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Security Advisory: multiple security vendors have reported and Adobe has acknowledged vulnerabilities in versions of Flash Player for OS X and Windows prior to 11.6.602.180. ISC strongly suggests upgrading to Flash Player 11.6.602.180. For more information, click here. [March 12, 2013]
Supported Computing Products 2012-2013
The software in the tables below have been recommended by Information Systems & Computing (ISC) for general-purpose campuswide use. Many schools and units have standardized on the use of specific software. Faculty and staff should speak to their local support provider to determine what products are supported before selecting software.
About the tables: Follow the links to find more information about listed products and to locate download links for software that is distributed free of charge to Penn users. Remote access users who are unable to use the PennKey Authentication System to download the software can obtain and install the recommended software directly from the PennConnect DVD-ROM.
Windows 8 is a significant update to Microsoft's Windows operating system. The official release date was October 26, 2012 and most Windows hardware vendors shipped at least some systems with Windows 8 installed in time for the 2012 winter holiday buying season. For more information, click here.
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OS X Snow Leopard, Lion, & Mountain Lion |
Windows Vista SP2, 7 SP1, & 8 |
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| Database |
local standard/
FileMaker Pro 11.0.x & 12.0.x |
local standard/
FileMaker Pro 11.0.x & 12.0.x |
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| Email |
IMAP/POP |
Thunderbird [current version] |
Thunderbird [current version] |
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also supported:
Mail 4.5 [10.6.x]
Mail 5.3 [10.7.x]
Mail 6.2 [10.8.x] |
also supported:
Outlook 2007 SP2
Outlook 2010 SP1 |
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Exchange |
Entourage 2008 EWS
Outlook 2011 SP2 |
Outlook 2007 SP2
Outlook 2010 SP1
Outlook 2013 |
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| FTP |
Fetch 5.7.2 |
WS_FTP Professional 12.3 |
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| Instant Messaging |
Adium 1.5.4
iChat 5.0.x [10.6.x]
iChat 6.0.x [10.7.x]
Messages 7.0.x [10.8.x]
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Pidgin 2.10.6 |
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| Multimedia Players |
Flash Player 11.6 |
Flash Player 11.6 |
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QuickTime Player X |
QuickTime Player 7.7.x |
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Flip4Mac 3.x |
Windows Media Player 11.0 [Vista]
Windows Media Player 12.0 [7/8] |
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| Network Time |
Built-in |
Built-in |
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| Office Suite |
Microsoft Office 2008 SP2 & 2011 SP2 |
Microsoft Office 2007 SP2, 2010 SP1, & 2013 |
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Presentation |
PowerPoint 2008 SP2 & 2011 SP2 |
PowerPoint 2007 SP2, 2010 SP1, & 2013 |
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Spreadsheet |
Excel 2008 SP2 & 2011 SP2 |
Excel 2007 SP2, 2010 SP1, & 2013 |
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Word Processor |
Word 2008 SP2 & 2011 SP2 |
Word 2007 SP2, 2010 SP1, & 2013 |
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| Portable Documents (PDF) |
Adobe Reader XI 11.0.2 |
Adobe Reader XI 11.0.2 |
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Security
Applications |
Personal Firewall |
Built-in |
Built-in |
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Kerberos Ticket
Manager |
Built-in (preferences installer available) |
Kerberos for Windows 3.2.2 |
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802.1X Supplicant |
XpressConnect 4.0.x |
XpressConnect 4.0.x
contains SecureW2 Enterprise Client 3.5.x |
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Spyware/Adware
Protection |
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Symantec Endpoint Protection 12.1.2 |
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Virus Protection |
Symantec Endpoint Protection 12.1.2 |
Symantec Endpoint Protection 12.1.2 |
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Whole Disk Encryption |
PGP |
PGP |
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| Terminal Emulation |
Kerberos
VT100 |
dataComet-Secure 10.2.2 |
HostExplorer 14.0.10 |
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tn3270 |
dataComet-Secure 10.2.2 |
HostExplorer 14.0.10 |
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secure shell |
dataComet-Secure 10.2.2 |
SecureCRT 7.0.2 |
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| Web Authoring |
Dreamweaver CS5.x & CS6 |
Dreamweaver CS5.x & CS6 |
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| Web Browser |
Firefox [current version]
Firefox 10esr
Safari 5.1.x
Safari 6.0.x
Chrome [current version] |
Firefox [current version]
Firefox 10esr
Internet Explorer 8.0
Internet Explorer 9.0
Chrome [current version] |
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