Popular software packages offered to OHIO faculty, staff, and/or students including Adobe products, Bitlocker, SPSS, and many more

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Adobe Acrobat Pro

Software package that allows you to create interactive forms, edit and save existing PDFs, or run accessibility checks on PDFs.

Adobe Acrobat Reader

Software package that allows you to view, fill out, and print PDFs. You can also create interactive forms, edit/annotate and save existing PDFs, or run accessibility checks on PDFs.

Adobe Creative Cloud

Subscription access to popular Adobe titles like Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Acrobat Pro, Audition, Premiere Pro, After Effects, Flash, Dreamweaver, and many other desktop and mobile applications.

Adobe Spark

Software package containing an integrated suite of storytelling applications for mobile and web, including Spark Page, Spark Post, and Spark Video. These applications can be used to quickly design eye-catching text-and-image mashups, web pages, and videos.

AutoCAD

Software package with complex design functionality, including drafting, annotating, and creating 2D geometry and 3D models with solids, surfaces, and mesh objects.

Bitlocker Encryption

Software package for encrypting an individual Windows computer's hard drive.

Electronic Document Management: OnBase

Extensible, customizable, electronic document management and workflow system for capturing paper and electronic documents

EndNote

Software package used for publishing and managing bibliographies.

FileVault2 Encryption

Software for encrypting an individual Mac computer's hard drive.

Fonts: OHIO Brand Approved

The Official Ohio University fonts available for desktop download are P22 Mackinac, Proxima Nova, and Termina.

Intune

Intune is a cloud-based management tool for computers that is similar to Configuration Manager, but with the advantage of being more reliable for off-campus computers. It is based on Azure Active Directory and is used by administrators and technicians to diagnose, repair, and update computers. End users will not see any visible changes when computers are fully enrolled in Intune. It is simply a management tool used by administrators and technicians for managing computer updates.

Intune offers a component called “Company Portal”, which is similar to Configuration Manager's Software Center (SCCM). Users can install and update software through the Company Portal, which shows all applications available from both Intune and Configuration Manager. To use the Company Portal, users must first install it from the Microsoft Store, as it does not get installed by default. Once added, users can install and launch the Company Portal to manage their software updates.

iPad Apps

Various apps available only through the iOS App Store.

Jamf Protect

Software package that provides comprehensive virus and malware protection for Mac computers running macOS 11 or higher.

MacOS Software

Various Apple software products, some available only through the Mac App Store.

MatLab

Core mathematics and advanced graphical tools for data analysis, visualization, and algorithm and application development.

Microsoft 365

Microsoft 365 (M365) is a subscription service that includes access to Microsoft applications, online productivity services, and business services such as web conferencing, hosted email, and online storage. It also includes mobile versions of Microsoft applications for smartphones and tablets.

Microsoft Anti-Virus

Microsoft anti-virus, also known as System Center Endpoint Protection (SCEP) or Windows Defender, provides comprehensive virus and malware protection for Windows and Mac computers.

Microsoft Azure for Students

Microsoft-sponsored package for students interested in learning how to code.

Microsoft Windows 10

Microsoft operating system.

NVivo

Qualitative and mixed methods data analysis tool.

PGP Encryption

Encryption software for use with sensitive data.

Project Pro

Microsoft application for project, portfolio, and resource management, including time and effort.

Read&Write Gold

Software that helps individuals who can benefit from reading or writing-based supports. From hearing documents, emails, or web pages read out loud, to text prediction, picture dictionaries, summary highlighters and a grammar, spelling and confusable words checker, Read&Write makes lots of everyday literacy tasks simpler, quicker and more accurate. Easy-to-use toolbar makes documents, files, and web pages more easily accessible.

SAS

Statistical analysis software package that comes with STAT, ETS, IML, GRAPH, & other modules.

SPSS

Statistical analysis package.

Visio Pro

Microsoft application for creating flow charts and diagrams.

Visual Studio

Microsoft's suite of tools for software development and coding.

Wolfram Mathematica

Core mathematics and advanced graphical tools for data analysis, visualization, and algorithm and application development.

Technology Review

OIT offers technology reviews for all information technology, communication technology, or software purchases/renewals.

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