SOFTWARE: WHAT’S AVAILABLE TO FSU FACULTY &

STAFF?Karen Kerns

IT Help Desk ManagerOffice of Information Technology

Frostburg State UniversityTASTE 2015

Software Installed Standard OIT ImagePC/Windows

Operating System• Windows 7 Professional, 64-bitBrowsers

– Internet Explorer– Mozilla Firefox– Google Chrome ( has some compatibility issues)

Media• Windows Media Player• Windows DVD Maker• FlashPlayer• iTunes• Quicktime• Java• Shock Player• Microsoft Silverlight (free web-browser plug-in that enables interactive media)

Productivity• Microsoft Office Professional 2013• OneNote 2013• Info Path 2013• Access 2013• Excel 2013• Powerpoint 2013• Publisher 2013• Word 2013• Sharepoint Workspace 2013Security• Kaspersky Endpoint Security 10Utilities• Adobe Creative Cloud• Adobe Acrobat XI Pro

Software Installed Standard OIT Image

Software Installed Standard OIT ImageMAC

Operating System:• OS X YosemiteStandard Apps:• Safari • Mozilla Firefox • Microsoft Office 2011• iPhoto• iMovie• Keynote (Presentation

software)• Numbers• Pages• Adobe Acrobat XI ProPlugins• Adobe Flash Player• Oracle Java 8• Flip 4mac (digital media

tool)

Optional (through Managed Software Center self service)• Fetch (FTP client)• Google Chrome• Google Earth• iBook Author• Screencast-O-Matic (screen

capture software)• Second Life Viewer (3D world)• Skype• SMARTBoard Notebook and

Tools• TurningPoint• VLC (Media Player)• GarageBand

Software Installed Standard OIT ImageMAC

Additional Apps:• Adobe Creative Cloud

(Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign…)• SPSS• MATLab• TextWrangler• Xcode• Respondus LockDown Browser• Blackboard Collaborate Launcher• VirtualBox• FileZilla• GrandPerspective• Printers• Mac laptops also automatically get JunoPulse (PulseSecure)

VPN client

MS Office 365 Available Through MEEC Agreement

• The Maryland Educational Enterprise Consortium (MEEC) gives faculty, staff and students the opportunity to access Microsoft’s Office 365 using the FSU account at no cost!

• The software can be installed on a maximum of 5 computers/devices and includes: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Access, Publisher, Outlook, Lync, InfoPath.

• Log into your email to access the software.

MS Office 365 Available Through MEEC Agreement

• Step 1 – Log into the Outlook Web Access (OWA)• Step 2 – Click on the Gear Symbol beside your name• Step 3 – Click on Office 365 settings• Step 4 – Click on Software• Step 5 – Click install…You’re Done!

eAcademy(Discount Software Site)• Software on this site is available

through our MEEC agreement at prices discounted from 50% to 80%.

• Go to the FSU Homepage-Technology-Computing@FSU-Search Services-Employees-Discount Software

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• Click Microsoft link- then click http://frostburg.edu/e-academy.com2

• Click Sign In located in the top right corner. You will be prompted to enter your FSU email address and the eAcademy password. (Please note your FSU and eAcademy passwords may not be the same. If you have problems logging in please contact the FSU Help Desk 301-687-7777.

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eAcademy (discount software site)

Software Available for Purchase

• Microsoft Office (2010, 2013 and 2011) • Microsoft Windows (7, 8 and 8.1)• Microsoft Project 2013• Microsoft Visio 2013

**Note you must be a member of an academic institution to qualify for ordering academically discounted software. The academic software discounts offered on this WebStore are not for the general public. You will be requested to provide proof of your academic affiliation during the registration process in order to take advantage of the academic pricing available for students and educators.

The Cost for a Work-at-Home license?

$13.95• Basic Access Guarantee (1 month) – Included

• Extended Access Guarantee (24 months) $4.95 or you can purchase a backup disc for $13.95

Other Software Available for Purchase

• Adobe Creative Cloud (free to FSU faculty and staff)

• Includes:– Photoshop– Illustrator– InDesign– Dreamweaver– After Effects– Adobe Premiere Pro– Adobe Muse

Other Software Available for Purchase

• VMware Workstation (PC)• VMware Fusion (Mac)Virtual Machine is an emulation of a particular computer system like Windows installed on a Mac computer.

• Parallels

Other Software Available for Purchase

• SPSS (Used for statistical analysis)• Minitab and Minitab Express (statistical software packages)• LabView (graphical programming language used in the

science and engineering departments)• QuarkXpress (PC and MAC used for creating complex page

layouts)• Nero (Media manager focuses on disc burning and

streaming)• Corel Suite of Applications (WordPerfect CorelDRAW, etc.)• Wipebook (is the erasable, reusable whiteboard notebook)• Sticky Password (100% secure password manager)• Kermit (computer file transfer/management protocol (FTP))

Lab SoftwareThe following software is installed on all Lab computers:• Microsoft Windows 7 Professional (64 bit)• Microsoft Office 2010

Access Excel PowerPoint Publisher Word

• Microsoft Silverlight• Adobe Acrobat Reader• Adobe Flash Player• Adobe Shockwave Player• Kaspersky• iTunes• QuickTime• Respondus Lockdown Browser• Internet Explorer• Firefox• CoreFTPLite• RealPlayer• 7 Zip• VLC Media Player

How to Find out What Windows Software is Installed in a Particular Lab

• From the FSU website go to the Computing@FSU page https://www.frostburg.edu/computing

• Click on Labs & Classrooms in the sidebar• Click on Review or Search for Windows-based

lab software• Select the Lab Location from the drop-down

list or search by Software Title

To Request the Installation of Lab Software

• In browser window type the following;http://www.frostburg.edu/computing/get-connected/labs-and-classrooms/

• Click on Request the installation of lab software• Click on Software Installation Request Form• Log in using your FSU username and password• Complete the form, click on Submit Request(s)

QUESTIONS?