Software Support
Everyone at Furman University understands that information technology is critical to their work. These information technologies include desktop application software and hardware, network-enabled applications, network software and hardware, our campus cabling infrastructure, and the larger world of the Internet. Ultimately, everyone at Furman requires a unique information environment tailored for their work. Of course, no institution can afford to support completely unique environments for each individual. However, the costs for technology service, support and training needs can be reduced when there is a reliable and consistent information infrastructure.
Computing and Information Services is working to provide an institutional information infrastructure that gives the University a strong foundation for meeting the diverse needs of departments and individuals. Software support is a critical part of our information infrastructure.
We have prepared this information to help identify those applications that work well within our institutional information infrastructure. We also want to outline the levels of support members of our campus community can expect from our central computing and information services organization. Working with the university's Information Technology Advisory Council (ITAC), we expect to continue to develop and refine these guidelines.
Categories of Software Support
To help better define how well selected software fits in our institution's information technology architecture, we have identified levels of supported software for software installed on desktop computers and laptops. These levels range from extensive support for software which works well within an institutional context, and is used by the broadest campus constituencies (baseline), to support for innovative software which may be used by a single individual.
Baseline – Software provided and/or fully supported by CIS.
Specialty – Academic or administrative software required for curriculum or operations. Varying levels of support offered by specialists.
Innovative – Academic or administrative software either used, or under consideration, in course design or evolving operations. Support is by specialists and may be limited due to time constraints.
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for personal systems owned by students, faculty, or staff
Baseline - software provided and supported by CIS. Priority is given to University-owned systems, and student systems needing to connect to the campus network. Support for personally-owned systems is offered only when workload permits. Troubleshooting usually requires drop-off of systems to the Help Desk.
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FirstClass Electronic Messaging
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Provided via download or on CD
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McAfee Virus Protection
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Provided via download or on CD
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Microsoft Office (current version for Mac or Windows)
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Provided to faculty and staff as a Microsoft installation CD – one installation authorized per version per employee.
Supported, but not provided, for student-owned systems.
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Microsoft Windows OS upgrade (Vista)
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Provided to faculty and staff as a Microsoft installation CD – one installation authorized per version per employee. Requires existing Windows OS.
Supported, but not provided, for student-owned systems.
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Windows XP, Vista 32-bit
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Support focused on successful connection to the Furman network and work with Furman information services
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Mac 10.x Operating System
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Support focused on successful connection to the Furman network and work with Furman information services
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Specialty software provided and supported by CIS. Support is offered on request by specialists within CIS:
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VPN (Cisco)
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Provided as an installation CD for authorized users of Virtual Private Network access to Furman resources.
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for University owned systems in offices, classrooms, and Labs
Baseline software provided and supported by CIS.
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Operating Systems
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Mac OS 10.x
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For Macintosh systems
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Windows XP Professional or Vista 32-bit
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For PC systems
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Software Applications
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Acrobat Reader (current version)
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Provided on Windows systems.
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First Class Electronic Messaging
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Provided on base system image.
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McAfee Virus Protection
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Provided on base system image.
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Microsoft Office (recent or current versions for Mac or Windows)
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Provided on base system image.
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Primo PDF Writer
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PDF file creator for Windows systems
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VPN (Cisco)
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Provided to authorized VPN users
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Specialty software provided and supported by CIS. Support is offered on request by specialists within CIS.
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ArtStor
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Subscription is through Furman library. CIS offers technical support. Library offers application use support.
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Audacity
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Open Source audio application
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Datatel Colleague
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Client for those who require terminal access.
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iTunes
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Free Audio Player from Apple for Mac and Windows
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JMP
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Site licensed statistics application
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Luna Insight
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Web-based software adopted by Digital Imaging Center for media collections
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Millenium
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Door card reader application
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Photostory
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Electronic photo album creator from Microsoft
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Quicktime
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Media Player – Free from Apple for Mac and Windows
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R25 (Collegenet)
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Client provided for authorized scheduling managers
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Raiser’s Edge (Blackbaud)
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Development application provided for authorized users
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SAS
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Statistical application; (limited number of licenses available.)
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SPSS
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Windows only, statistical application; (limited number of licenses available.)
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Visio
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Currently included as a part of Microsoft Office License. Specialty charting application for Windows systems only.
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Specialty software supported by CIS. This software generally requires licensing/purchase by the user or departments. Support is offered on request by specialists within CIS.
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Adobe Design Premium CS4
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Includes Acrobat, Dreamweaver, Flash, Fireworks, InDesign, Photoshop
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Animation Toolbox
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Video Effects
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Aquifer Win32 v3
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GIS software – technical support for installation only
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ArcGIS
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Licensing coordinated through CIS for cost savings
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ArcGIS 9.3 (ArcMap, ArcCatalog) with ArcPad
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Licensing coordinated through CIS for cost savings
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Basins 4
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GIS software – technical support for installation only
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BioPac
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Instrumentation software
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Blender
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Technical support for installation only
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Boot Camp
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Boot to Windows Utility for Intel Macs
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Camtasia
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Windows only screen recorder
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Celestia
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Astronomical freeware
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CLEA Software Suite
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Astronomical Models
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Cortona plugin
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3D Viewer for browsers
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Crocodile Physics
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Freeware
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CS BioDraw Ultra
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ChemDraw – licensed through Chemistry department
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Cubase SE
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MIDI Sequencing Application
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Cue Mix FX
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Music Software
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Diet Analysis
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Nutrition Application
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Dine Healthy
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Nutrition and Health – Concurrent licensing on campus
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ERDAS Imagine 9.2
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Works with ArcGIS – concurrent licensing
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Extensis Suitcase X1
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Art Application
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Eye-One (Match 3 and Diagnostics)
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Art Application
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Finale
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Music Composition Application
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FileZilla
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File transfer utility
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Final Cut Pro
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Professional video editing software
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Firefox
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Open Source Browser for Mac and Windows
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Garage Band
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Macs Only
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Gaussian
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Molecular Modeling Software
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Gimp
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Graphics Design – Open Source
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ImageJ
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Freeware java application
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Implan
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Modeling software
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IrFanView 3.99
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Image manipulation freeware
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ISIS Draw 2.5
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Physics freeware
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KeyNote
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For Macs only – part of the iWork suite
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Logger Pro 3
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Scientific instrument software
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Mathmatica 5,6,7
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Computational application
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Matlab 6,7
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Mathematics application
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Maxima
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Computer algebra system
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Motu Audio Setup
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Electronic Music Application
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MP4 Converter
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Audio Conversion Tool
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NetOp School V5.x
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Computer control and display for labs/classrooms
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Nutricalc
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Nutrition analysis system
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Octave
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Freeware symbolic algebra
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Parallels
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For installing Windows on Mac Intel systems
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Pasco Data Studio
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Physics instrument control
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Peak Pro 5.2
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Audio Recording, Editing, Mastering Application
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Photoshop Elements
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Image editing software
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Population Genetics
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Application to support population genetics study
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Power DVD
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Media player/editor
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Practica Musica
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Ear training software
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Project (Microsoft)
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Windows only project management application
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PuTTY
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File transfer utility
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Qlab
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Live Show Control for MacX
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Quicken
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Financial analysis
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RealPlayer
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Freeware media player
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Recruitment Plus
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Enrollment and recruiting application
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Scifinder
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Chemistry library search tool
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Safari
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Open Source Browser for Mac and Windows
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Sonic Recordnow
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CD/DVD creator
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Sync (JE, ML)
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For handhelds
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Stat Transfer
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Data conversion software
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Stellarium
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Physics/astronomy freeware
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Switch
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Audio Conversion
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Taxwise
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Professional tax software
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Tune4Mac
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Multimedia Converter Application
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TurboCad Mac Pro
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Design/Modeling Application
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UTHSCSA ImageToo 3.0
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Windows only freeware for image processing/analysis
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Vector Works
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2D/3D Design Application
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Virtual Earth
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Web mapping application
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Visual MINTEQ
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Freeware for geographic image manipulation
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VLC Media Player
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Multimedia playback – Mac/Windows/Linux
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WMS 8.1
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Watershed Modeling System
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Write & Cite
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Utility to use RefWorks in Word (bibliographic)
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Innovative software for which limited support is offered by CIS or other specialists as available:
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Google applications
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Chat, Chrome, Docs, Earth, Maps, Sketchup, Sketchup Pro
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Pocket DVD Recorder
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Wiki
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Wikis are supported in Moodle and in Open Source and commercial applications. CIS will provide recommendations on request.
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Wonderland
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Java-based virtual environment
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