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Supported Web Browsers

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Listed below are the supported operating systems and browsers for use with the Blackboard Academic Suite release 9. The Academic Suite is a Web-based application and other browsers and operating system may work well, however, the listed configurations are the only configurations that are tested and supported by Blackboard.

 

Useful Information

All configurations marked as Compatible and have undergone a limited engineering analysis to test areas of the Blackboard Academic Suite that may have browser issues.

Term Definition
Certified fully tested and supported
Compatible key application areas tested
Not tested specified Browser is not supported for the Operating System

Microsoft® Internet Explorer® Web Browsers

  Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows Vista Desktop Mac OS 10.2 Mac OS 10.3 Mac OS 10.4 Mac OS 10.5
Internet Explorer 6 Compatible Certified Not Tested Not Tested Not Tested Not Tested Not Tested
Internet Explorer 7 Not Tested Certified Certified Not Tested Not Tested Not Tested Not Tested

Mozilla® Firefox and Netscape® Navigator Web Browsers

  Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows Vista Desktop Mac OS 10.2 Mac OS 10.3 Mac OS 10.4 Mac OS 10.5
Firefox 1.0 Compatible Compatible Not Tested Compatible Compatible Compatible Not Tested
Firefox 1.5 Not Tested Not Tested Not Tested Not Tested Compatible Certified Not Tested
Firefox 2.0 Compatible Certified Certified Not Tested Not Tested Provisional Compatible

Apple® Safari® Web Browsers

  Windows 2000 Windows XP Windows Vista Desktop Mac OS 10.2 Mac OS 10.3 Mac OS 10.4 Mac OS 10.5
Safari 1.2 Not Tested Not Tested Not Tested Not Tested Certified Not Tested Not Tested
Safari 2 Not Tested Not Tested Not Tested Not Tested Not Tested Certified Not Tested
Safari 3 Not Tested Not Tested Not Tested Not Tested Not Tested Not Tested Compatible