Special Software Requests
Software not listed here can also be requested for installation on your machine
under the following conditions:
- The software must be for a legitimate business use.
- The software cannot duplicate functionality that is already available.
- The software must be university-owned and cannot be a copy of something you have purchased for your individual use at home.
- For software that supports a hardware device, the device must be university-owned.
- The software must not interfere with the normal, expected operation of the computer.
- The software cannot impose any unreasonable configuration or other management overhead, unless the software is deemed mission critical.
- The software must carry the "Designed for Windows XP" logo by
meeting specifications for software design and operation. (We find
that most software without the logo fails test 2.8 or 3.4.)
- The software must be available as freeware for business use, or the department must supply a speedtype for purchase of the appropriate license(s).
This applies to "shareware" software that can be downloaded and installed for free for a limited time.
The operations group can quote an educational price for most commercial products.
- The software must not be classified as "adware" or "spyware".
The media and license information for the software is held by the operations group until the software is removed from the machine.
The following are examples of software products that are currently installed in the division.
- Kurzweil 1000/3000
- MAGic
- Microsoft Office Visio