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Adobe

Services related to Adobe products.

Antivirus

Services related to Antivirus software.

Cisco AnyConnect VPN Client

The Cisco AnyConnect VPN client software may be used to establish a virtual private network (VPN) link to the MSU campus network from MSU faculty, staff, and student computers over the Internet. This will allow access over the Internet to services which are, otherwise, restricted to use only from the campus network.

Geospatial Software

ArcGIS Software - ERDAS, ENVI, and ESRI

Mathematical Software

Maple, Mathematica, & MatLAB

Microsoft Office

Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Publisher, Access (PC only), OneNote, Teams, and OneDrive.

Respondus

Respondus 4.0 for test building is available to all instructors. Respondus Lockdown Browser for digital test proctoring.

Note:
Effective May 18, 2026, Mississippi State University Information Technology Services will discontinue offering and supporting the Respondus exam creation and management tool.
As part of this change:
-The Respondus exam creation/management tool will no longer be available or supported.
-The Respondus feature will be disabled in Canvas, the university’s learning management system.
-Faculty will no longer be able to create, manage, or deploy assessments using Respondus for Canvas after this date.
-Students will no longer be able to download the Respondus Lockdown browser for online exams.

Snagit & Camtasia by TechSmith

Screen Capture & Video Editing Software

Statistical Software

SAS, SPSS, & AMOS

Other Software

Departmental purchases, Autodesk, X-Win32, Browsers, Qualtrics, virus/malware protection software