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.
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 5.2
Not Tested
Not Tested
Not Tested
Not Tested
Not Tested
Not Tested
Not Tested
Internet Explorer 5.5
Not Tested
Not Tested
Not Tested
Not Tested
Not Tested
Not Tested
Not Tested
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