HOYA COMPUTING: INSTITUTIONAL MINIMUM SPECIFICATIONS

Note: The purchase of a non-standard computer system may result in the loss of on-site support for that computer, or the institution of fee-based service. If you have a question about what constitutes a "standard system," please contact Leona Gray at (202) 687-4473; fax: (202) 687-1505.

Dell Optiplex
Apple Macintosh

Laptops should follow the specifications for a secure configuration. This would include an encrypted hard drive, fingerprint reader, computrace. Desktops should include an encrypted hard drive and we are ordering the keyboard with the smartcard reader. For the Dell laptops we strongly suggest the warranty selection that includes Complete Care. For all Apple computers we strongly suggest Auto-Enroll Applecare.

Dell Optiplex 990 Desktop with 17" flat panel LCD monitor (if you don't have one already) NOTE: These specs are compliant with XP, VISTA, Windows 7

Hardware	Intel Core i5 Processor 4gb memory DVD+/-RW Encrypted Hard drive
Software	Windows 7 Operating System Microsoft Office Professional Suite Norton Antivirus Oracle Calendar Adobe Acrobat Reader Roxio Firefox Thunderbird

Apple Macintosh System - iMac with 21.5" flat panel LCD monitor

Hardware	Intel Core i3 Processor 4gb memory 500GB Hard drive Auto-Enroll Applecare Warranty


Software	Snow Leopard MS Office Professional Suite Oracle Calendar Norton AntiVirus Adobe Acrobat Reader

If you need to vary from the standards indicated above, or have any questions about the standards, please contact jlb48@georgetown.edu (7-8812) for assistance and recommendations.

There are additional software applications for which Georgetown has site licenses or volume discounts. Some of these are Peoplesoft, SAS, etc. For a complete list of site and volume licensed software, see Hoya Computer Software. If you are not sure if the applications you have (or need) fall into the "standard" category, please contact the UIS Help Desk at 202-687-4949.