Office of Information Services

Hardware & Software

Print out the Request for New Computer form here. (PDF)

Please review our standards below before completing the form. These standards apply to the current fiscal year, 2008. Some of the software can be purchased at the Health Sciences and Human Services Library. Please visit the library for more information.

Application software supported by SOM Information Services

Operating systems:*
-Win2000 & XP PRO
-MAC OS 9 & X
Office suites:
-MS Office 2000, XP & 2003
(Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, FrontPage, Visio)
E-mail:
-Outlook
-Outlook Web Access
Web:
-Database development in SQL Server or Oracle
-Content Management System for web page development
-Web application development
Browsers:
-Internet Explorer 6 & later
-Netscape Navigator 7 & later
Other:
-Adobe Acrobat 6 & later
-Oracle 9 & later (selected products)
-Symantec/Norton Anti-virus 9 & later
-Connectivity to BRAAN (IRB protocol approval)
-VPN Access (for remote connectivity)
-Java for Coeus
 
*Windows 98 machines are not allowed on the network. Windows 98 is allowed only on desktops that connect directly to non-networked lab equipment.
 

Hardware supported by SOM Information Services

PCs, Laptops & Servers:
-Dell
-Toshiba
-MAC*
Wireless email:
-Blackberry
PDA:
-Blackberry (on Nextel's network)
-Palm
Printers:
-Hewlett-Packard
-Lexmark
Scanners:
-Hewlett-Packard (selected models)
-Canon (selected models)

 

*Our experience with MACs is limited. Campus has a contract specifically for MAC support. Please click here for more information.

 

This site will work and look much better in a modern web browser, such as Internet Explorer 6, Firefox, or Safari 1.2 (Mac)
Copyright © University of Maryland School of Medicine