Software Problems?
To report a problem with software, call 565-3049, email Linda Branson or come to BA 154.
Standard Desktop Software
COBA Faculty and Staff computers are configured with a standard selection of software (see below). Software updates and patches are installed remotely and maintained at the administrative level. If you have any software that you would like to install on your own PC, please submit a non-standard request form.
Standard Software
- Windows 2000 Professional
- Novell Groupwise
- Netscape
- Internet Explorer
- Microsoft Office XP
- WordPerfect
- Minitab
- SPSS
- SAS
- Acrobat Professional
- Acrobat Reader
- Acrobat Distiller
- WinZip
- WSFTP
- QuickTime
- Media Player
- RealOne Player
- Image Composer
- VNC
- SnagIt
- FrontPage
- Lexis-Nexis
- Roxio
Lab and Classroom Software
COBA maintains and installs all software on the computers in the student computer labs as well as the classrooms. Requests for new/updated software to be installed in the classroom and/or labs are taken at the end of the semester prior to the semester you need to use it for.
Desktop Security Policies
In order to protect the technology resources at both the college and the University, COBA has implemented a few security policies, which may affect some installation and operation of certain software. The following pages describe COBA's security policies and discuss common security risks:
