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The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) establishes standards for both the infrastructure and system development platforms. No hardware, software or system development process or procedure will be considered a Departmental standard until it has been approved by the Configuration Change Management Board (CCMB).
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The standards listed below include products that have been approved by the CCMB:

IT Infrastructure Platform
Systems Development Platforms

IT Infrastructure Platform

Local Area Network

Component	Product or Standard Specification	Version	Implemen- tation Date	Notes	Responsible Office
Formatting Tool	Information Mapping, Inc. Formatting Solutions PRO	3.0			CSOMG
Front-end Access Control Tool	eVantage	1.1	08/11/04		CSOMG
Installation Conflict and Management Tool	Wise Package Studio Enterprise	4.5	06/11/03		CSOMG
Network Operating System	Windows 2000	N/A	TBD		CSOMG
Network Server Hardware	Intel Based	N/A	10/18/00		CSOMG
Network Topology	Switched 10/100 Mbps Ethernet topology	N/A	10/18/00		CSOMG
Operating System, All Intel Based Servers With More Than Four Processors	Windows 2000 Advanced Servers	N/A	TBD		CSOMG
Operating System, New Intel Based Servers	Windows 2000 Advanced Servers	N/A	TBD		CSOMG

Wide Area Network

Component	Product or Standard Specification	Version	Implemen- tation Date	Notes	Responsible Office
Data and Video Circuits	ATM/OC3 56Kpbs	N/A	10/18/00		CSOMG
Dial Backup Circuits	ISDN	N/A	10/18/00		CSOMG
Middleware Interface Tool	Oracle Business Process Engineering Language (BPEL)	10.x	TBD	Approval includes all third level upgrades	CSOMG
Middleware Interface Tool	webMethods Enterprise Services Platform	6.5	TBD		CSOMG
Remote Access Software	Shiva Dial-up	N/A	10/18/00		CSOMG
Remote LAN Access	Citrix	6.3	08/11/04		CSOMG
Remote LAN Access	Citrix MetaFrame	XPa	02/28/03		CSOMG
Remote Mail Access	Lotus iNotes	5.0.7	11/04/02		CSOMG
TCP/IP Protocol	Communication Server of OS 390 TCP/IP	2.10	09/02/03		CSOMG

Intranet

Component

Product or Standard Specification

Version

Implemen-
tation Date

Notes

Responsible
Office

Content Generation and Management Software
Macromedia Spectra

1.5

09/10/01

CSOMG

Mainframe Client Interface
Direct Connect

10.x

01/10/01

CSOMG

Mainframe Client Interface

MDI

2.5.1

01/10/01

CSOMG

Operating System, All Intel Based Servers With More Than Four Processors

Windows 2000 Advanced Servers
N/A
02/14/01

CSOMG

Operating System, New Intel Based Servers

Windows 2000 Advanced Servers
N/A
02/14/01

CSOMG

Server Hardware

Intel Based Pentiums with min 1 GB RAM
N/A
01/10/01

CSOMG

Server Operating System

Microsoft Windows NT

4.0

01/10/01

CSOMG

Training Management Tool

Futrend Technology TrainingProcessor

1.0

TBD

CSOMG

Internet

Component

Product or Standard Specification

Version

Implemen-
tation Date

Notes

Responsible
Office

Encrypted Data Transmission Software

SSH Server for Windows

3.2.9

TBD

CSOMG

Encrypted Data Transmission Software

SSH Client for Windows

3.2.2

TBD

CSOMG

Encrypted Data Transmission Software

Open SSH Server/Client

3.7.1

TBD

CSOMG

Internet Electronic Mail Server

Lotus Notes/ Domino

R6.5.x

02/05/04
Approval includes all third level upgrades
CSOMG

Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP)

SunJAVA Web Infrastructure Suite
N/A
TBD
.
CSOMG

Server Hardware

Sun Ultra-SPARC based servers, with min 500MB RAM
N/A
01/10/01

CSOMG

Server Operating System

UNIX Solaris

10

TBD
.
CSOMG

Web Server Software

SunJAVA Web Infrastructure Suite

N/A

TBD
.
CSOMG

Desktop Hardware and Software

Component	Product or Standard Specification	Version	Implemen- tation Date	Notes	Responsible Office
CD Burner Software	Roxio Easy CD Creator	5	06/05/02		CSOMG
Desktop Database Software	Microsoft Access	2003	TBD	All requests for use of Access 2003 must be made through the Customer Services Division (CSD)	CSOMG
Desktop Diagramming Software	Visio Professional 2003	2003	TBD	All requests for use of Visio Professional 2003 must be made through the Customer Services Division (CSD)	CSOMG
Desktop Operating System	Microsoft Windows	Windows XP	.	.	CSOMG
Desktop Publishing Software	Microsoft Publisher	2003	TBD	Use of version 2000 and 2002 is allowed	CSOMG
Desktop PC	Intel based pentium III PC with minimum of: 128 MB RAM 15 GB HDD 3.5 FDD CD-ROM 17" color monitor	N/A	11/15/00		CSOMG
DVD Encoder	CyberLink PowerDVD Encoder	5.5	TBD		CSOMG
EEOC Processing and Management Tool	iComplaints	2.x	TBD	Approval includes all second level upgrades	CSOMG
EEOC Workforce Analysis Tool	eVersity	2.x	TBD	Approval includes all second level upgrades	CSOMG
Electronic Mail Client	Lotus Notes	R6.5.x	TBD	Approval includes all third level upgrades	CSOMG
Email Anti-Spam Tool	Brightmail Anti-SPAM Enterprise Edition	6.0	TBD	Sendmail v8.12 included	CSOMG
File Compression Software	WinZip	8.1	06/05/02		CSOMG
Internet Browser	Internet Explorer	6.0	07/09/03		CSOMG
Internet Browser	Netscape	4.79	12/02/02		CSOMG
Laptop	Intel Pentium III with a minimum of: 128 MB RAM 6 GB HDD 3.5 FDD CD-ROM 14'' LCD 56K V90 Modem	N/A	11/18/00		CSOMG
Mail Metering Tool	Pitney Bowes DASH	4.2	TBD		CSOMG
OCR Reader Software	ScanSoft Omnipage	12	08/11/04		CSOMG
Office Productivity Suite	Microsoft Office	2003	TBD	All requests for use of Access 2003 must be made through the Customer Services Division (CSD)	CSOMG
Organizational Database and Chart Design Software	OrgPublisher/ OrgBuilder	6.0	TBD		CSOMG
PDF File Reader Plugin	Adobe Acrobat Professional	7.0	TBD		CSOMG
PDF File Writer (File Creator)	Adobe Acrobat Professional	7.0	TBD	All requests for use of Adobe Acrobat Writer must be made through the Customer Services Division (CSD)	CSOMG
Photo Editing Software	Adobe Photoshop	9.0	TBD	All requests for use of Adobe Photoshop must be made through the Customer Services Division (CSD)	CSOMG
Photo Editing Software	Adobe Photoshop Elements	4.x	TBD	All requests for use of Adobe Photoshop must be made through the Customer Services Division (CSD)	CSOMG
Project Management Software	Microsoft Project 2003	2003	TBD	All requests for use of Microsoft Project 2003 must be made through the Customer Services Division (CSD)	CSOMG
Scanners	Kodak	i40	TBD		CSOMG
Statistical Analysis Tool	eViews	5.x	TBD	Approval includes all second level upgrades	CSOMG
Statistical Analysis Tool	Stata	9	TBD		CSOMG
Streaming Video Player	RealPlayer	10	TBD		CSOMG
Streaming Video Shockwave Viewer	Macromedia Flash Player Plugin	7.0	08/11/04		CSOMG
Trouble Tracking Configuration Management Tool	Peregrine AssetCenter Desktop Discovery	2.0	TBD		CSOMG
Virus Scan Software	McAfee	8.0i	12/08/04		CSOMG
Web-enabled Database Tool	US State Department FEDS	4.x	TBD	Approval includes all second level upgrades	CSOMG
XML Viewer	PurEdge Viewer	6.x	11/07/05	Approval includes all second level upgrades	CSOMG

Miscellaneous Hardware and Software

Component	Product or Standard Specification	Version	Implemen- tation Date	Notes	Responsible Office
Palm Operating System	Palm Pilot	N/A	04/04/01		CSOMG
Personal Data Assistant (PDA)	Palm Pilot	V	04/04/01		CSOMG
Pocket PC	HP iPAQ	hx4700	06/16/05		CSOMG
Storage Device	Kanguru Micro AES Flash Drive	N/A	TBD	All request for a Flash Drive must be made through the Customer Service Division (CSD)	CSOMG

Mainframe Hardware Platform

Component

Product or Standard Specification

Version

Implemen-
tation Date

Notes

Responsible
Office

Hitachi Mainframe Computer

Data Systems Pilot 57 and Pilot 37 enterprise server mainframe systems and associated peripherals

N/A

11/15/00

CSOMG

Hitachi Mainframe Operating System

IBM OS390

2.8
11/15/00 CSOMG

Unisys

2200/9433 (HCC) and 2200/9222 (DRF)

N/A

11/15/00

CSOMG

Unisys Mainframe Operating System

Unisys OS 2200

HMP 5.0
11/15/00 CSOMG

Accessibility Technology

Component

Product or Standard Specification

Version

Implemen-
tation Date

Notes

Responsible
Office

Braille Display

PowerBraille

4.0

05/31/00

CSOMG

Braille Printer Juliet Pro 60 Braille Embosser N/A 07/17/02 CSOMG

CCTV Hardware

Optelec ClearView 700

N/A

05/03/02

CSOMG

Document Reader

Kurzweil 1000

7.0

08/01/03

CSOMG

Network Based TTY NTS (NXi Telephony Services) 4.01b 06/11/03 CSOMG

Screen Magnification Program

BigShot

2.0

08/01/03

CSOMG

Screen Magnification Program

MAGic for Windows

9.5

TBD

CSOMG

Screen Reader

Jaws For Windows

5.0 Pro

05/25/04

CSOMG

Speech Recognition Software Dragon NaturallySpeaking 7.3 Pro TBD CSOMG

Miscellaneous Software

Component

Product or Standard Specification

Version

Implemen-
tation Date

Notes

Responsible
Office

End-User Web Authoring Tool

Dreamweaver

3.0.1

01/09/01

CSOMG

Fax Software Captaris Rightfax Fax Server Software 8.0 10/03/01 OA, OFOTS

SAML Conversion Tool - Limit Concurrent Login Plugin
Computer Associates SiteMinder Limited Concurrent Login Plugin 2 TBD CSOMG

SAML Conversion Tool Computer Associates, eTrust SiteMinder 6.0.x TBD Approval includes all third level upgrades CSOMG

SAML Conversion Tool - Secure Login Tool Computert Associates , eTrust TranactionMinder 6.x TBD Approval includes all second level upgrades CSOMG

Systems Development Platforms

Client Server Platform

Component

Product or Standard Specification

Version

Related
Platform

Implemen-
tation Date
Notes
Responsible Office

Application Development Tool

ASP

2.0

Internet

06/14/00

CSOMG

Application Development Tool

Lotus Notes / Domino

R6.5.x

Internet, Groupware

02/05/04
Approval includes all third level upgrades
CSOMG

Application Development Tool

PowerBuilder

8.03 & 9.0

LAN

05/14/03

CSOMG

Application Development Tool

Visual Basic

6.0

Internet, Intranet, LAN

06/14/00

CSOMG

Configuration Management Software

CA-Endevor

3.8
LAN 11/15/00 CSOMG

Configuration Management Software

Merant Professional (formerly PVCS Professional)
8.0
All Client Server Applications

08/11/04

CSOMG

Configuration Management Software

Teamstudio
Edition 17, August 2002
Notes Applications

06/14/00

CSOMG

Database Microsoft SQL 2000 Internet, Intranet, LAN 09/19/01 CSOMG

Database Sybase Adaptive Server
IQ12 Internet, Intranet 07/25/01 CSOMG

Database Sybase 12.5.x All Client Server Applications 11/03/04 Approval includes all third level upgrades CSOMG

Database (for Web Based Applications Only)

Oracle for Unix

10g release 2 Enterprise Edition

Internet, Intranet

TBD
.
CSOMG

Database Tool

AllFusion ERwin

R7

All Client Server Applications

TBD
.
CSOMG

Document Management and Imaging Tool

EMC Documentum Enterprise Content Server

5.3.x

All Client Server Applications

TBD
.. Approval includes all third level upgrades
CSOMG

End-User Business Intelligence Tool MicroStrategy 8.0.x Internet, Intranet TBD Approval includes all third level upgrades CSOMG

Financial Reporting Tool Hyperion System 9 Financial Management 4.x All Client Server Applications TBD Approval includes all second level upgrades CSOMG

Groupware Application Server (including web based applications)

Lotus Notes / Domino

R6.5.x

Internet, Intranet

02/05/04
Approval includes all third level upgrades
CSOMG

Java Application Server J2EE SunJAVA Application Suite N/A Internet, Intranet, LAN, Windows TBD CSOMG

Java Application Server J2EE IDE Oracle JDeveloper 10g Internet, Intranet, LAN, Windows TBD CSOMG

Mapping Applications Software

ESRI ArcView

3.2 and 9

Internet, Intranet

07/21/04

CSOMG

Mapping Applications Software

ESRI ArcIMS

3.1

Internet, Intranet

03/28/01

CSOMG

Mapping Applications Software

ESRI ArcExplorer

9.x

Internet, Intranet

TBD
Approval includes all 3rd level upgrades
CSOMG

Mapping Applications Software

ESRI ArcSDE

9

Internet, Intranet

10/13/04

CSOMG

Mapping Applications Software

Group 1 Suite

Internet, Intranet

6/22/06

CSOMG

.Net IDE

Microsoft Visual Studio

Internet, Intranet, Windows

TBD

CSOMG

Platform

Microsoft .Net Framework

1.1

Internet, Intranet, Windows

01/18/06

CSOMG

Platform

Oracle Application Server

10.g

Internet, Intranet

TBD

CSOMG

Project Management Tool

CS-Solutions wInsight Web Server

2.2

Internet, Intranet, Windows

06/16/05

CSOMG

Project Management Tool

Microsoft Project Server

2003

Internet, Intranet, Windows

06/16/05

CSOMG

Records Management Tool Suite

AINS Corporation Xpress Suite:
CATXpress 3.3, FOIAXpress 5.3, SCANXpress 3.2, REDACTXpress 5.3
.
All Client Server Applications

TBD

CSOMG

Release Functional Testing Tool

Mercury Interactive WinRunner

7.6

All Client Server Applications

11/12/03

CSOMG

Release Load Testing Tool

Mercury Interactive LoadRunner

7.8

All Client Server Applications

11/12/03

CSOMG

Release Test Management Tool

Mercury Interactive TestDirector

8.0

All Client Server Applications

11/12/03

CSOMG

Reporting Tool

Actuate e.Reporting

7sp2
All Client Server Applications
TBD

CSOMG

Reporting Tool

BusinessObjects Crystal Reports Professional

10

All Client Server Applications

TBD

CSOMG

Reporting Tool

Cognos Impromptu

7.1 MR2

All Client Server Applications

06/27/03

CSOMG

Reporting Tool

Cognos ReportNet

1.1

All Client Server Applications

TBD

CSOMG

Reporting Tool

WebFOCUS

5.2.x

All Client Server Applications

TBD
Approval includes all 3rd level upgrades
CSOMG

Reporting Tool Suite

Seagate Crystal Enterprise Server

8.5

All Client Server Applications

02/11/04

CSOMG

Statistical Analysis Tool

SAS

9.x

All Client Server Applications

12/01/05
Approval includes all 3rd level upgrades
CSOMG

Statistical Analysis Tool

SPSS

12.x

All Client Server Applications

06-23-04
Approval includes all 3rd level upgrades
CSOMG

Software Development Tool SunJAVA Application Suite N/A Internet, Intranet, Windows TBD CSOMG

Stress Testing Tool

Silk Performer

6.0

All Client Server Applications

02/21/01

CSOMG

Utility CA-AutoSys N/A All Client Server Applications 10/31/01 DPPD

Utility HUDNOS N/A Network Operating System 10/31/01 SIQAD

Web Application Server Software Microsoft Internet Information Server 5.0 Internet, Intranet 07/11/01 CSOMG

Web Application Server Software Sun ONE (Enterprise Edition) 7.0 Internet, Intranet, Windows 02/28/03 CSOMG

Web Application Server Software

ColdFusion Enterprise

5.0

Internet, Intranet

06/27/01

CSOMG

Web Data Collection Tool

WebTrends

7.x

Internet, Intranet

TBD

CSOMG

Application Development Tool

ASP

2.0

Internet

06/14/00

CSOMG

Mainframe Applications

Unisys Platform

Component

Product or Standard Specification

Version

Related
Platform

Implemen-
tation Date

Notes

Responsible
Office

ASCII COBOL Compiler

ACOB

7R3A
Unisys Mainframe
11/29/00

CSOMG

Configuration Management Software

CMplus

11R1
Unisys Mainframe
12/10/04

CSOMG

Connectivity Tool

UNIACCESS

6R2
Unisys Mainframe
11/29/00

CSOMG

Database

RDMS

9R3
Unisys Mainframe
11/29/00

CSOMG

Enterprise Server Platform Development Tool

LINC

16R3
Unisys Mainframe
11/29/00

CSOMG

UCS COBOL Compiler

UCOB

9R1
Unisys Mainframe
11/29/00

CSOMG

Hitachi Platform

Component

Product or Standard Specification

Version

Related
Platform

Implemen-
tation Date

Notes

Responsible
Office

COBOL Compiler

COBOL for OS/390

2.01.0

Hitachi Mainframe

11/29/00

CSOMG

Configuration Management Software

CA-Endevor for MVS

3.8

Hitachi Mainframe

11/29/00

CSOMG

Connectivity Tool

Gen Comm Bridge

4.1a

Hitachi Mainframe

11/29/00

CSOMG

Database

DB2

7.0

Hitachi Mainframe

7/21/04

CSOMG

Database Management Tool

NOMAD

6.50A

Hitachi Mainframe

11/29/00

CSOMG

Enterprise Server Platform Development Tool

COOL:Gen

6.5

Hitachi Mainframe

02/12/03
.
CSOMG

Transaction Processing Environment

CICS

4.1

Hitachi Mainframe

11/29/00

CSOMG

Miscellaneous Platform

Component

Product or Standard Specification

Version

Related
Platform

Implemen-
tation Date

Notes

Responsible
Office

Enterprise Server Tool for Domino

BlackBerry Enterprise Server for Domino

2.2
Domino
06/11/03

CSOMG

Development Processes and Procedures

Component

Product or Standard Specification

Version

Implementation Date

Notes

Responsible
Office

System Development Methodology

System Development Methodology Guide

6.05

08/17/05

SEO&PMD

Miscellaneous Software

Component	Product or Standard Specification	Version	Implementation Date	Notes	Responsible Office
Audit Tool	Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) EZ-Quant	1.0.2	06/16/05		CSOMG
Data Management Tool	Informatica Power Center	7.x	TBD	Approval includes all second level upgrades	PIH-REAC
Encryption Tool	Guardian Edge, PGP, & Entrust Encryption Anywhere		TBD		CSOMG
Modeling Tool	Telelogic Inc. System Architect	10.4	TBD		CSOMG

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Current IT infrastructure and system development platform standards

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