Policy ID:
Date Instituted: April 1, 2008
Last Revised: April 1, 2008

Policy Description

All IT equipment purchased by the University is distributed with a standard software image. Each image contains all of the University standard software. Versions of the software will vary based on the version that was available at the time that the equipment was rolled out to the University. The University will attempt to install the most current version of the software that is available at the time that the image is created.
 
The following is a list of the standard software applications that are installed on all of the IT issued equipment.
Windows OS
    Vista & XP (depending on the model)
MS Office Suite 2007
     Word
     Excel
     Powerpoint
     Access
     Groove
     InfoPath
     Publisher
     One Note
     Outlook
MS Expression Web 2007
Internet Explorer 7.0
Maple 13
Symantec Endpoint Protection
SPSS 17
Adobe Suite
   Adobe Acrobat 9 Professional
   Adobe Photoshop Elements 6.0
   Adobe PremiereElements 4.0
   Adobe Lifecycle Designer 8.0
RealPlayer
Quicktime
iTunes
Mozilla Firefox
Webdrive
 
Each model of equipment has an image created that is specific to that model as well as the segment of the SHU community that will be using it. In addition to the university standard software applications, additional software may also be installed such as CDRW burning software, Adobe Acrobat reader and other plug-ins that will assist with the use of the equipment.