TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

WebCT/Blackboard Learning System – Vista 4 Enterprise Pilot: Some courses will be presented with WebCT/BLS Vista 4. Students will need to access a different login page to access the new system. All students participating in the pilot will receive an email message via their UMB student email account, with details about accessing the new system.
More details about the pilot
Technical Specifications for WebCT/BLS Vista 4

Windows

Windows Operating System
Windows 98 or higher

Internet Browsers
Internet Explorer 5.5 SP2, 6.0 and 7.0
Netscape Communicator 7.0, 7.1, 7.2
AOL 8.0, 9.0
Mozilla 1.5, 1.7
Firefox 1.0, 1.5

Supported Java Versions: 1.4.2_09, 1.5 update 7 or higher*

Macintosh

Mac Operating System
OS 10.1 or OS 10.2 or 10.3

Internet Browsers
Internet Explorer 5.1 (OS 10.1.x)
Netscape 7.0, 7.1, 7.2 (OS X)
AOL 8.0 (OS X)
Mozilla 1.5, 1.7 (OS X)
Firefox 1.0 (OS X)
Safari 1.2, 1.3.1 and higher, 2.0.1 and higher

Supported Java Versions: 1.3.1, 1.4.2_07 or higher up to 1.5 update 7 or higher*

*For best performance, if you now have a higher version than Java J2SE 1.5 update 7 installed on your computer, remove it and install Java J2SE version 1.5 update 7. Follow the instructions below:

1. See How to check Java versions and uninstall Java.
2. Visit page http://www.java.com/en/download/faq/other_jreversions.xml and click on “Archive Java Technology Products Download” under the section titled: “Older Versions.”Look for “Java 2 Platform Standard Edition (J2SE) area – JDK/JRE” and "JDK/JRE - 5.0" then select "5.0 update 7" from the dropdown menu and click GO.

NOTE: AOL and certain other Internet service provider browsers (Juno, MSN, NetZero, etc.) – the Web browser provided with AOL's software and certain other Internet service providers (Juno, MSN, NetZero, etc.) is, in fact, either Internet Explorer or Netscape, depending on the provider. These Internet service providers, however, have changed some of the functionality of the browser. We recommend that you connect to the Internet using your Internet service provider account; minimize the account’s window, and then launch one of the above supported web browsers (depending on your computer platform). If you do not have a supported web browser installed on your computer, you will need to download the appropriate web browser from the web browser manufacturer.

INTERNET BROWSER UPDATES

Internet Explorer v.7: The latest release of Internet Explorer, version 7 is compatible with WebCT Vista.
Firefox v.2.0: Firefox 2.0 is now out in general availability. It’s our understanding that it is not being pushed out as an update, but is rather a voluntary upgrade. WebCT has not yet fully certified Firefox 2.0, so we are not supporting it yet either. We will keep you posted on that front. We are discouraging users from upgrading until WebCT has certified it and we have had a chance to update the browser checker.