Microsoft Windows 7 will be considered Provisional immediately upon release on October 22nd.
Supported Web Browsers
Listed below are the supported operating systems and browsers for use with the Blackboard Academic Suite. 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.
Term
Definition
Certified
fully tested and supported
Compatible
key application areas tested
Provisional
future technologies considered supported by Blackboard Support.
Not tested
specified Browser is not supported for the Operating System
Microsoft® Internet Explorer® Web Browsers
Windows XP
Windows Vista Desktop
Windows 7 (32/64-bit)
Mac OS 10.3
Mac OS 10.4
Mac OS 10.5
Internet Explorer 6
Compatible
Not Supported
Not Supported
Not Tested
Not Tested
Not Tested
Internet Explorer 7
Compatible
Certified
Not Supported
Not Tested
Not Tested
Not Tested
Internet Explorer 8
Compatible
Compatible
Provisional
Not Tested
Not Tested
Not Tested
NOTE: Internet Explorer 8 is only supported in Standards Mode.
Mozilla® Firefox and Netscape® Navigator Web Browsers
Windows XP
Windows Vista Desktop
Windows 7 (32/64-bit)
Mac OS 10.3
Mac OS 10.4
Mac OS 10.5
Firefox 1.5
Not Supported
Not Supported
Not Supported
Compatible
Certified
Not Tested
Firefox 2.0
Certified
Certified
Not Supported
Not Tested
Certified
Compatible
Firefox 3.0
Certified
Certified
Not Supported
Compatible
Certified
Compatible
Firefox 3.5
Provisional
Provisional
Provisional
Not Tested
Provisional
Provisional
Apple® Safari® Web Browsers
Windows XP
Windows Vista Desktop
Mac OS 10.3
Mac OS 10.4
Mac OS 10.5
Safari 2
Not Tested
Not Tested
Not Tested
Certified
Certified
Safari 3
Not Tested
Not Tested
Not Tested
Compatible
Certified
Safari 4
Not Tested
Not Tested
Not Tested
Provisional
Provisional
Notes
The WebDAV client in Windows Vista is still not fully functional and causes incompatibilities with the Blackboard Content System.
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