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.
Some versions of the Mozilla, Firefox, and Safari browsers, where listed, require an up-to-date Service Pack to be installed on the CE or Vista server. If you experience issues using these browsers, please contact your system administrator to ensure your Vista or CE installation has the latest Service Pack installed.
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 98, 2nd Edition
Windows 2000
Windows XP
Mac OS 9
Mac OS 10.1
Mac OS 10.2
Mac OS 10.3
Internet Explorer 5.1
Not Tested
Not Tested
Not Tested
Certified
Certified
Not Tested
Not Tested
Internet Explorer 5.5
(SP2) Certified
(SP2) Certified
(SP@) Certified
Not Tested
Not Tested
Not Tested
Not Tested
Internet Explorer 6
Certified
Certified
Certified
Not Tested
Not Tested
Not Tested
Not Tested
Internet Explorer7
Certified
Certified
Certified
Not Tested
Not Tested
Not Tested
Not Tested
Useful Information
Internet Explorer 5.5, SP1 is not supported.
America On-Line Web Browsers
Windows 98, 2nd Edition
Windows 2000
Windows XP
Mac OS 9
Mac OS 10.1
Mac OS 10.2
AOL 7.0
Certified
Certified
Not Tested
Not Tested
Not Tested
Not Tested
AOL 8.0
Certified
Certified
Not Tested
Not Tested
Not Tested
Not Tested
AOL 9.0
Certified
Certified
Not Tested
Not Tested
Not Tested
Not Tested
AOL for Mac OS X Users
Not Tested
Not Tested
Not Tested
Not Tested
Certified
Certified
Netscape® and Mozilla® Firefox Web Browsers
Windows 98, 2nd Edition
Windows 2000
Windows XP
Mac OS 9
Mac OS 10.1
Mac OS 10.2
Netscape 7.0
Certified
Certified
Not Tested
Not Tested
Certified
Certified
Netscape 7.1
Certified
Certified
Not Tested
Not Tested
Certified
Certified
Netscape 7.2
Certified
Certified
Not Tested
Not Tested
Certified
Certified
Firefox 1.0
Certified
Certified
Not Tested
Not Tested
Certified
Certified
Firefox 1.5
Certified
Certified
Not Tested
Not Tested
Not Tested
Not Tested
Mozilla 1.5
Not Tested
Not Tested
Not Tested
Not Tested
Certified
Certified
Mozilla 1.6
Not Tested
Not Tested
Not Tested
Not Tested
Not Tested
Not Tested
Mozilla 1.7
Not Tested
Not Tested
Not Tested
Not Tested
Certified
Certified
Useful Information
Netscape 4.78 and 4.79 are not supported.
Netscape 6.0 and 6.1 are not supported.
Apple® Safari® Web Browsers
Windows 98, 2nd Edition
Windows 2000
Windows XP
Mac OS 9
Mac OS 10.1
Mac OS 10.2
Safari 1.2
Not Tested
Not Tested
Not Tested
Not Tested
Not Tested
Certified
Safari 1.3
Not Tested
Not Tested
Not Tested
Not Tested
Certified
Compatible
Safari 2
Not Tested
Not Tested
Not Tested
Not Tested
Certified
Certified
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