The following software is available on college-owned
Windows computers and recommended for personal computers.
| Software |
Available From |
Approx. Cost |
| Microsoft Windows Vista Business/Enterprise/Ultimate |
SFS Office |
$14 for Vista Ultimate DVD, $9 for Vista Business DVD, $19 for XP Pro CD (MS Campus Agreement allows upgrade for one computer from another version of Windows. Vista/XP Home should be upgraded to Vista Ultimate/XP Pro for full functionality.) |
| Microsoft Updates |
online |
none |
| Microsoft Forefront Client Security (anti-virus) |
none (included in tuition) |
| Microsoft Internet Explorer |
online |
none |
| Microsoft Office 2007 Pro Plus (includes Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, Publisher, and Picture Manager) |
SFS Office |
$9 (MS Campus Agreement media) |
| Microsoft Office Communicator 2007 |
online |
none for on-campus, up to $21 for public IM (MS Enterprise CAL) |
| Microsoft Office Live Meeting 2007 Client |
online |
none |
| Microsoft Conferencing Add-in for Microsoft Office Outlook |
online |
none |
| Microsoft Silverlight |
online |
none |
| Microsoft Expression Web |
MSDNAA |
none (download option) |
| Microsoft Media Player |
online |
none |
| Windows Messenger |
online |
none |
| Apple QuickTime |
online |
none |
| Adobe Reader |
online |
none |
| Microsoft Visual Studio (for programming courses only) |
SFS Office |
$19 (MS Campus Agreement media) |
| Microsoft SharePoint Designer 2007 (for ePortfolios) |
SFS Office |
$9 (MS Campus Agreement media) |
| Microsoft Visio 2007 (for CS courses) |
MSDNAA |
none (download option) |
| Microsoft OneNote 2007 (for CS courses) |
MSDNAA |
none (download option) |
| Microsoft Project Pro 2007 (for CS/MK/MG courses) |
MSDNAA |
none (download option) |
| Microsoft Servers (for CS courses) |
MSDNAA |
none (download option) |
| Minitab 15 (for MS/MK courses) |
e-academy |
$30-$50 rental or $100 purchase |
| QuickBooks 2007 Pro (for AC courses) |
|
Thomas College bookstore for $99.95 (Bookstore must order a minimum of 4 copies) |
| JAPA (for CS courses) |
Thomas College bookstore |
|
| XMLSpy (for CS courses) |
Thomas College bookstore |
|
| Adobe InDesign (for SM courses) |
Thomas College bookstore |
Adobe Agreement |
| Adobe Flash Pro (for multimedia courses) |
Thomas College bookstore |
Adobe Agreement |
| Adobe Design Premium (for graphics design courses) |
Thomas College bookstore |
Adobe Agreement |
| Adobe Flash Player |
online |
none |
| Adobe Shockwave Player |
online |
none |
| Sun Java2 6.0 SE (for Blackboard) |
online |
none |
| Paint.NET (for image editing) |
online |
none |
| Management Scientist (for MG courses) |
|
(purchased with text book) |
| E-Prime (for PY courses) |
|
n/a |
The following software is available on college-owned
Apple computers and recommended for personal computers.
| Software |
Available From |
Approx. Cost |
| Apple OS X |
Thomas College bookstore |
|
| Office for Mac 2008 |
SFS Office |
$14 (MS Campus Agreement media) |
iLife '06 (iCal, iChat, iDVD, iMovie HD,
iPhoto, iTunes, iWeb, GarageBand) |
included with OS X or Thomas College bookstore |
|
| iWork '06 (Pages 2, Keynote 3) |
Thomas College bookstore |
|
| Messenger for Mac 6.0.3 |
SFS Office or Microsoft |
Included with Office for Mac 2004 (see above) or download from Microsoft |
| Media Player |
SFS Office or Microsoft |
Included with Office for Mac 2004 (see above) or download from Microsoft |
| Remote Desktop Connection |
SFS Office or Microsoft |
Included with Office for Mac 2004 (see above) or download from Microsoft |
| Virtual PC 7.0 |
Thomas College bookstore |
|
| Adobe Flash Player 9.0.47.0 |
Thomas College bookstore |
|
| Appleworks 6.2.9 |
Thomas College bookstore |
|
| Aquaminds NoteShare 1.5.3 |
Thomas College bookstore |
|
| 2007 World Book Encyclopedia |
Thomas College bookstore |
|
| Micromat Techtool Deluxe |
Thomas College bookstore |
|
| Apple QuickTime |
online |
none |
| Adobe Reader 8.1 |
online |
none |
| CyberDuck 2.7.3 |
online |
none |
| FireFox 2.0.0.5 |
online |
none |
| Freemind 0.8.0 |
online |
none |
| GIMP 2.2.11 |
online |
none |
| Google Earth 4.0.2736 |
online |
none |
| Journler 2.5 |
online |
none |
| NeoOffice 2.1 |
online |
none |
| NetLogo 3.1.4 |
online |
none |
| Inspiration 8.0b |
Thomas College bookstore |
|
For a list of software in our computers labs
that is not on the base image
click here.
