Standard Peripherals and Software

The following seminary purchased peripherals and software are supported by Network Services when added to seminary owned computers. Faculty and staff who need any of these items should order them through Network Services to insure operating system compatibility. Send your request via e-mail helpdesk@luthersem.edu, along with a budget code. Network services will install and support approved items only on seminary-owned computers.

Approved hardware peripherals and accompanying software

Check with Network Services for specific model advice.

Approved Software

• Adobe Acrobat
• Adobe Illustrator
• Adobe InDesign
• Adobe Page Maker
• Adobe PhotoShop
• Coral Draw Suite
• Dream Weaver
  (not recommended unless user has experience)
• EMS event software
• EndNote
• File Compression:
  EnZip
  Winzip
• FinePrint
• Formatta Filler
• Instant Messaging:
  LS Exodus
  Jabber
• Internet Browser
  FireFox
• BibleWorks software
• Media Players:
  MS Media player
  Quicktime viewer
  RealONE player
• MS MapPoint
• MS Office Suite:
  MS Access
  MS Excel
  MS FrontPage
  MS PowerPoint
  MS Word
• MS Paint
• MS Project
• MS Publisher
• Omnipage OCR software
• ProCite(grandfathered only)
• SSH Secure Shell
• and other department specific software

Departures from approved software and hardware peripherals

Permission for items not listed should be requested with a justifying need to Network Services and may be referred to the Learning Systems and Technology Committee who will review the request and determine how Luther Seminary can best meet any justified need with a new standard peripheral or software program. This policy seeks to balance flexibility and innovation with a recognition that staffing is limited.

Faculty and staff who request and receive permission to depart from the above approved list of hardware and software do so at their own risk and under the following limitations:

• Items not on the approved list will not receive support from Network Services technicians or other LS support staff.

• If installation of non-approved items creates a conflict with approved peripherals and software, the installation will be removed from seminary-owned computers and no second attempt at installation will be made.

• If the conflict is of a magnitude that requires a re-imaging of the computer, Network Services is not responsible for lost data or its attempted retrieval.

• The number of departures will be limited to assure system stability. (initially no more than 1 every 3 months)

• All software and hardware must be installed by Network Services staff.