Request software for computers with sensitive data

If your work-office computer stores sensitive data and Information Technology removed the access for software installations to be made on it, you will need to follow a different procedure when you require new software.

List of available software

Name Functionality Technical support Cost

Adobe Acrobat Pro 
(Faculty)

Create and edit PDF files From vendor Buy now
Adobe Acrobat Pro 
(Staff)
Create and edit PDF files From vendor Buy now

Antidote 
(Faculty and staff)

Bilingual writing tool  From vendor Buy now 

AnyConnect
(Faculty and staff)

VPN Service Desk

Free Download 

ARC GIS 
(Students)

Mapping software and data From vendor Buy now

ARC GIS 
(Faculty and staff)

Mapping software and data From vendor Buy now  

ChemDraw 
(Students, faculty and staff)

Chemical structures creator  From vendor

Free download

Deep Freeze 
(Staff)

Protect computer settings and configurations  From vendor Buy now 

LiquidFiles 
(Students, faculty and staff)

For emails with large attachments or an encryption requirement.

Service Desk

Free
Go to LiquidFiles.
Enter your
uoAccess ID
and password. 

Maple 
(Faculty)

Mathematics and modeling tool  From vendor Buy now
Maple 
(Staff)
Mathematics and modeling tool  From vendor Buy now

Mathematica 
(Faculty)

Computations application From vendor Buy now
Mathematica 
(Staff)
Computations application From vendor Buy now

Matlab & Matlab Toolbox
(Faculty)

Statistical software  From vendor Buy now

Matlab & Matlab Toolbox
(Staff)

Statistical software  From vendor Buy now

MS Calendar 
(Faculty and staff)

uOttawa statutory holiday in MS Calendar 

Note for Mac users: To import the file to Outlook, two-finger click (or control and click on the file) and select Outlook under the Open sub-menu. 

Service Desk

Free
Download
for Windows

Download
for Mac
 

Microsoft Defender 
(Faculty and staff)

Anti-virus (For University-owned computers)  Service Desk

Free 
Contact your IT
representative or
Service Desk

Microsoft Office 
(Students)

Office Suite  Service Desk

Free 
Login to 
MS Office 365 

Microsoft Office 
(Faculty and staff)

Office Suite Service Desk

Free
Consultour
MS Office 365 website

Microsoft Office 
(Former staff and clinicians) 

Office Suite  Service Desk MS Office
for personal use
 

Microsoft OneDrive 
(Students, faculty and staff)

Office Suite
 
From vendor

Free Download

Microsoft Power BI Pro 
(Students, faculty and staff)

Business intelligence
Details about Power BI 

From vendor

Free Download 

Microsoft Project Pro 
(Faculty)

Project management Service Desk Buy now
Microsoft Project Pro 
(Staff)
Project management Service Desk Buy now

Microsoft Teams 
(Students, faculty and staff)

Office Suite Service Desk

Free Download 

Microsoft Visio Professional 
(Faculty)

Diagramming Tool From vendor Buy now
Microsoft Visio Professional 
(Staff)
Diagramming Tool From vendor Buy now

Microsoft Visual Studio 
(Faculty)

Application Development Tools  From vendor Buy now
Microsoft Visual Studio 
(Staff)
Application Development Tools  From vendor Buy now

NI LabVIEW 
(Faculty)

Systems graphical programming environment From vendor Buy now
NI LabVIEW 
(Staff)
Systems graphical programming environment From vendor Buy now

NVivo 
(Students, faculty and staff)

Qualitative data analysis software package From vendor Free Download 

Telnet/SSH 
(Students, faculty and staff)

Putty Windows – style installer  From vendor

Free Download

SAS
(Faculty)

Statistical software  From vendor Buy now
SAS
(Staff)
Statistical software  From vendor Buy now
SAS
(Students)
Statistical software  From vendor Buy now

Sophos 
(Students, faculty and staff)

Anti-virus for personal use only From vendor Free Download 

SPSS 
(Faculty)

Statistical software  From vendor Buy now
SPSS 
(Staff)
Statistical software  From vendor Buy now
SPSS 
(Students)
Statistical software  From vendor Buy now

Stata 
(Students)

Data analysis and statistical software  From vendor Buy now 

Stata 
(Faculty and staff)

Data analysis and statistical software  From vendor  Buy now 

SurveyMonkey 
(Students, faculty and staff)

Survey Tool From vendor

Free
Login information  

Topaz 
(Faculty and staff)

Animal care system From vendor Free Download 

Xtender 
(Faculty and staff)

Image capture and document manager system Service Desk

Free
Login information 

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