Software Available at VCU
The software packages listed below are currently supported by VCU Technology Services and available to the VCU community. VCU Technology Services will coordinate licensing of software utilized by multiple departments.
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| Category | Software | Description | Cost | Getting started |
| Browser/ E-mail | Mozilla Firefox | Internet Browser | No Charge | Download for Windows, Mac, and Linux Documentation |
| Mozilla Thunderbird | No Charge | Download for Windows, Mac, and Linux Setup Documentation |
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| Mozilla | Internet Browser and E-mail | No Charge | Download for MAC and Windows Documentation |
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| Internet Explorer | Internet Browser | No Charge | Download |
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| Blackboard | Respondus |
Available only to faculty and staff Software to develop assessments tools for Blackboard |
No Charge | Download for Windows. Documentation |
| Connections | VPN Wireless Client | Authenticated and encrypted wireless access to VCU and through VCU to the Internet | No Charge for Windows Client. | Download for Windows. Documentation |
| Filezilla | To move files between a PC and UNIX | No Charge | Download
for Windows Documentation |
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| Fetch | To move files between a MAC and UNIX | No Charge, site license | Download
for MacOS X Documentation |
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| SSH Secure Shell/SFTP | Encrypted link betw. client and server computers | No Charge, site license | Download
for Windows Documentation |
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| X-Win32 | Desktop to Unix connections | No Charge, site license | Download
for Windows Documentation |
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| Databases | SQL Server | Relational Database for mid-size database needs | No Charge | Create a Technology Services Helpdesk ticket to request you be contacted to discuss purpose, scope and requirements |
| DB2 | Relational Database for legacy DB2 databases | No Charge | Create a Technology Services Helpdesk ticket to request you be contacted. | |
| Oracle | Relational Database | No Charge | Create a Technology Services Helpdesk ticket to request you be contacted to discuss purpose, scope and requirements | |
| Data Conversion | DBMS/Copy | Converts data between software formats. | No Charge, site license | Download or |
| Data Mining | QDA Miner |
Data Mining Software | No charge | |
| SAS Enterprise Miner | Data Mining Software | License and download are free; purchase media from Online@VCU for $20 | Enterprise Miner on Windows runs within: SAS on Windows Documentation |
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| Geographical | ArcGIS, ArcPAD, ArcIMS | Geographical Information System (GIS) | No Charge | More about GIS at VCU |
| Microsoft | Operating systems, Server Applications and Desktop Applications including Microsoft Office | Microsoft
Academic Select Master Agreement Microsoft Student Select License Agreement |
University computers: Purchase
Microsoft licenses and media Students: Online@VCU |
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| Mathmatical & Scientific | ChemBioDraw Ultra |
Chemical structures | No Charge | Get account on App2Go server Documentation |
| GCG | The Wisconsin Package for comprehensive sequence analysis & SeqWeb which provides access to applications in the Wisconsin Package from a web browser | No Charge | Restricted access (available through Technology Services request for special accounts on Watson).
Use of SeqWeb requires X-windows. |
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| CSD | Cambridge Structural DB System contains crystal structure information for over 272,000 organic and metal organic compounds. | No Charge | Get an account on Watson |
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| IDL | Data visualization and analysis | No Charge | Get account on App2Go server or | |
| Mathematica | Computations for Windows, Mac, Linux and Solaris | No Charge | Download for Windows, Mac and Linux Request media for Solaris Documentation |
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| MathType | Equation Editor | No Charge | Download for MAC and Windows or |
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| MathCad | Desktop productivity tool for scientists and engineers | No Charge | Get account on App2Go server Documentation |
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| MATLAB | Numerical computing and programming language | No Charge | ||
| Scientific Workplace | Mathematical word processing and LaTex typesetting | No Charge | ||
| PC | WipeDrive | WipeDrive will securely overwrite and remove ALL data from your PC. Intended use for this product is to clear out the machine for re-distribution or retirement. Using WipeDrive meets the Commonwealth of Virginia's requirements for the correct destruction of electronic data as directed by COV ITRM Standard SEC2003-02.1, "Removal of Commonwealth Data from Surplus Computer Hard Drives and Electronic Media Standard." | No Charge | Download Limit of 5000 licenses for VCU affiliates only |
| Program Language & Libraries | ABAQUS | Element analysis tool | No Charge | Restricted access (available through BioMedEngineering and Neurosurgery). Contact
the TS Helpdesk to request authorization of account (on Bach). Documentation from ABAQUS. |
| C, C++ | Compiler | No Charge | Get an account on Hubert, Medusa, Watson Documentation |
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| GAMESS | For ab initio quantum chemistry. | No Charge | ||
| Fortran 77 | Compiler | No Charge | Get an account on Hubert, Bach, Linn, or Watson Documentation |
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| Fortran 90 | Compiler | No Charge | Get an account on Hubert, Bach,Linn, or Watson Documentation |
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| Gaussian 03 | For molecular modeling | No Charge | Get an account on Bach or Linn Documentation |
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| IMSL Fortran Library | Mathmetical library numerical analysis | No Charge | Get
an account on Hubert Documentation |
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| Perl | Programming language | No Charge | Get an account on Hubert, Medusa, Watson Documentation |
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| Portland Group Compilers | Compilers and tools for parallel computing | No Charge | Get an account on Medusa FAQs and Documentation |
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| Qualitative Analysis |
Atlas.ti | Qualitative Analysis |
No Charge | Get account on App2Go server Documentation |
| MaxQDAplus | Qualitative Analysis |
No Charge | Get account on App2Go server Documentation |
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| NVivo | Qualitative Analysis |
No Charge | Get account on App2Go server Documentation |
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| QDAMiner and WordStat | Qualitative Analysis |
No Charge | Get account on App2Go server Documentation |
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| Statistical Applications | AMOS | Structural Equations | No Charge | Get account on App2Go server Documentation |
| JMP | Statistical Analysis Software | No Charge | ||
| Latent Gold | Latent class and finite mixture | No Charge | Get account on App2Go server Documentation |
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| Lisrel | Structural equation modeling | No Charge | Get an account on Hubert |
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| Mplus | Statistical modeling | No Charge | ||
| MX | Structural Equations | No Charge | Download for Windows or Unix Documentation |
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| nQuery | Power Analysis and Sample Size | Windows: No Charge, site license No charge on App2Go server |
Download for Windows or |
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| OriginPro | Data analysis and graphing for scientists and engineers |
No Charge | Get account on App2Go server Documentation |
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| Prelis | Prelis works with Lisrel | No Charge | Get an account on Hubert |
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| Prism | Scientific Graphing | No Charge | Get account on App2Go server Documentation |
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| R | Statistical Analysis Software |
No Charge (Open source) |
Download for Windows, Linux or MacOS X Documentation |
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| SAS | Statistical Analysis Software | Windows: No charge for License and download; No charge on Unix or App2Go servers |
SAS on Windows Get account on App2Go server or Get an account on Hubert |
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| SigmaPlot | Charting Tool | No Charge for use on VCU Network or App2Go Server | ||
| SigmaStat | Statistical Analysis Tool | No Charge for use on VCU Network or App2Go Server | ||
| SPSS | Statistical Analysis software | No charge for License and download for Windows; |
SPSS on Windows
(download free) For SPSS on Unix, get an account on Hubert then link to Hubert using SPSS for Windows as client. or (Amos, Categories, Complex Samples, Data Entry Builder and Exact Tests are ONLY licensed on the App2Go Server) |
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| S-Plus | Statistical Analysis software | No charge on Unix or App2Go servers Windows: Students:Free Fac/Staff: $40yr/pc |
Get account on App2Go server or S-Plus on Unix:
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| STATA | Statistical Analysis software | No charge on App2Go server |
Get account on App2Go server or |
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| Sudaan | Analysis of Clustered Data | No charge on App2Go server Windows: Students:Free |
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| Text Mining | SAS Text Miner | Text Mining Software | License and download are free; purchase media from Online@VCU for $20 | SAS Text Miner for Windows runs within SAS and Enterprise Miner: SAS on Windows Documentation |
| WordStat | Text analysis | No Charge | ||
| Virus | Sophos Antivirus | Virus protection | No Charge, site license | Download Documentation |
| Web Survey | Inquisite | Web survey software | Licensed to departments, $800/yr | Documentation |
