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Currently Supported Standards

CLA Office of Information Technology guarantees support for the following hardware and software:

  • Mac and PC systems less than 3 years old, on campus, purchased with University funds, and meeting minimum standards at the time of purchase.
  • Operating systems:
    • PC: Windows 2000 (SP4), XP Professional (SP1)
    • Mac: OS 10.2.8+
    • NOTE: Currently supported systems (as outlined above) with unsupported operating systems (Windows 98, Mac OS 9) will be fully supported until they are eligible for upgrade.
  • University or CLA-licensed Office Suites:
    • PC: Microsoft Office 2000, XP, 2003 (including Outlook); Corel WordPerfect 12+
    • Mac: Microsoft Office v.X, 2004 (including Entourage)
  • FileMaker 4.1+
  • Meeting Maker 7+
  • Oracle Calendar 9.x
  • Adobe Reader 5.1+
  • E-mail software:
    • PC: Eudora 6.1, Outlook Express 6, PocoMail (requires user license), Netscape Messenger 7.x, Mozilla Messenger, Thunderbird
    • Mac: Eudora 6.1, Apple Mail, Netscape Messenger 7.x, Mozilla Messenger, Thunderbird
  • Web Browsers:
    • PC: Netscape Communicator 4.7x (Forms Nirvana users only), Netscape Communicator 7.x, Internet Explorer 6.0, Mozilla (latest version), Firefox 0.8+
    • Mac: Netscape Communicator 7.1, Internet Explorer 5.2, Safari 1.x, Mozilla (latest version), Firefox 0.8+
  • Symantec Antivirus

Support for other hardware and software is not guaranteed, and is provided as time, talent, and resources allow.

CLA Office of Information Technology
110 Anderson Hall
257 19th Ave S.
Minneapolis, MN 55455

612-624-4357 (4-HELP)
help@cla.umn.edu
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