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Windows Software Standards


Category Product Source Notes
Email Mozilla
Outlook/Outlook Express
Mozilla
Microsoft
1
2
Internet Browser Mozilla
Internet Explorer
Mozilla
Microsoft
 
Operating System Windows XP Professional Microsoft  
File Transfer WS_FTP Ip_switch  
Text Reader Acrobat Reader (includes forms fill-in plug-in) Adobe 3
Virus Detection Symantec Norton AntiVirus Symantec  
Systems Backups Veritas Veritas  
Basic Business Applications
(word processor, spreadsheet, presentations)
Microsoft XP Office Pro
Microsoft 2003 Pro
Microsoft 4
Calendar/Scheduling Meeting Maker MM 5
Newsgroup Reader Netscape Communicator Suite Netscape  
SSH encrypted login SecureCRT
Hummingbird
SecureCRT
Hummingbird
 
Work Request Remedy Remedy 6
Advanced Editing Macromedia MacroMedia  
X-Window Environment Hummingbird Exceed 2004 Hummingbird  
Host Access and Network Connectivity Hummingbird Exceed
SecureCRT
Hummingbird
SecureCRT
 
Project Management Enact Enact  

Notes Regarding Recommendations

  1. It is recommended that users use the Mozilla mail reader instead of Netscape
  2. Outlook Express is known to have major security problems. Currently it comes bundled with the operating system. Future installs will not have it installed. It is recommended that Outlook be used instead.
  3. Adobe Acrobat is a suite of tools for publishing documents online in Portable Document Format (PDF). Acrobat Reader is a free tool for viewing PDF documents.
  4. Microsoft Office Professional integrates Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Access into a single procurement package.
  5. Meeting Maker is a client/server application. Users need both client software and an account on a Meeting Maker server.
  6. Remedy is a work request standard adopted for SCD work requests.