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The administrative desktop and network offers its users a state of the art PC and networking environment providing powerful office productivity tools (a word processor, spreadsheet, presentation manager, & database) plus network connectivity within an office, between offices, and to the internet.

The standard desktop configuration offers the following software products:

Microsoft Windows XP Professional
Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint and Publisher)
Internet Explorer and Outlook Express
Virus Protection by McAfee VirusScan
Utilities
- WS FTP
- PowerArchiver (zip and unzip)

For more information related to the administrative desktop and network:

Administrative Network Orientation: This 30-minute presentation provides an overview of the administrative network and the standard administrative desktop. It is recommend for all employees who are new to the administrative network. Please print the PowerPoint slides for note-taking before you begin the presentation. You may also view it in full screen mode.
Administrative Network Contacts: Each office on the administrative network is asked to identify a primary and a secondary network contact to oversee security for that office's segment of the administrative network.
Maintenance Release 3: Beginning June 30, 2008, the IT Support Center will roll out Maintenance Release 3 for Windows XP to all administrative networked PCs. This will install Office 2007, as well as updates to SAP and Adobe Reader.
Scheduled Tasks and Automatic Reboot Implementation: To keep PCs running more efficiently and protected from viruses and spyware, a number of tasks are performed overnight on the administrative desktop.
Scheduled Tasks and Automatic Reboot FAQ: FAQ for schedule tasks and automatic reboots implemented on the administrative network.
Information about SMS Client and Advertised Programs: SMS Client and its Advertised Programs component are products distributed and supported by the IT Support Center as part of the standard administrative network model. The main purpose of the SMS client and the Advertised Programs module is to complete software upgrades and installations remotely.
SMS Client and the Advertised Programs Component - Frequently Asked Questions: Frequently Asked Questions about the SMS Client and Advertised Programs Support

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