Common Software List & Supported Peripherals for VPC (for Staff and RPG Students)

A common set of software is installed on the VPCs.  The software list will be updated on a quarterly basis and software upgrades will be arranged by ITS through central deployment.

 

The latest software list is tabulated below:

 

Categories	Application Name	Description	Version installed on VPC	Next version to be upgraded on VPC	Expected date of upgrade
Windows 10			1903	n/a	Jan 2021
Web browser
	Edge		Bundled with operating system
	Internet Explorer		Bundled with operating system
	Mozilla Firefox		68.4.1 ESR	68.7.0 ESR	Apr 2020
	Chrome		80	n/a	n/a
Productivity
	Microsoft Office Professional Plus (Access, Excel, OneNote, Outlook, PowerPoint, Publisher, Word)	Office suite	2016	2019	Jul 2020
	Microsoft Teams	Instant messaging, video conferencing, collaboration tool	1.3	n/a	n/a
	Zoom	Instant messaging, video conferencing, collaboration tool	5.4	n/a	n/a
	Skype for Business 2016	Instant messaging, video conferencing tool	Professional Plus 2016	n/a	n/a
	PDF-XChange PRO	PDF document editor and viewer	version 8.0.333.0	8.0.336.0	Jul 2020
	Notepad++	Text/source code editor	version 7.8	n/a	n/a
	WinMerge	Text differencing/merging tool	version 2.16.4	n/a	n/a
	SmartDraw 2018	Diagramming software	2018	2019	To be confirmed
	EndNote X9	Reference management software	version X9.2	x9.3.1	Jul 2020
	AutoCAD DWG TrueView 2018	Viewing AutoCAD data files	version 22.0.50.0	n/a	n/a
	Power Automate Desktop	Automating workflow	2.4.63.21036	n/a	n/a
Multimedia
	VLC Media Player	Multimedia player	3.0.8	n/a	n/a
	IrfanView	Graphic viewer	4.53	4.54	Apr 2020
	GIMP	Image manipluation	2.10.14	n/a	To be confirmed
Security
	Microsoft Azure Information Protection	Protect sensitive documents (IRM tool)	1.54.33.0	1.54.59	Apr 2020
	Sophos Endpoint Security and Control	Antivirus solution	10	n/a	n/a
	VeraCrypt	File encryption/ decryption tool	1.24	n/a	n/a
Utilities
	7-Zip	File archiving tool	19	n/a	n/a
	FileZilla FTP client	FTP client	3.45.1	3.47.2.1	Apr 2020
	PuTTY	Terminal emulator	0.73	n/a	n/a
Statistical Analysis
	SPSS	Statistics analysis	25	n/a	n/a
	AMOS	Structural equation modeling	25	n/a	n/a
	Sample Power	Sample size tool	3.0.1	n/a	n/a
	MATLAB	Numeric computation and visualization	R2020a	n/a	n/a
	Microsoft Power BI Desktop	Data analytic	2.79	n/a	n/a
Others
	Visio 2016	(for specific licensed users in the Finance and Enterprises Office only)
	Convene	Paperless meeting	5.6.106592	n/a	n/a
	Microsoft Silverlight 5		5.1.50918.0	n/a	n/a
	AutoCAD 2017	(for specific licensed users in the Estates Office only)