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Technical Requirements
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Hardware & Operating System

Hardware: 64MB of RAM, 1 GB of free disk space, with a 56K modem
Monitor: Capable of at least 800 x 600 resolution is recommended.
Operating Systems (OS):
     
Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000 or XP
      Macintosh OS 9 or OS X

 Internet Connection

On campus:Through the University network.
Off campus: The UND "dial-up" number (777-0123) or an Internet Service Provider (ISP) can be used.

Supported Web Browsers - Updated 11/13/09

Blackboard is committed to supporting the two most recent versions of client software for each major release of Blackboard Learn™ when possible. These levels of support may change depending on contractual obligations or lack of support from vendors. The following tables list the supported operating systems and browsers for use with Blackboard Learn Release 9.

Key to Support Status

Term Definition
Certified fully tested and supported.
Compatible key application areas tested.
Provisional
future technologies considered supported by Blackboard Support.
Not Supported specified Browser is not supported for the Operating System.

Microsoft® Internet Explorer® Web Browsers

Browser Windows XP Windows Vista 32-bit Windows Vista 64-bit Windows 7 (32/64-bit)
Mac OS 10.3 Mac OS 10.4 Mac OS 10.5
Internet Explorer 8 (Standards Mode Only) Compatible Certified Compatible Provisional
Not Supported Not Supported Not Supported
Internet Explorer 7 Compatible Compatible Compatible Not supported
Not Supported Not Supported Not Supported

Mozilla® Firefox® Web Browsers

Browser Windows XP Windows Vista 32-bit Windows Vista 64-bit Windows 7 (32/64-bit)
Mac OS 10.3 Mac OS 10.4 Mac OS 10.5 Mac OS 10.6
Firefox 3.5.x (1)
Provisional
Provisional
Provisional
Provisional
Not Supported
Provisional
Provisional
Provisional
Firefox 3.0.x (2) Certified Certified Compatible Not Supported Not Supported Compatible Certified

Not
Supported

Firefox 2.0.x (3) Not Supported Not Supported Not Supported Not Supported Not Supported Not Supported Not Supported Not
Supported
Firefox 1.5.x (3) Not Supported Not Supported Not Supported Not Supported Not Supported Not Supported Not Supported Not
Supported

1. Mozilla Firefox 3.5 was not released with adequate time to test against this release.  Therefore, it is considered Provisional in Service Pack 1.
2.
Firefox 3.0.3 or later is required to use the Learning Environment Connector.
3.
Firefox 1.5 and 2.0 are not supported for Blackboard Learn. It is recommended that Firefox 1.5 and 2.0 users upgrade to Firefox 3.0 to access the latest security patches and Mozilla support.

Apple® Safari® Web Browsers

Browser Windows XP Windows Vista Windows 7
Mac OS 10.3 Mac OS 10.4 Mac OS 10.5 Mac OS 10.6
Safari 4 Not Supported Not Supported Not Supported Not Supported Compatible Compatible Provisional
Safari 3 Not Supported Not Supported Not Supported Not Supported Certified Certfied Not Supported
Safari 2 Not Supported Not Supported Not Supported Not Supported Compatible Compatible Not Supported

Sun™ Java™ Virtual Machine
For all operating systems, the supported version is Java Standard Edition 5 (1.5.0_12) and later. As of the release of Service Pack 1 the Java SE 6 runtime environment is also supported.

 

 

 

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