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Supported Systems for SIPA
SIPAIT has identified hardware and software standards that are supported.. It is not possible to support every technology and software, although on occasion we do address special needs.
Hardware
Desktops
Dell Optiplex 240-755
iMAC 20-24”Laptops
IBM/Lenovo
Dell latitude and Inspiron
Sony Vaio
Apple laptops
Software standard Build
All computers installed, configured and distributed by SIPAIT include the following software. Software may vary for Institutes and centers.
Windows-based PCs:
- Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.0
- Adobe Flash
- Firefox and Internet Explorer
- Java runtime
- Microsoft Office 2003 Professional (MS Outlook,Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access)
- Quicktime Player
- RealPlayer
- Secure SSH and SFTP clients
- Stuffit Expander
- Symantec Anti-Virus
Columbia Applications (only for authorized users)
- Advance Alumni Data Access
- AP/CAR (Columbia Accounts Receivable)
- Desktop Reporting
- SIS QWS3270/PLUS
- VFFE (Financial Front-End Systems)
Add-On Applications (purchased by SIPA and departments)
- Adobe Acrobat Pro
- Adobe Creative Suite CS2/CS3
- Contribute 3.x/CS3
- DreamWeaver
- FileMaker
- Illustrator
- InDesign
- LaTex, Miktex
- Macromedia Studio
- Mathematica
- Matlab
- Microsoft Project 2003
- Microsoft Visio 2003
- Photoshop
- Quark Passport
- QuickBooks
- R
- SAS
- Scientific WorkPlace
- S-Plus
- SPSS
- STATA
Mac-based PCs
- MAC OS 10.4/10.5
- Adobe Acrobat Reader
- Firefox and Safari
- Microsoft Office 2004/2008
- Secure SSH and SFTP clients
- Stuffit Expander
- Symantec Anti-Virus
Add-on software
- Adobe Acrobat Pro
- Final Cut Express
SIPA Computer Labs
- Adobe Acrobat Pro 8
- Adobe Acrobat Reader 8.0
- Adobe Flash
- Adobe Photoshop
- Ebook reader
- Firefox and Internet Explorer
- Java runtime
- Macromedia Suite
- Microsoft Office 2003 Professional (MS Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access)
- MS Frontpage
- MS Project
- MS Visio
- Quark
- Quicktime Player
- RealPlayer
- Secure SSH and SFTP clients
- SPSS
- STATA
- Symantec Anti-Virus
- Windows Media Player
- Winrar
Request for SIPA unsupported software will be reviewed on case by case basis.