Managed Software Center service (MSC):
CTS has a self-service software installation application similar to the App Store which allows us to deploy new/updated software to your computer along with critical updates. It also allows self-install software packages of campus owned software and other items.
How Managed Software Update works:
This system works just like the Apple App Store, but supplies our own SUNY Potsdam updates for purchased software along with many free and open source packages to enhance your computing experience. Software in the Managed Software Center has been vetted and approved for use on college owned computers. You are free to install it on your computer. The main software panel is shown below:
Software installed with this service will also receive updates and you will be notified as you would for other updates. There are mandatory and optional updates. Whenever possible, CTS recommends doing them both. For reference, the update panel looks like the below:
What if a particular update or software app solves an issue that is critical to work I need to do? Can it be added?
By all means, email itservicedesk@potsdam.edu with the name of the app that needs to be included. We can prioritize the distribution in our system. If many people in a computing lab use a piece of software, we'd love to add it for you to make distribution and updates easier!