Software
This page has two sections: Desktop/Laptop Software and Cluster Software
Software for your Desktop or Laptop Computer
The following products are licensed by FAS and are available to FAS affiliates on CDs from the FAS Desktop Support team. Fill out a copy of the FAS Software Agreement form for each computer on which the software will be installed. Click http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~fascs/SoftAgreeForm.doc to download the form.
Software on CD:
| OSX | Windows |
| Microsoft Office 2004 | Microsoft Office 2003 |
| FileMaker Pro v. 8 | FileMaker Pro v. 8 |
| OS X v. 10.4 (Tiger) and 10.3 (Panther) | Windows XP |
FAS-Downloadable Software:
FAS offers a variety of downloadable software; access is by Pin Authentication.
The following list is both abbreviated and likely to be out of date; the current complete list is here: http://www.fas.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/software/download.pl?platform=all
| OSX | Windows | |
| AntiVirus Software | Virex 7.7 | VirusScan 8 Enterprise |
| Acrobat Professional | v. 7.0.3 (keyed) | v. 7 (keyed) |
| Dreamweaver | v. 7.0.1 (keyed) | v. 2004 (keyed) |
| EndNote | v. 9.0 (keyed) | v. X (keyed) |
| Mathematica | v. 5.2.2 | v. 5.2 |
| MatLab (requires VPN connection) | v. 7.2 | R2006a |
| Photoshop CS2 | v. 9.0 (keyed) | v. CS2 (keyed) |
| Statistical analysis
| SPSS 13.0 (keyed) Stata 9.0 (keyed) | MiniTab 14.2 (keyed) SPSS 14.0 (keyed) SPSS Smart Viewer 13.0 (keyed) Stata Intercooled v. 9.0 (keyed) |
| VPN Client | v. 4.9 | v. 4.0.4 |
You’ll have to install the KeyServer Client to use FAS’s “keyed” software. Keyed software is free to users, but when all the keys are in use, additional users can’t run the software.
Downloadable Software:
MCB lecture and conference room schedules (and a couple of lab calendars) are hosted on the Life Sciences Meeting Maker server (request a Meeting Maker account by emailing support [-at-] lsdiv [dot] harvard [dot] edu). Please contact the HelpDesk at 6-2727 or email support [-at-] lsdiv [dot] harvard [dot] edu for help downloading and configuring the client software and connecting to the server.
| OSX | Windows | |
| MeetingMaker Client | 7.5 | 7.5 |
WinZip | License # is in the ReadMe file |
Other “Desktop” Software:
UIS SITE (http://www.uis.harvard.edu/enterprise_licensing/catalog/?searchby=vendor) has other products (including Adobe Creative Suite, Acrobat Professional and Photoshop). To browse the catalog and order from it, you’ll have to enter your Harvard ID and PIN. Licenses are sold separately from media. You’ll need one license for each computer the software will be installed on.
DNA Sequencing Software:
VectorNTI – Invitrogen continues to support the PC version of VectorNTI, and now offers it to educational users for free. Unfortunately, they are no longer updating the Macintosh version, though the most recent Mac version, 7.1, is still downloadable – note: this requires a bootable Panther (10.3.9) partition - contact FASCS for assistance with this (6-2727).
To get a free license to use the software, click the “Join Today” button on the VectorNTI User Community page; download the software from this page
Lasergene – Lasergene has been suggested as a replacement for VectorNTI for Mac users with Tiger. DNAStar offers a 15-day free Lasergene trial here.
Desktop Software Updates
Keep your OS and applications software updated to minimize the risk of being hacked. Here’s where to find these updates.
http://internal.mcb.harvard.edu/Tech/CompServices/ObtainSoftware/index.html#Updates
Software on the Bauer Core Linux Cluster
Applications running on the cluster are available to Harvard research groups. A few of the popular applications are:
* BLAST (NCBI and WU)
* EMBOSS
* Primer3
* QRNA and SNOSCAN
* Bioperl
* GMEP
* Mathematica (Bauer Lab only)
Access to the Cluster requires a Bauer Core account. Research groups may subscribe to the cluster by paying a nominal fee of $100 per month. More information is available at http://www.sysbio.harvard.edu/csb/resources/computational/linux.html
More information on Databases, Microarray analysis, Programming tools, Sequence analysis, and Visualization and modeling is available on the following web page: http://www.sysbio.harvard.edu/csb/resources/computational/resource.html