Course Software - All Software

7-Zip is a free utility for extracting files from a compressed archive. Mac users should use StuffitExpander instead.

• Where Available: Mod Lab, PhD Lab, PhD Server, Student Computers, NRG
• Source: http://www.7-zip.org
• Cost: Free
• Platform: This specific utility runs on Windows only
• Mac Equivalent: Stuffit Expander is available on AppStore (https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/stuffit-expander/id405580712?mt=12)

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ACL Desktop is a data analysis application used in auditing.

• Where Available: Mod Lab, Student Computer, NRG
• Source: www.acl.com/products/desktop.aspx
• Cost: Free
• Courses:  ACC 358C, ACC 380K.4
• Platform: Windows

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Cisco AnyConnect is a Virtual Private Network program that lets you establish a secure, remote network connection to the University network from off campus. It is used to connect to many systems that are accessible only to campus networks and to users connecting in using the VPN.

• Where Available: Student Computer
• Source:Connect to the web based VPN interface at http://vpn.utexas.edu and select the option to download and install the client.
• Cost: Free
• Platform: Windows, Mac, iOS, Android
• Installation Help: https://www.utexas.edu/its/help/vpn

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Cisco Packet Tracer is a network simulator that can be utilized in training for Cisco certification exams by allowing students to create networks to experience troubleshooting without having to buy real Cisco routers or switches.

• Where Available: Mod Lab
• Course: MIS 373
• Platform: Windows

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Eclipse is an OpenSource Integrated Development Environment (IDE) available for both Windows and MacOs. It may be used to program in many programming languages but is used to program in Java in certain business school courses.

• Where Available: Mod Lab,Student Computer
• Source:www.eclipse.org/downloads
• Cost: Free
• Course: MIS 373
• Platform: Windows, Mac
• Online Training: http://www.lynda.com/search?q=Eclipse

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Enthought Python Canopy Express is a particular distribution of the Python programming language. The full version costs money, but MIS 373 uses the free "express" version of this software.

• Where Available: Mod Lab Student Computer, RPC
• Source:www.enthought.com/products/epd.php
• Cost: Free
• Course: MIS 373
• Platform: Windows, Mac

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Matlab is a computational environment and programming language used in analysis of large data sets.

• Where Available: Mod Lab, Student Computer, RPC
  • Matlab is also one of the applications available on the Stat Apps terminal server maintained by the Department of Statistics and Data Sciences. For more information about this server please visit http://stat.utexas.edu/consulting/stat-apps-server.
    
• Source: http://www.campuscomputer.com (search for Matlab in the product search box); employees should contact MSB Computer Services
• Cost: $99 for students; free for employees
• Courses: MIS 381N, FIN 372, MS Business Analytics courses
• Platform: Windows, Mac
• Online Training: http://www.lynda.com/search?q=matlab

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Oracle software distributed online is free to use for development, testing, research, and educational purposes. All of your student work involving Oracle products qualifies for license free usage. Oracle Database Server is the server component and is only required in the MS-IROM program.

• Where Available: Student Computer
• Source:http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/database/enterprise-edition/downloads/index.html
• Cost: Free for academic and research use
• Course: MS Business Analytics courses
• Platform: Windows
• Installation Help: Installing Oracle Database Server

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Brief description. . .

• Where Available: Mod Lab, Phd Lab, PhD Server, Student Computer, RPC
• Source:https://www.java.com/en/download/index.jsp
• Cost: Free
• Course: MIS 373, MS Business Analytics courses
• Platform: Windows, Mac

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The Oracle SQL Developer is the developer client software used to connect an existing Oracle database server. IROM undergraduates in certain courses just need this component. A class server is provided for these students to use. Graduate students in the MS-IROM program will also need to install their own Oracle SQL Server.

• Where Available: Mod Lab, Student Computer, NRG
• Source:http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/developer-tools/sql-developer/downloads/index.html
• Cost: Free for academic and research use
• Course: MIS 325, MS Business Analytics courses
• Platform: Windows, Mac
• Installation Help: Installing Java Development Kit and Oracle SQL Developer

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Decision Tools is a set of Microsoft excel add-ins for risk and decision analysis. It includes @Risk, StatTools, PrecisionTree, TopRank and other Excel add ins. It is a commercial product from Palisade Corporation. The McCombs School of Business has negotiated a number of licenses for student use. You will need to install Microsoft Office (free Office 365 subscription) first if you are installing Decision Tools on your computer - https://office365.austin.utexas.edu/

• Where Available: Mod Lab, Student Computer, NRG
  • Decision Tools is one of the applications available on the Stat Apps terminal server maintained by the Department of Statistics and Data Sciences. For more information about connecting to this server, please see our wiki page at https://wikis.utexas.edu/display/MSBTech/Configuring+a+Remote+Desktop+Connection+for+the+Stat+Apps+Server.
  • Decision Tools is available on the computers in the NRG.
• Source:  You can download Decision Tools to your own personal computer at https://utexas.box.com/v/dtsinstaller (you will be prompted to login with your EID to download the installer). Download and run the file to install.
  
• Cost: Free

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R is an open source programming language designed for statistical computing. It is freely available from The Comprehensive R Archive Network. RStudio is a free Integrated Development Environment that provides a more graphical interface for writing R programs. RStudio includes R. If you choose to use RStudio or the course you are taking requires it, then you do not need to separately download R itself.

• Where Available: PhD Server, Student Computer, RPC
• Source: http://cran.us.r-project.org
• Cost: Free
• Course: MS Business Analytics courses
• Platform: Windows, Mac
• Online Training: An interactive tutorial on basic to advanced R features is available within R itself. It is called Statistics With Interactive R Learning (SWIRL). More information about installing and using this feature can be found at http://swirlstats.com/students.html
  
• Installation Help: Information about installing and using R can be found at http://cran.rstudio.com/manuals.html

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Tableau Public is an open source data visualization application.

• Where Avaliable: Student Computer
• Source: There is a free, public version, which is available to anyone, and a more advanced version which is free for students*
  Free Version: https://public.tableau.com/s/download
  Student Version: https://www.tableau.com/academic/students
  * Note: The use of the student version of Tableau requires you submit proof that you're a qualifying student. That verification is
  done through a third party, SheerID.com, and not through UT. Please review SheerID's privacy policy before submitting any documentation
  to them.
  
• Cost: Free Public and Student versions ($999 for standard Desktop version, $500 for Online version)
• Course: MS and BBA Business Analytics courses
• Online Training: http://www.lynda.com/search?q=Tableau

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TortoiseSVN is a Windows Subversion client used to check in and check out software code from an Apache Subversion based software code repository.

• Where Available: Mod Lab, Student Computer
• Source:www.tortoisesvn.net 
• Cost: Free
• Course: MIS 373, MS Business Analytics courses
• Platform: Windows, Mac

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VMWare Player is software that will allow you to run virtual machines in your won computer.

• Where Available: Mod Lab, Student Computer
• Source: VMWare Academic Program (see installation help link)
• Cost:  Free through VMAP; $70 through the Campus Computer Store.
• Course: MIS 373
• Platform: Windows (for Player), Mac (for Fusion)
• Mac Equivalent: VMWare Fusion
• Installation Help: Please see Using Imagine and VMAP wiki page for information about how to download and install this software through this program.

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Weka is an open source Java based collection of machine learning algorithms for solving data mining problems.

• Where Available: Student Computer
• Source:http://sourceforge.net/projects/weka
• Cost: Free
• Course: MS Business Analytics courses
• Platform: Windows, Mac

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Wolfram CDF Player allows you to view documents in the interactive Computable Document Format (CDF).

• Where Available: Mod Lab, Student Computer
• Source:www.wolfram.com/cdf-player
• Cost: Free
• Platform: Windows, Mac

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