The collection catalog is a glossary of supported applications services and tools available to students, faculty, and staff. The catalog provides a listening of software by category and information on how to use them.

If you do not see an item you are looking for contact us at web@uccs.edu

  • Personal Computing and Devices
    7-Zip

    Description of Software: Open source file archiver and compression software
    Operating System: Windows 10/11
    Price: Provided by OIT (available for personal computers)
    Eligibility: UCCS Students, Faculty, Staff
    Required Programs: None
    Limitations/Required Programs: Windows only
    Included Programs: N/A
    Online Login Page: No
    Available in Labs: All

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  • Personal Computing and Devices
    Adobe Acrobat Pro DC

    Description of Software: PDF editing solution to easily review, update, and edit PDF documents and share them with others
    Operating System: Windows 10/11, macOS Big Sur, macOS Monterey
    Price: Provided by OIT (to Faculty and Staff)
    Eligibility: UCCS Students, Faculty, Staff
    Required Programs: None
    Limitations/Required Programs: N/A
    Included Programs: N/A
    Online Login Page: Yes
    Available in Labs: All

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  • Smart Classrooms & Open Labs
    Adobe Creative Cloud

    Description of Software: Applications for video editing, graphic design, and photography. Includes 
    Operating System: Windows 10/11, macOS Big Sur, macOS Monterey 
    Price:

    • $80/per year/per Faculty/Staff member (billed to department speedtype)
    • $95/per year (plus tax) for students (student license)

    Eligibility: UCCS Faculty and Staff upon request 
    Required Programs: None 
    Limitations/Required Programs: Cannot use without a valid license 
    Included Programs: See Adobe's site for included apps
    Online Login Page: Yes 
    Available in Labs: All

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  • Personal Computing and Devices
    Adobe Sign

    Description of Software: PDF solution allowing users to easily send documents to others for verification and digital signatures.
    Operating System: Windows 10/11, macOS Big Sur, macOS Monterey
    Price: Provided by OIT (to Faculty and Staff)
    Eligibility: UCCS Faculty and Staff upon request
    Required Programs: Adobe Acrobat Pro
    Limitations/Required Programs: Must be a Faculty/Staff member to use
    Included Programs: N/A
    Online Login Page: Yes
    Available in Labs: Browser Based Application

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  • Smart Classrooms & Open Labs
    Advanced Design System

    Eligibility: Electrical Engineering
    Location: ECE Lab/Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

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  • Personal Computing and Devices
    Analytical Graphics STK

    Description of Software: Graphical analysis tool for Engineering use
    Operating System: Windows 10/11
    Price: Provided by EAS
    Eligibility: UCCS Students, Faculty, Staff
    Required Programs: None
    Limitations/Required Programs: Requires connection to UCCS campus internet or UCCSVPN
    Included Programs: N/A
    Online Login Page: No
    Available in Labs: Engineering Lab Classrooms

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  • Smart Classrooms & Open Labs
    Android Studio

    Description of Software: Official Integrated Development Environment for Android application development.
    Operating System: Windows 10/11, macOS Big Sur, macOS Monterey
    Price: Provided by OIT
    Eligibility: UCCS Students, Faculty, Staff
    Required Programs: None
    Limitations/Required Programs: At least 8GB of RAM
    Included Programs: N/A
    Online Login Page: No
    Available in Labs: EPC/COH Open Labs, COLU 209 (Macs Only) 

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  • Smart Classrooms & Open Labs
    ArcGIS Desktop

    Description of Software: Software to create, analyze, and manage geographic information.
    Operating System: Windows 10/11
    Price: Provided by OIT (in specific labs)
    Eligibility: UCCS Students, Faculty, Staff
    Required Programs: None
    Limitations/Required Programs: See Below
    Included Programs: N/A
    Online Login Page: Yes
    Available in Labs: EPC/COH Open Labs, Geography Labs, COLU223, COLU224

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  • Smart Classrooms & Open Labs
    ArcGIS Pro

    Description of Software: GIS application that supports data visualization and sharing.
    Operating System: Windows 10/11
    Price: Provided by OIT Labs
    Eligibility: UCCS Students, Faculty, Staff
    Required Programs: None
    Limitations/Required Programs: Recommended 16GB of RAM
    Included Programs: N/A
    Online Login Page: Yes
    Available in Labs: EPC/COH Open Labs, Geography Labs, COLU223, COLU224

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  • Smart Classrooms & Open Labs
    Arduino

    Eligibility: Electrical Engineering
    Location: ECE Lab/Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

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  • Smart Classrooms & Open Labs
    BenchVue

    Eligibility: Electrical Engineering
    Location: ECE Lab/Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

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  • Teaching and Learning Management
    Canvas

    Description of Software: Classroom management software to manage courses and send announcements to students
    Operating System: Windows 10/11, macOS Big Sur, macOS Monterey, ChromeOS
    Price: Provided by UCCS
    Eligibility: UCCS Students, Faculty, Staff
    Required Programs: None
    Limitations/Required Programs: Browser Based Application
    Included Programs: N/A
    Online Login Page: Yes
    Available in Labs: Browser Based Application

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  • Smart Classrooms & Open Labs
    ChemOffice Pro

    Description of Software: Chemistry software with scientific design tools to model graphs and data
    Operating System: Windows 10/11, macOS Big Sur, macOS Monterey
    Price: Provided by OIT Labs
    Eligibility: UCCS Students, Faculty, Staff
    Required Programs: None
    Limitations/Required Programs: Only available in EPC/COH Open Labs, Science Excel Center
    Included Programs: N/A
    Online Login Page: No
    Available in Labs: EPC/COH Open Labs, Science Excel Center

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  • Smart Classrooms & Open Labs
    COMSOL

    Eligibility: Mechanical Engineering
    Location: MAE Lab/Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

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  • Smart Classrooms & Open Labs
    DaVinci Resolve

    Description of Software: Professional video and audio editing, visual effects, and color correction software.
    Operating System: Windows 10/11, macOS Big Sur, macOS Monterey
    Price:

    • Free (4k exports)
    • $295 (studio, beyond 4k exports plus extra features)

    Eligibility: UCCS Students, Faculty, Staff
    Required Programs: None
    Limitations/Required Programs: Free version has a few features removed and is limited to exporting videos up to 4K resolution. Paid version removes these limitations. 
    Included Programs: N/A
    Online Login Page: No
    Available in Labs: EPC/COH Open Labs, COLU 209 (Macs Only) 

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  • Smart Classrooms & Open Labs
    Design Spark PCB

    Eligibility: Electrical Engineering
    Location: ECE Lab/Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

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  • Web Services
    Drupal

    Description of Software: Stable and easily supportable content management system to create websites
    Operating System: Windows 10/11, macOS Big Sur, macOS Monterey
    Price: Provided by OIT
    Eligibility: UCCS Faculty, Staff
    Required Programs: None
    Limitations/Required Programs: Assistance for this program can be had by emailing web@uccs.edu
    Included Programs: N/A
    Online Login Page: None
    Available in Labs: None

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  • Smart Classrooms & Open Labs
    IBM SPSS Amos

    Description of Software: Structural equation modeling software for analysis and research  
    Operating System: Windows 10/11 
    Price: Provided by LAS 
    Eligibility: UCCS Students, Faculty, Staff 
    Required Programs: None 
    Limitations/Required Programs: Licenses must be renewed yearly. 
    Included Programs: N/A 
    Online Login Page: No 
    Available in Labs: EPC/COH Open Labs, Dwire Hall Labs/Podiums, Geography Labs, all OIT lab computers.

    This software can also be purchased individually through the CU OIT's OnTheHub Software Ordering page.

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  • Smart Classrooms & Open Labs
    IBM SPSS Statistics

    Description of Software: Structural equation modeling software for analysis and research 
    Operating System: Windows 10/11
    Price: Provided by LAS
    Eligibility: UCCS Students, Faculty, Staff
    Required Programs: None
    Limitations/Required Programs: Licenses must be renewed yearly.
    Included Programs: N/A
    Online Login Page: No
    Available in Labs: EPC/COH Open Labs, Dwire Hall Labs/Podiums, Geography Labs, all OIT lab computers.

    This software can also be purchased individually through the CU OIT's OnTheHub Software Ordering page.

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  • Teaching and Learning Management
    iClicker

    Description of Software: Interactive quiz software
    Operating System: Windows 10/11, macOS Big Sur, macOS Monterey, ChromeOS
    Price:

    • Student Pricing:
      • $15.99/6 months 
      • $24.99/1 year
      • $34.99/2 years
      • $49.99/4 years
    • Contact iClicker for enterprise pricing

    Eligibility: UCCS Students, Faculty, Staff
    Required Programs: Requires downloading an application to use as the remote
    Limitations/Required Programs: Requires downloading an application to use as the remote
    Included Programs: N/A
    Online Login Page: Yes
    Available in Labs: All Podium Computers

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  • File Transfer and Storage
    LionShare

    Description of Software: Secure file uploading and sharing service. Allows sharing of files to people in and outside UCCS
    Operating System: Windows 10/11, macOS Big Sur, macOS Monterey
    Price: Provided by OIT
    Eligibility: UCCS Faculty, Staff
    Required Programs: None
    Limitations/Required Programs: 4GB of space maximum. More can be requested from the OIT Service Desk
    Included Programs: N/A
    Online Login Page: Yes
    Available in Labs: Browser Based Application

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  • Smart Classrooms & Open Labs
    LT Spice

    Eligibility: Electrical Engineering
    Location: ECE Lab/Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
     

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  • Personal Computing and Devices
    Mathematica

    Eligibility: UCCS Students, Faculty, Staff
    Location: Users can download Mathematica from the CU Boulder site
     

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  • Smart Classrooms & Open Labs
    MatLab

    Description of Software: Programming and computing platform to create models and analyze data
    Operating System: Windows 10/11
    Price: Provided by EAS
    Eligibility: UCCS Students, Faculty, Staff
    Required Programs: None
    Limitations/Required Programs: Minimum 4GB of RAM required
    Included Programs: N/A
    Online Login Page: No
    Available in Labs: Math Excel Center, OCSE B213, OCSE B138

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  • Smart Classrooms & Open Labs
    Microchip Studio

    Eligibility: Electrical Engineering
    Location: ECE Lab/Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

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  • Personal Computing and Devices
    Microsoft 365

    Description of Software: Productivity and collaboration applications for professional and personal work.
    Operating System: Windows 10/11, macOS Big Sur, macOS Monterey, ChromeOS
    Price: Provided by OIT
    Eligibility: UCCS Students, Faculty, Staff
    Required Programs: None
    Limitations/Required Programs: None
    Included Programs: Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, OneNote, OneDrive
    Online Login Page: Yes
    Available in Labs: All

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  • Smart Classrooms & Open Labs
    Microsoft Access

    Description of Software: Database management system combining database engine with a user interface to allow for ease of access
    Operating System: Windows 10/11
    Price:

    • $9.99/month (personal)
    • $12.50/person/month (business)

    Eligibility: UCCS Students, Faculty, Staff
    Required Programs: None
    Limitations/Required Programs: Only available on Windows 10/11
    Included Programs: N/A
    Online Login Page: No
    Available in Labs: EPC/COH Open Labs, Geography Labs

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  • File Transfer and Storage
    Microsoft OneDrive

    Description of Software: Cloud storage option allowing files to be easily stored and accessed.
    Operating System: Windows 10/11, macOS Big Sur, macOS Monterey, ChromeOS
    Price: Provided by OIT
    Eligibility: UCCS Students, Faculty, Staff
    Required Programs: None
    Limitations/Required Programs: 1TB of usage allowed
    Included Programs: N/A
    Online Login Page: Yes
    Available in Labs: All

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  • Personal Computing and Devices
    Microsoft OneNote

    Description of Software: Note taking application that integrates easily with the rest of the Office Suite and allows for simple collaboration on documents
    Operating System: Windows 10/11, macOS Big Sur, macOS Monterey, ChromeOS
    Price: Provided by OIT
    Eligibility: UCCS Students, Faculty, Staff
    Required Programs: None (Can be installed as a standalone program)
    Limitations/Required Programs: Same size limits as OneDrive
    Included Programs: N/A
    ​​​​​​​Online Login Page: Yes
    Available in Labs: All

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  • Smart Classrooms & Open Labs
    Microsoft PowerBI Desktop

    Description of Software: Easy to use data visualization software with scalable platforms and Business Intelligence
    Operating System: Windows 10/11
    Price: Provided by OIT Labs
    Eligibility: UCCS Students, Faculty, Staff
    Required Programs: None
    Limitations/Required Programs: Avaliable in EPC/COH Open Labs, Dwire Hall Labs/Podiums
    Included Programs: N/A
    Online Login Page: Yes
    Available in Labs: EPC/COH Open Labs, Dwire Hall Labs/Podiums

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  • File Transfer and Storage
    Microsoft SharePoint

    Description of Software: Software to easily share and manage documents and resources
    Operating System: Windows 10/11, macOS Big Sur, macOS Monterey, ChromeOS
    Price: Provided by OIT (to Faculty and Staff)
    Eligibility: UCCS Students, Faculty, Staff
    Required Programs: None
    Limitations/Required Programs: Size limit anywhere from 1TB to 25TB. Contact the OIT Service Desk if size readjustment is necessary.
    Included Programs: N/A
    Online Login Page: Yes
    Available in Labs: All

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  • Messaging and Collaboration
    Microsoft Teams

    Description of Software: Messaging and collaboration application for voice and video calling. Allows for sharing of Office365 documents and organization of different groups and teams
    Operating System: Windows 10/11, macOS Big Sur, macOS Monterey, ChromeOS
    Price: Provided by OIT
    Eligibility: UCCS Students, Faculty, Staff
    Required Programs: None
    Limitations/Required Programs: None
    Included Programs: N/A
    Online Login Page: Yes
    Available in Labs: All

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  • Smart Classrooms & Open Labs
    ModelSim

    Eligibility: Electrical Engineering
    Location: ECE Lab/Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
     

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  • Teaching and Learning Management
    Panopto

    Description of Software: Lecture recording, video streaming, and video management software
    Operating System: Windows 10/11, macOS Big Sur, macOS Monterey, ChromeOS
    Price: Provided by FRC
    Eligibility: UCCS Faculty, Staff
    Required Programs: None
    Limitations/Required Programs: Panopto needs to be activated for Canvas course. See FRC Panopto Documentation
    Online Login Page: Yes
    Available in Labs: None

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  • Smart Classrooms & Open Labs
    PASCO Capstone

    Description of Software: Data collection software that can easily be connected and synced with collection tools for easy collection and analysis.
    Operating System: Windows 10/11, macOS Big Sur, macOS Monterey
    Price: Provided by OIT Labs
    Eligibility: UCCS Students, Faculty, Staff
    Required Programs: None
    Limitations/Required Programs: Only avaliable in EPC/COH Open Labs
    Included Programs: N/A
    Online Login Page: No
    Available in Labs: EPC/COH Open Labs

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  • Printing
    Paw Prints

    Description of Software: Printing software to allow printing to library and lab printers
    Operating System:
    Price: $.06 for single sided B/W. $.08 for double sided B/W. $0.25 for Color.
    Eligibility: UCCS Students
    Required Programs: 
    Limitations/Required Programs: None
    Included Programs: N/A
    Online Login Page: Yes
    Available in Labs: Yes

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  • Personal Computing and Devices
    PuTTy

    Description of Software: SSH Client used primarily to connect and interact with Linux based servers on campus 
    Operating System: Windows 10/11
    Price: Provided by EAS (available for personal computers)
    Eligibility: UCCS Students, Faculty, Staff
    Required Programs: None
    Limitations/Required Programs: None
    Included Programs: N/A
    Online Login Page: No
    Available in Labs: Engineering Lab Classrooms

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  • Personal Computing and Devices
    Qualtrics

    Description of Software: Web-based tool to create and send surveys, then easily read and manage data collected
    Operating System: Windows 10/11, macOS Big Sur, macOS Monterey, ChromeOS
    Price: Provided by Qualtrics 
    Eligibility: UCCS Faculty, Staff, Students
    Required Programs: None
    Limitations/Required Programs: None
    Included Programs: N/A
    Online Login Page: Yes
    Available in Labs: None

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  • Teaching and Learning Management
    Respondus Lockdown Browser

    Description of Software: Test-management software to view student's screen and/or surroundings while taking exams
    Operating System: Windows 10/11, macOS Big Sur, macOS Monterey, ChromeOS
    Price: Provided by UCCS
    Eligibility: UCCS Students, Faculty, Staff
    Required Programs: None
    Limitations/Required Programs: Requires a camera for the Browser Monitor section of the application. Browser monitor cannot be used on a Chromebook
    Included Programs: N/A
    Online Login Page: No
    Available in Labs: Yes

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  • Smart Classrooms & Open Labs
    Robotic for Lego Mindstorms

    Eligibility: Electrical Engineering
    Location: ECE Lab/Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
     

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  • Personal Computing and Devices
    Solidworks

    Description of Software: 3D CAD software used for Mechanical Engineering
    Operating System: Windows 10/11
    Price: Provided by EAS for Mechanical Engineering
    Eligibility: UCCS MAE Students, Faculty, Staff
    Required Programs: None
    Limitations/Required Programs: Only avaliable for MAE
    Included Programs: N/A
    Online Login Page: No
    Available in Labs: 

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  • Personal Computing and Devices
    Sophos Endpoint

    Description of Software: Malware detection and prevention application
    Operating System: macOS Monterey, macOS Big Sur
    Price: Provided by OIT
    Eligibility: UCCS Faculty, Staff
    Required Programs: Rosetta, should be downloaded when Sophos is downloaded
    Limitations/Required Programs: Only available on Apple computers imaged by the OIT Service Desk. Not available for personal Mac computers
    Included Programs: Sophos Endpoint, Sophos Endpoint Self Help, Sophos Network Extension, Sophos Scan
    Online Login Page: No
    Available in Labs: EPC/COH Open Labs, COLU 209 (Macs Only) 

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  • Teaching and Learning Management
    Starfish

    Description of Software: Scheduling application for appointments and faculty office hours
    Operating System: Windows 10/11, macOS Big Sur, macOS Monterey, ChromeOS
    Price: Provided by Canvas
    Eligibility: UCCS Students, Faculty, Staff
    Required Programs: None
    Limitations/Required Programs: Browser Based Application
    Included Programs: N/A
    Online Login Page: Yes
    Available in Labs: Browser Based Application

    Moving to Salesforce/Student Success Network in May.

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  • Smart Classrooms & Open Labs
    Tableau Desktop

    Description of Software: Data exploration and analysis software
    Operating System: Windows 10/11, macOS Monterey, macOS Big Sur
    Price: Provided by OIT Labs
    Eligibility: UCCS Students, Faculty, Staff
    Required Programs: None
    Limitations/Required Programs: 1.5GB minimum free space, 2GB memory
    Included Programs: N/A
    Online Login Page: No
    Available in Labs: EPC/COH Open Labs, COLU220

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  • Smart Classrooms & Open Labs
    Visual Studio

    Eligibility: EAS
    Location: EAS Labs/Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

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  • Personal Computing and Devices
    WinSCP

    Description of Software: SSH Client with a focus on remote file management
    Operating System: Windows 10/11
    Price: Provided by EAS (available for personal computers)
    Eligibility: UCCS Students, Faculty, Staff
    Required Programs: PuTTy (needed for most command line fuctionality)
    Limitations/Required Programs: None
    Included Programs: N/A
    Online Login Page: No
    Available in Labs: Engineering Lab Classrooms

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  • Web Services
    WordPress

    Description of Software: Software to easily create individual sites
    Operating System: Windows 10/11, macOS Big Sur, macOS Monterey
    Price: Provided by OIT
    Eligibility: UCCS Faculty, Staff
    Required Programs: None
    Limitations/Required Programs: Assistance for this program can be had by emailing web@uccs.edu
    Included Programs: N/A
    Online Login Page: Yes
    Available in Labs: None

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  • Smart Classrooms & Open Labs
    Xcode

    Description of Software: Application to create apps for Apple products. Includes C, C++, Objective-C, Objective-C++, Java, AppleScript, Python, Ruby, ResEdit, and Swift compilers.
    Operating System: macOS Big Sur, macOS Monterey
    Price: Provided by OIT
    Eligibility: UCCS Students, Faculty, Staff
    Required Programs: Only available on macOS
    Limitations/Required Programs: Only available on macOS
    Included Programs: N/A
    Online Login Page: No
    Available in Labs: EPC/COH Open Labs, COLU 209 (Macs Only) 

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  • Smart Classrooms & Open Labs
    XiLinx Design Suite

    Eligibility: Electrical Engineering
    Location: ECE Lab/Virtual Desktop Infrastructure
     

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  • Messaging and Collaboration
    Zoom

    Description of Software: Teleconferencing application that allows for video and voice calls between users. Meetings can be recorded, saved to the cloud, and shared with others
    Operating System: Windows 10/11, macOS Big Sur, macOS Monterey, ChromeOS
    Price: Provided by OIT
    Eligibility: UCCS Students, Faculty, Staff
    Required Programs: None
    Limitations/Required Programs: Meetings can have 1,000 participants while Webinars can have up to 10,000. See All Differences Between Meetings and Webinars
    Included Programs: N/A
    Online Login Page: Yes
    Available in Labs: All

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