Computing Services
Prospective Students -
Approved Software List for Campus PC's:
The Southern Wesleyan University IT Department, in coordination with all other departments, has decided upon the following software standards. Any software italicized is provided by the Information Technology Department. Software not italicized is supported by the Information Technology Department but purchases for those products must be approved by the Director of Information Technology and are usually funded by departmental budgets. Software purchases must be approved by the Director of Information Technology prior to the development of curriculum or implementation of administrative processes. A Software Installation Request form must be completed and approved 3 weeks prior to needing the software package.
| ANTIVIRUS CLIENT | PUBLISHING |
| Symantec Corporate Edition | Microsoft Publisher |
| BROWSERS | Adobe Acrobat |
| Internet Explorer | Adobe Illustrator |
| DATABASES | Adobe Photoshop |
| Microsoft Access | REPORTING TOOLS |
| Jenzabar EX | Infomaker |
| EMAIL CLIENT | Crystal Reports |
| Microsoft Outlook | SPREADSHEET SOFTWARE |
| MEDIA CLIENTS | Microsoft Excel |
| Windows Media Player | UTILITIES |
| Realplayer | Adobe Acrobat Reader |
| Quicktime | Flash browser plugin |
| MESSAGING CLIENTS | PDF Creator |
| MSN Messanger | Shockwave browser plugin |
| AOL Instant Messanger | Winzip |
| OPERATING SYSTEMS | WS_FTP LE |
| Microsoft Windows 2000 or higher | Web Publishing |
| PRESENTATION SOFTWARE | Microsoft Frontpage |
| Microsoft Powerpoint | Macromedia Contribute |
| Macromedia Studio | |
| WORD PROCESSOR | |
| Microsoft Word |
Software cannot be present on SWU computers in the following scenarios:
• An installation not by the procedure explained in the Software Installation Policy
• A piece of software purchased for one's home computer
• A pirated copy of any title e.g. a copy from a friend or family member
• Any piece of software in which the End-User Agreement is in any way violated