Software List

This guide lists the software available on Dornsife-managed computers as well as software available to Dornsife faculty and staff. This includes desktop applications and cloud-based applications (services accessed through a website rather than a downloaded file). Software may be already installed on your Dornsife-managed computer, or available by request or purchase.

If the software you are interested in is not listed below, go to “All other software” for further guidance on requesting or purchasing additional software. Software purchases at USC Dornsife must adhere to the Dornsife IT purchasing policy.

Looking for software available for personal computers, or software available for USC students? Refer to the ITS list at https://software.usc.edu.

Support

The DTS Help Desk can assist you with setup and installation, and in some cases basic troubleshooting for the software listed below. If you require advanced training in software usage, you can consult the vendor’s website or visit the links under “Additional resources.”

We also provide software suggestions based on what you’re trying to accomplish:

• Software recommendations by task

Automatically installed on all Dornsife-managed computers

• Cisco AnyConnect VPN
• Microsoft Office
• Microsoft OneDrive (Windows PC)
• SentinelOne
• Slack
• Zoom

Available for installation on Dornsife-managed computers

• Mathematica
• MATLAB
• Microsoft OneDrive (Mac)
• PaperCut Print Deploy
• SecureCRT
• SPSS
• STATA (CESR, Economics, and Sociology faculty and staff)

To install, refer to the following guide:

• Using Company Portal to install software

The following software is accessed through the browser rather than by downloading and installing an application. Access for some of this software is by request:

• DocuSign
• Emma (myEmma)
• Google suite
• Luna Insight
• Microsoft 365 (browser version of Office)
• Qualtrics
• Slack (browser version)
• WordPress CMS
• Zoom (browser version)

Available by request to Dornsife faculty and staff

Note that some of these applications carry a yearly fee and you will need to provide a USC account number to charge.

• 1Password Password Manager
• Adobe Acrobat Pro DC
• Adobe Creative Cloud
• Camtasia
• ChemOffice
• EndNote
• GraphPad Prism
• Microsoft Visio
• Overleaf
• SAS
• Stat/Transfer
• think-cell

Available by request to Dornsife graduate students

• SPSS

To access the following software or see more options, please refer to https://software.usc.edu:

• Brightspace LMS

Using USC lab computers or virtual desktop

The following services are managed by ITS Learning Environments:

Website: https://itservices.usc.edu/spaces/computingcenters/
Email: spaces@usc.edu
Phone: 213-821-6601

In-person computer labs

The ITS on-campus computer labs are located at:

• KOH 206 (King Olympic Hall)
• Waite Phillips Hall (WPH B34)
• Ahmanson Information Commons, Leavey Library

Both Macs and Windows PCs are available for use:

• Mac software list
• Windows PC software list

Virtual and off-campus access (Cloud Apps)

ITS offers Cloud Apps for remote access to the same software available on Windows PCs in the computing labs.

To download VMWare Horizon Client and access software remotely, refer to the ITS guide:

• Cloudapps.usc.edu (VDI)

Requesting other software

To request software not listed above, you can submit a request through the DTS service catalog:

• General Software Request
• Cloud Service Request

Software purchasing and the Dornsife IT procurement policy

If you are considering purchasing software directly, instead of through DTS, be aware that software purchases must adhere to the Dornsife IT procurement policy. The policy specifies and provides examples of the following:

• Software that has been pre-approved for purchase
• Software that must be reviewed by DTS prior to purchase
• Software that must be purchased through DTS

DTS must review cloud-based software (such as online storage and hosting services, online calendar scheduling applications, and online newsletter and graphics creation services) prior to purchase, in order to confirm that no confidential data will be stored on the software.

LinkedIn Learning

LinkedIn Learning offers video courses that provide beginner and intermediate training on popular software such as Adobe Creative Cloud applications.

How to access:

1. Go to https://linkedin.com/learning and click Sign in.
2. Sign in using your USC email address.

Safari Online

Safari Online features extensive ebook access, as well as some video resources, from O’Reilly Media for intermediate to advanced software users and programmers.

How to access:

1. Go to https://www.oreilly.com/library-access/?orpq.
2. Click Institution not listed?
3. Type your USC email address, and click Let’s Go.
4. Click Got It.