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This page lists the software that LTS supports and recommends.
LTS strongly urges all members of the Brandeis community to use the "Recommended software" packages. The programs listed under "Other supported software", although supported by LTS, are not as secure or functional and LTS may discontinue support of some of these programs in the future. We are not able to help you configure or use software that is not on our recommended list, although you are permitted to use other programs not on this list.
You may also wish to refer to detailed information about supported web browsers.
| Type of application | Recommended software - PCs | Recommended software - Mac | Other supported Software | Do Not Use | Supported By |
| Operating System | Windows XP Professional SP2 | OS X v.10.4 | OS X v. 10.3 | Windows NT, 2K, XP, SP1 | Tech Desk |
| Word Processing | Word 2003 SP2 | Word 2004 | Tech Desk | ||
| Spreadsheet | Excel 2003 SP2 | Excel 2004 | Tech Desk | ||
| Presentation | PowerPoint 2003 SP2 | PowerPoint 2004, Keynote | Tech Desk | ||
| Database | Filemaker Pro 7 | Filemaker Pro 7 | Access 2003 | CSSM | |
| Anti-virus | Symantec AntiVirus 10.1.4 Corporate Edition | Symantec AntiVirus 10.x Corporate Edition | Tech Desk | ||
| Outlook Express 6, Thunderbird 1.5+, IMP | Mail.app (OS X), Thunderbird 1.5+, IMP | Eudora | Tech Desk | ||
| Calendar / Scheduling | Oracle Calendar 10 | Oracle Calendar 10 | CS&T Calendar, Steltor Calendar | Tech Desk | |
| Web Browser (WebCT Browser Check) |
Firefox 1.5+, | Firefox 1.5+, Safari | Internet Explorer 6 and 7 | Internet Explorer (anything before Ver. 6 SP2) | Tech Desk |
| HTML editor | Adobe GoLive CS 2 | Adobe GoLive CS 2 | Tech Desk | ||
| Document sharing | Adobe Acrobat 7 Std. | Adobe Acrobat 7 Std. | Faculty Resource Center | ||
| Advanced image editing | Photoshop CS 3 | Photoshop CS 3 | |||
| Basic image editing |
Adobe Elements 5 |
Adobe Elements 5 |
Faculty Resource Center | ||
| Graphics |
Illustrator CS 3 | Illustrator CS3 |
Getz Lab | ||
| Amination | Flash CS3 | Flash CS 3 | Getz Lab | ||
| Advanced video editing | Final Cut Studio 2 | Getz Lab | |||
| Basic video editing | XP SP2 Movie Maker | iMovie | Faculty Resource Center | ||
| File transfer | SSH Secure Shell | Fugu | Tech Desk | ||
| Shell Access | SSH Secure Shell | Mac SSH, OS X Terminal | Tech Desk | ||
| Desktop Publishing | Adobe InDesign CS 2 | Adobe InDesign CS 2 | Getz Lab | ||
| Bibliographic Software | EndNote 11 | EndNote 11 | Faculty Resource Center | ||
| Spyware Detection | Microsoft Defender | N/A | Spybot S&D 1.4, Ad-aware SE | Tech Desk | |
| PDA Operating System | Palm PDA | Palm PDA | Treo | Blackberry, Windows CE | Tech Desk |
| Typesetting | ProTeXt | MacTeX | teTeX, for UNIX | CSSM | |
| Mapping | ArcView GIS | ArcView GIS | CSSM | ||
| Computational engine | MATLAB | MATLAB | CSSM | ||
| Statistics | SAS, SPSS | SAS, SPSS | CSSM | ||
| Computational engine | Mathematica/Windows | Mathematica/Mac | CSSM | ||
| Instrumentation and Measurement | LabVIEW | LabVIEW | CSSM | ||
| Science software suite | ChemOffice | ChemOffice | CSSM |
