Hardware & Software Specifications

Bond University’s Computer Standard Operating Environment

Standard Operating Environment abbreviated as SOE, is a specification for using a standard architecture and applications on computers found within an organization. This means the operating system, standard applications and software found on all student and staff PCs at Bond.

Information Technology Services creates and maintains SOE’s for all desktop models of PCs and laptops at the University and this assists the support staff to maintain the desktop environment and software licensing.

Bond University’s current SOE is as follows:

Operating System
Windows 7 Service Pack 1

Applications
Microsoft Office 2010 SP1

• Microsoft Word 2010
• Microsoft Excel 2010
• Microsoft PowerPoint 2010
• Microsoft Access 2010
• Microsoft Publisher 2010
• Microsoft Outlook 2010 (Staff Only)

Microsoft Project 2010
Microsoft Visio 2010
Mindjet Mind Manager 9 (Due to license management and upgrade maintenance on request for Staff only)
Endnote 16
PASW Statistics (SPSS) 20
Eviews
Markstrat 1.2.0.1

Browsers
Internet Explorer 8
Firefox

Web Browser Utilities or Plug-ins
Adobe Flash Player
Adobe Shockwave Player
Microsoft Silverlight
Ebrary

Utilities
Adobe Reader (PDF file viewer only with language support packs)
QuickTime
DivX media player (ffdshow, VLC Media Player, Media Player Classic)
Nero (DVD and CD burning application)
DVD player
MS Windows Media Player 11
Java Runtime Environment
J2SE Dev Kit
BlueJ (with IT School modifications)
 

Antivirus
Endpoint Protection

Dell is the University’s main supplier of PCs and laptops. However there are other PC models on campus and these may have other software types due to licensing issues. Older Staff PCs may have older SOE’s installed but can be updated on request by contacting the Servicedesk. Student SOE’s in the Computer Labs, Lecture Theatres, Seminar Rooms, Case Study Rooms and general student use computers will have current SOE’s.

The SOE is subject to change and reviewed on a regular basis, due to:

• software version updates and patches,
• Microsoft service packs and security patches,
• software requests and course requirements,
• software retirement,
• licensing and compatibility issues