This list includes products in which UCS staff have extensive experience.  While users may purchase and use software not listed below, those who expect assistance are strongly encouraged to make use of UCS-recommended software and hardware packages.

Hardware:

To learn about what hardware will be supported by UCS, visit the Hardware Repair web page at http://www.bsu.edu//hardwarerepair/.

Operating Systems:

• Windows CE
  Windows Mobile
  Windows XP
  Windows Vista
  
• Macintosh Operating System OS 10 .x
  
  

Application Software:

Office Suites:

• Windows
  • Microsoft Office Professional 2003 for Windows
  • Microsoft Office Professional 2007 for Windows
• Mac
  • Microsoft Office 2004 for the Mac
  • Microsoft Office 2008 for the Mac

E-mail Packages:

• Outlook 2003 for Windows
  Outlook 2007 for Windows
• Entourage for Macintosh
  
  *** Client support for e-mail packages is for faculty and staff only.  Students are encouraged to use Web Outlook.

Web Publishing Software:

• Dreamweaver for Windows and Mac
• Front Page 2003 for Windows
• Dreamweaver 4.0 and MAX for Macintosh
  

Statistical Analysis Packages:

• AMOS 4.0 and higher for Windows
• SAS 8.0 and higher for Windows
• SPSS 10.0 and higher for Windows
• MiniTab
  

Desktop Publishing Software:

• Adobe Page Maker for Windows and Macintosh
• Microsoft Publisher
• Adobe Illustrator
  

Photo Editing Software:

• Adobe Photoshop for Windows and Mac
• MS Photo Editor for Windows
• iPhoto

Anti-virus software:

•   Symantec Antivirus Corporate Edition

Internet Browser:

• Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 or greater are supported for Windows
• Safari for MAC
  

All support is contingent upon the system hardware meeting the minimum requirements as specified by the software or hardware vendor.

UCS typically supports the current version and one previous version of supported software.