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University home > Information Services > Computing services > Advice & computing servi… > Software > Site-licensed software items
We have some conditions for using site-licensed software, these apply to many packages.
The IT help desk can help with queries about using these software packages (the coordinator information is for IT departmental support staff).
| Name | Version | Category | System | Availability | Description | More Web information | Help desk support level | Coordinator |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ARCGIS | GIS | Windows32/Unix | Contact the IS help desk or Matt Smith (Geography people please contact your own departmental computer support staff) | Software for processing geographic and associated multimedia data - Main packages coverered are ArcView, ArcEditor and ArcInfo. Other extentions are also covered -see option 2 of CHEST deal |
ArcInfo/ArcView CHEST deal |
0 | ||
| Aleph | Information Services | Aleph | Contact the Help Desk (7870) | Library computer service. Gives access to the University's Library on-line services. |
Library Computer System (Aleph 500) |
0 | ||
| Anti-Virus Toolkit (McAfee) | Virus protection software | WindowsNT/2000 | Free - contact your Data Safety Officer or the Help Desk or download from the Web | Virus protection software - see the web reference link for latest version and download details |
Anti-Virus |
3 | Miles Pearce | |
| Anti-Virus Toolkit (McAfee) | Virus protection software | Windows16 | Free - contact your Data Safety Officer or the Help Desk or download from the Web | Virus protection software - see the web reference link for latest version and download details |
Anti-Virus |
1 | Miles Pearce | |
| Anti-Virus Toolkit (McAfee) | Virus protection software | Windows95 | Free - contact your Data Safety Officer or the Help Desk or download from the Web | Virus protection software - see the web reference link for latest version and download details |
Anti-Virus |
1 | Miles Pearce | |
| BIDS - Embase | Information Services | Free - contact the Library | Biomedical database available via BIDS. |
Embase |
2 | Lesley Mudway | ||
| Blackboard | Learning | Windows32 | Free - Contact the coordinator | Virtual Learning Environment software |
Blackboard Info |
3 | Pete Walker, LTSS | |
| Chemdraw | Ultra | Mac | Provided via a CHEST deal paid by Chemistry. This is not necessarily free - contact the Chemistry PC support <chem-pc@bristol.ac.uk> | Specialised drawing suite for Chemists |
Suppliers site CHEST agreement info |
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| Chemdraw | Ultra | Windows | Provided via a CHEST deal paid by Chemistry. This is not necessarily free - contact the Chemistry PC support <chem-pc@bristol.ac.uk> | Specialised drawing suite for Chemists |
Suppliers site CHEST agreement info |
0 | ||
| Course Genie | Windows | See local Course Genie web page | A tool that will help you to take course material in Word format and efficiently transform it into a dynamic online course - see local Course Genie web page |
Local Course Genie web page |
0 | Nic Earle | ||
| EDINA | Information Services | Free - Contact the Library | Lesley Mudway | |||||
| ERDAS Imagine | 8.02 | GIS | Unix/SG | Contact the Coordinator | Image processing package, site licence paid by Geography Dept |
ERDAS Imagine CHEST deal |
0 | E I Thomas, Geography |
| ERDAS Imagine | 7.5 | GIS | DOS | Contact the Coordinator | Image processing package, site licence paid by Geography Dept |
ERDAS Imagine CHEST deal |
0 | E I Thomas, Geography |
| ERDAS Imagine | GIS | Contact the Coordinator | a complete suite of geoprocessing tools for geoscience and earth resource applications for more advanced work in image processing, GIS in remote sensing and photogrammetry. |
ERDAS Imagine CHEST deal |
0 | E I Thomas, Geography | ||
| EndNote | web | Database | Windows32 | Free of charge - Users can go to www.myendnoteweb.com to access EndNote Web, or they can access it through the ISI Web of Knowledge personalisation | An internet-based tool that fulfils the needs of undergraduates who want bibliographic and storage capabilities to cope with limited reference collections (max. 10,000 records) |
EndNote Versions Advice Page |
2 | |
| EndNote | X3 | Database | Mac | Costs - see the appropriate item on the local Software Prices web page | Bibliographic reference manager - news about the various versions is available - see the appropriate web link |
Local Software Prices Page, EndNote Versions Advice Page |
1 | |
| EndNote | X3 | Windows | Costs - see the appropriate item on the local Software Prices web page | Bibliographic reference manager - news about the various versions is available - see the appropriate web link |
Local Software Prices Page, EndNote Versions Advice Page |
2 | ||
| Exceed | PLUS (3.3.2) | Communications | DOS | Contact Help Desk - there is a small charge for the media, home PC use is allowed provided user remains a member of the University | X Window Server |
Using Exceed to connect to a Unix server |
1 | Nick Bruton |
| Exceed | 2008 | Communications | Windows32 | Contact Help Desk - there is a small charge for the media, home PC use is allowed provided user remains a member of the University | X Window Server |
Using Exceed to connect to a Unix server |
1 | Nick Bruton |
| Gaussian | Chemistry | Physical and Theoretical Chemistry have bought a site licence | Electronic structure program |
Gaussian Home Page |
0 | Jeremy Harvey | ||
| ISI Web of Science | Information Services | Free - contact the Library | 3 multi-disciplinary citation indexes drawn from over 7000 journals worldwide. Equivalent to the printed Science, Social Science and Arts and Humanities Citation Indexes. |
ISI Web of Science |
1 | Lesley Mudway | ||
| Inspiration | Version 8 | General | Windows | Free as part of site license, contact John Hay, Information Services - home PC use is allowed for all staff provided user remains a member of the University | Mind Mapping Software |
local Inspiration web page |
1 | Lisa Gault |
| Inspiration | Version 8 | General | Mac | Free as part of site license, contact John Hay, Information Services - home PC use is allowed for all staff provided user remains a member of the University | Mind Mapping Software |
local Inspiration web page |
1 | Lisa Gault |
| Kermit | 3.12 | Communications | DOS | Free - download from the US Kermit Page | PC communications program |
US Kermit Page |
0 | John Baker |
| Mac TCP Developer's Kit | Communications | MAC | Contact the Help Desk (7870) | TCP for the MAC | 0 | |||
| MapManager | 9 | Graphics | Windows | Free - download from the the University's FTP server (ftp.bris.ac.uk), in the directory "pub/ibmpc/mapmanager". It is accessible only to connections with local Bristol University addresses | MapManager converts the new OS MasterMap(tm) dataset (which is in the Geographical Markup Language ,GML, format) for use in ESRI and other GIS software such as ArcView. | 0 | ||
| Maple | 5.1 | Numerical Analysis | MAC | Contact the Help Desk (7870) | Computer algebra system |
Maple Help Page |
0 | Ian Stewart |
| Maple | 11 | Numerical Analysis | Windows32 | Contact the Help Desk (7870). Media for use on student PCs can be bought via the IS help desk. | Computer algebra system |
Maple Help Page |
1 | Ian Stewart |
| Maple | 11 | Numerical Analysis | Unix | Free on ISIS and Irix, for other op systems contact Ian Stewart | Computer algebra system |
Maple Help Page |
1 | Ian Stewart |
| Mathematica | Numerical Analysis | Costs - contact Neil Laws , Physics | Integrated technical computing system, licence purchased by Physics but possibly extendable to other University members on payment |
Suppliers home Page |
0 | Neil Laws | ||
| Microsoft Campus Products | General | Free but still must be ordered | Many of Microsoft's popular products (Office Enterprise, Windows 2000 Prof and XP Operating System upgrades and Visual Studio) are freely available under this CHEST deal. |
Microsoft Campus Deal |
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| Mulberry | 4 | Free - download access info is given on the web | Recommended version of the standard PC Mail client program, available for Windows, Mac and Unix operating systems |
Local Mulberry Page |
3 | Neil Elliot | ||
| Mulberry | 3 | Electronic mail | Free - download access info is given on the web | The standard PC Mail client program, available for Windows, Mac and Unix operating systems |
Local Mulberry Page |
3 | Neil Elliot | |
| NAG Fortran Library | Mk 16 and 17 | Numerical Analysis | Unix | Free register on ISIS. Other systems :Contact the Help Desk (7870). Use on home PCs is permitted. | A comprehensive collection of of FORTRAN 77 subroutines for the solution of numerical and statistical problems |
Nag Home Page |
1 | Ian Stewart |
| NFS Maestro Client | 5.1.3 and 7.0 | Communications | Windows32 | Free - contact Nick Bruton, Information Services | Allows the system to make an NFS file/print connection to a Unix system,includes Telnet,FTP, Ping, NSLookup,Network Time, Traceroute, Whois, Lpr and Lpq | 0 | ||
| NetFirst | Database | Free - Contact the Library for username and password details | Application indexed Web information Search facility - now part of WorldCat see announcement web page |
WorldCat announcement web page |
0 | |||
| Netscape | 7 | Browsers | Windows32 | Free. A download of Netscape 6 is available from the home site | Web Browser (some versions include other unsupported components). |
Netscape home |
0 | John Baker |
| Netscape | 6.x and below | Browsers | Windows16/32 | Web Browser. This was fully supported but recent major changes beyond our control have forced the support downgrade. | -1 | John Baker | ||
| Nvivo | Statistics | Windows32 | If in the Social Science & Law Faculties then contact fct-help@bris else see the Local Software Prices web page . Home use is allowed but home and work copies must not be run simultaneously. | Non-numerical Unstructured Data Indexing Searching and Theorizing package. A qualitative analysis tool. |
Nvivo Home Page Local Software Prices page |
0 | ||
| Oracle ODBC | 8 | Database | Windows32 | disk must be used to install | Allows Microsoft Access (and other software) to get information from an Oracle database |
Oracle ODBC |
1 | Maggie Shapland, Cameron Capewell |
| PC-NFS | 5.1 | Communications | DOS | Contact the Help Desk (7870) | Allows PC to access Network File Server. | 0 | Celia Hollingworth | |
| PC-NFSpro | Communications | DOS | Contact the Help Desk (7870) | Allows PC to access Network File Server. | 0 | Celia Hollingworth | ||
| Papyrus | 7 | Database | DOS/Windows16/32 | Contact the Help Desk (7870) | Bibliographic reference manager. Essentially a DOS package but can also be run on Windows 3.1 and NT and can be used with the latest version of Word. | 1 | Maggie Shapland | |
| Putty | Communications | Windows32 | Download from the web | A standalone Windows SSH client - an alternative to the SSH secure shell client | 1 | Martin Radford | ||
| Questionmark Perception | Windows | See local Questionmark perception web page | Online assessment software |
Local Questionmark Perception web page |
0 | Nic Earle | ||
| Respondus | 2.0.7 | Learning | Windows32 | Free - see Local Respondus web page | Powerful tool for creating and managing exams that can be printed to paper or published directly to Blackboard. |
Respondus Home Site Local Respondus web page |
1 | Nic Earle |
| SERIF DrawPlus | Windows32 | Contact your departmental computer support person (if not known then contact Alan.Blackman@bris) | A member of the Serif Graphics Suite, licensed for University-owned PCs only. Personally-owned PCs see web link |
SERIF Home Page SERIF Personal use info |
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| SERIF PhotoPlus | Windows32 | Contact your departmental computer support person (if not known then contact Alan.Blackman@bris) | A member of the Serif Graphics Suite, licensed for University-owned PCs only. Personally-owned PCs see web link |
SERIF Home Page SERIF Personal use info |
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| SPSS | 17 | Windows32 | Costs - see the appropriate item on the Software Prices web page | Latest SPSS for Windows. Not recommended for general rel;ease. See the software news page and the local web Page for more info. |
SPSS US Home Page, Local Software Prices Page, Software News Page |
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| SPSS | 16 | Statistics | Windows32 | Costs - see the appropriate item on the Software Prices web page | SPSS for Windows Vista and XP. See the local web Page for more info. |
SPSS US Home Page, Local Software Prices Page |
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| SPSS | 14 | Windows32 | Costs - see the appropriate item on the Software Prices web page | SPSS for 32-bit Windows. See the local web Page for more info. |
SPSS US Home Page, Local Software Prices Page |
1 | ||
| SSH Secure Shell client | 3.0.0 | Communications | Windows32 | download from ftp://ftp.bris.ac.uk/pub/ibmpc/ssh/ | Program for connecting to host systems using SSH2 encryption. Recommended for all connections to University hosts, particularly when connecting from outside the University network domain. |
SSH Web Page |
3 | |
| SpinRite | 6 | Hardware checking | Contact Martin Van Eker at the Centre for Medical Education. | hard disk testing and repair utility that fits on a floppy disk or CD |
Spinrite web info |
0 | Martin Van Eker | |
| StarOffice | Do-it-all | Windows32 | Free to install on University-owned PCs - Contact Ian Stewart | Sun version of an alternative to Microsoft Office Professional suite | 0 | Ian Stewart | ||
| Supplemental conversion Word for Windows aids | Word Processing | Windows32 | Contact the Help Desk (7870) | enables input/output of various extra different types of files(e g Word Perfect to Word for Windows) | 1 | John Baker | ||
| Texthelp Read & Write | Version 8 | General | Windows | Free as part of site license, contact Lisa Gault, Information Services | Integrated solution for users with literacy needs | 1 | Lisa Gault | |
| XV | Graphics | Unix | download via the web Page | Interactive image manipulation program for the X Windows System |
US web home Page |
0 | Dave Rogers |
Updated 17 March 2010 by the Information Services web team
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