Software Required Review & Approval by OIT & Information Security Office (ISO)

Details

These software require OIT and ISO approval through the procurement process. Typically, these software have existing site license from UT Dallas or may have pre-established purchasing process.

Support Contracts

In order to maintain compliance with UTDBP3096, which requires third-party applications to be updated with latest compatible software patches, support contracts should be maintained so UT Dallas may access available updates.

Products

• Adobe
• Cloud Services (AWS, Google, Microsoft Azure, and others)
• Camtasia/Snagit
• Jira/Confluence
• MS Office
• MS Windows

Categories

These categories have University supported and approved software available; competing products are unlikely to be approved.

• Antivirus products
• Collaboration Tools/Services 
• File Storage/Services | OneDrive and Box
• Inventory/Asset Tracking tools
• Survey Tools
• Web Hosting Services
   

Relevant Policies

1. OneCard Guide - Disallowed Purchases

   • OneCard Program FY24
     Software Purchases are prohibited via OneCard policy.

2. Signature Authority Policy

   • View Signature Authority Policy
   • View Delegations of Authority for UT Dallas (pdf)
     Software Purchases require additional review because employees are not authorized to sign contracts or “terms of use” even if they are “click through”.

3. Texas Department of Information Resources – Information Resources Managers

   • View IRM Responsibilities required by Texas DIR

   • UT System Policy (refer to section 1.4)

   • Texas Risk and Authorization Management Program (TX-RAMP)