This page contains a list of software applications and services currently supported by the ITS Technology Support Center (TSC).
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At least annually, the ITS Technology Support Center will publicly publish a list of software that we support. Publishing such a list provides guidance to customers, helps manage client support expectations, and helps us to manage our work. The list will define what “support” means. Support may be inclusive, such as installation, configuration questions, troubleshooting, etc. Other support may be limited to answering what questions we can, or forwarding to other resources. Some applications on the list may be supported by the Technology Support Center, while others may be supported by other ITS units.
Categories of Support
Software on the list will be categorized by the type of support offered. Support will fall into these categories:
- Category 1: Primary TSC services
- Category 2: Software Supported By Other ITS Units
- Category 3: ITS-sponsored services
- Category 4: Limited Support Software
The categories are explained further below.
Category 1: Primary TSC services
Category 1 software includes programs that the Technology Support Center offers as primary services, such as Exchange/Outlook, virus protection software, and software necessary to access the network. Programs on this list are fully supported by the Technology Support Center; our staff is trained to assist you with troubleshooting and solving any problems you have with this software.
Category 1 software applications include (except where noted, latest non-beta version is understood):
- Email:
- Outlook 2007 & above
- Outlook Web Access (webmail.uis.edu)
- File Transfer: Windows shares
- Operating Systems: Windows XP & above: Mac Snow Leopard & above.
- Office/Productivity:
- Microsoft Office Suite 2007 & above
- Microsoft Office 2008 & above for Mac
- Web Browsers:
- Internet Explorer 7 & above.
- Mozilla Firefox 3.6 & above.
- Safari
- Others:
- Cisco AnyConnect VPN
- Current enterprise-licensed release of McAfee Anti-virus products
- Services:
- Campus NetID
- Campus Wireless
- Student Websites (permissions only)
- Network printers (setup & connectivity)
Category 2: Software Supported By Other ITS Units
Category 2 covers software whose primary support is facilitated by ITS units other than the Technology Support Center. Customers should contact the helpdesk for support with these software packages and services; our staff will provide assistance where possible, but some inquiries will be forwarded to other ITS units for full resolution.
Category 2 software applications include (except where noted, latest non-beta version is understood):
- Web Publishing: Contribute
- Services:
- UIS RAVE Alert
- Campus Phone & Voicemail
- Other:
- eDocs (edocs.uis.edu)
- Lync
- My UIS (my.uis.edu)
- Blackboard (bb.uis.edu)
- Campus Directory (www.uis.edu/directory)
Links to software supported by:
- Media Services
- System Support
- Instructional Support and Training
- TurningPoint
- Camtasia Relay
- Camtasia Studio
- SMART Notebook
- Respondus
- TaskStream
- NetOps
- Webster
- Lynda
- Atomic Learning
- Echo 360
- Classroom Workstation Support
- Development
Category 3: ITS-sponsored software
Software in this category is “ITS-sponsored” – programs that are in common usage, software that we recommend, or free and discounted software that we offer. While we support this software, full support may not be available.
Support for Category 3 includes:
- Assistance with downloading and/or installation.
- Additional help, as needed, in gaining access
- Usage support if we have staff who know the program or if we have access to other resources
- Referral to outside support sources
Category 3 software applications include (except where noted, latest non-beta version is understood):
- Email: Apple Mail
- Web Publishing: Dreamweaver
- Desktop Productivity Tools:
- Adobe Acrobat & Acrobat Reader
- Microsoft Project 2003 & above
- Microsoft Visio 2003 & above
- Other: Handheld devices (smart phones & PDAs)
Category 4: Limited Support Software
Any other software that customers use, obtained from sources outside of ITS. Support includes:
- Limited installation/configuration/usage support based upon our ability to spend time on the problem.
- Referral to outside support resources
- We will not publish a list of this software
Changes
We have defined the following criteria for adding or dropping programs to or from the list. Criteria will include:
- Extent of use among customers. A program in widespread use is a candidate for our support. A program that grows into disuse may be dropped from our list.
- Mandated. The university, campus, etc., requires that we support the program.
- Currency, viability, or compatibility. When possible we will support the latest release of software unless that release is known to be buggy or otherwise incompatible with other important software.
- Ease of support. Complex or esoteric software programs are less likely to have (at least, full) support.
- Special request. Departments may contact ITS to request support of programs meeting their special needs. These will be evaluated on a request-by-request basis.
