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.
Important: Please note that for Service Pack 3, Firefox 1.5 has been certified with Windows and Mac.
Term
Definition
Certified
fully tested and supported
Compatible
key application areas tested
Not tested
specified Browser is not supported for the Operating System
Service Pack 3
Microsoft® Internet Explorer® Web Browsers
Windows 98, 2nd edition
Windows 2000
Windows XP Service Pack 1 and Service Pack 2 (Home Edition and Professional)
Mac OS 10.3
Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 and Service Pack 2
Certified
Certified
Certified
Not Tested
America On-Line Web Browsers
Windows 98 2nd edition
Windows 2000
Windows XP Service Pack 1 and Service Pack 2 (Home Edition and Professional)
Mac OS 10.3
AOL 9
Certified
Certified
Certified
Not Tested
Netscape® and Mozilla® Firefox Web Browsers
Windows 98 2nd edition
Windows 2000
Windows XP Service Pack 1 and Service Pack 2 (Home Edition and Professional)
Mac OS 10.3
Netscape 7.2
Certified
Certified
Certified
Not Tested
Firefox 1.0
Certified
Certified
Certified
Certified
Firefox 1.5
Certified
Certified
Certified
Certified
Mozilla 1.7
Certified
Certified
Certified
Certified
Apple® Safari® Web Browsers
Windows 98 2nd edition
Windows 2000
Windows XP Service Pack 1 and Service Pack 2 (Home Edition and Professional)
Mac OS 10.3
Safari 1.2
Not Tested
Not Tested
Not Tested
Certified
Safari 1.3
Not Tested
Not Tested
Not Tested
Certified
Application Pack
Microsoft® Internet Explorer® Web Browsers
Windows 98, 2nd edition
Windows 2000
Windows XP Service Pack 1 and Service Pack 2 (Home Edition and Professional)
Mac OS 10.3
Internet Explorer 6 Service Pack 1 and Service Pack 2
Certified
Certified
Certified
Not Tested
America On-Line Web Browsers
Windows 98 2nd edition
Windows 2000
Windows XP Service Pack 1 and Service Pack 2 (Home Edition and Professional)
Mac OS 10.3
AOL 9
Certified
Certified
Certified
Not Tested
Netscape® and Mozilla® Firefox Web Browsers
Windows 98 2nd edition
Windows 2000
Windows XP Service Pack 1 and Service Pack 2 (Home Edition and Professional)
Mac OS 10.3
Netscape 7.2
Certified
Certified
Certified
Not Tested
Firefox 1.0
Certified
Certified
Certified
Certified
Mozilla 1.7
Certified
Certified
Certified
Certified
Apple® Safari® Web Browsers
Windows 98 2nd edition
Windows 2000
Windows XP Service Pack 1 and Service Pack 2 (Home Edition and Professional)