Supported Browsers, Plugins & Operating Systems for Vista 4 and CE6

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.

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) Mac OS 10.3
Safari 1.2 Not Tested Not Tested Not Tested Certified
Safari 1.3 Not Tested Not Tested Not Tested Certified
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