a major version upgrade of Office approximately every 2 years.
e-mail
  • Current Standard
    GroupWise 8 (Windows)
    GroupWise 8 (Mac)
  • Upgrade Plans
    GroupWise will be upgraded to version 2012 sometime during the spring or early summer 2012. The time line for this has not yet been determined. See note #1 above.

Web Page Authoring

Dreamweaver
  • Current Standard
    Dreamweaver CS5
  • Also Supported
    Dreamweaver CS4
  • Upgrade Plans
    Adobe Creative Suite 5 (CS5) is the standard version for all new installations. Creative Suite 4 is also supported. Creative Suite 3 support is discontinued. Any users still with CS3 will be upgraded to CS5. Users with CS4 may request an upgrade to CS5 if they want to upgrade. Teaching Labs and Classrooms with Creative Suite have CS5 installed already.
Fireworks
  • Current Standard
    Fireworks CS5
  • Also Supported
    Fireworks CS4
  • Upgrade Plans
    Fireworks is part of the Adobe Creative Suite and will be upgraded on the same schedule as the rest of the suite.

Desktop Operating Systems

Microsoft Windows
  • Current Standard
    Windows 7 Enterprise 64-bit edition with Service Pack 1
  • Also Supported
    Windows 7 Enterprise 32-bit edition with Service Pack 1 and Windows XP SP3 are also supported when there is a demonstrated need. Prior versions of Windows are supported only by special service agreement when there is a demonstrated business need.
    NOTE: Windows Vista is not supported. Computers purchased with College or grant funds independently from CIT and running Windows Vista will not be supported on the campus network (see Upgrade Plans below.)
  • Encryption
    All Windows laptops will come with hard drive encryption software installed. This is required for the protection of confidential data.
Mac OS
  • Current Standard
    Mac OS 10.7
  • Also Supported
    Mac OS 10.4.1 and above
  • Upgrade Plans
    Mac OS 10.8 is expected to start shipping with all new Macs starting this summer. CIT will install the latest OS possible on all new deployments and all re-deployments. We will continue to support versions down to 10.4.1.
    Mac users running less than OS 10.5 may request an upgrade. CIT will upgrade Mac systems to the current standard as new systems are deployed or as older systems are reimaged.
  • Encryption
    All Mac laptops will come with hard drive encryption software (FileVault) enabled. This is required for the protection of confidential data.

Software Support Levels

CIT maintains a list of all supported software and the service level provided by CIT for each application.