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New Lab Standard Software Configuration for PCs Announced

There is a new standard PC software configuration, which is installed on all new computers purchased through Berkeley Lab's Micron Basic Order Agreement (BOA). Here's a rundown of the new standard PC software:

Operating System: Microsoft Windows 98SE (Second Edition)

Third-Party Applications:
Netscape Communicator Professional version 4.72, LBNL version with 4.61 Calendar Upgrade (web browser, email and calendaring and scheduling client)
Microsoft Office 2000 Professional, including:
Excel 2000 (Spreadsheet)
Word 2000 (Word processing)
PowerPoint 2000 (Presentation)
Access 2000 (Database)
Photo Editor (Graphics manipulation)
Microsoft Access 95 and 97 (for networked Access 95 and 97 documents)
(Note: the license for Office 2000 Professional covers the licensing of prior versions on the same computer, such as Office 95 and 97 applications.)

System Utilities:
F-Secure SSH 1.13 (LBNL LETS version with larger fonts)
LBNL Security Banner
Acrobat Reader 4.0
Norton Anti-Virus 2000 Corporate Edition Version 7
LanWorkplace Pro 5.1 (TCP utilities-telnet, ftp etc.)
NAL (Netware Application Launcher)
QuickTime 4.1.1
Wincode 2.7.3a (Multi-purpose email encoder/decoder)
WinZip 7.0 SR1 (File compression utility)
LBNL Truetype Fonts

In most cases, the new configuration can be installed on older Micron systems, as well. If you are interested in upgrading your standard software configuration, please call the Help Desk at 486-4357 or you can submit a request.