In accordance with TAMUK IT Standard Administrative Procedure 29.01.99.K1.270, IT Hardware and Software Standards, information resource purchases must adhere to university standards established by ITS. Any purchases deviating from set standards must be justified and supply a source of support for the non-standard technology.

IT equipment purchased by the university will be chosen from the iTech approved list. If set standards do not meet the functional requirements of the department, please make sure to schedule an ITS consultation to assess departmental needs. ITS provides consultation to analyze project scope and identify an appropriate solution that adheres to the supported campus standards.

Hardware Standards

Contact GTS or SHI for desktop, laptop, docking station and monitors.  You may exceed the University Standards on hardware but cannot be under the specifications that have been set.

     GTS Contact:
         Email for Quote:  txhied@gts-ts.com

• • Desktop PCs
    • Dell Optiplex 7000 SFF (With or Without Optical Drive)
      •   16GB DDR4
      • 256GB M.2 SSD
      • Intel Core i5
      • 4 year warranty
  • Laptops
    • Dell Latitude 5530
      •   16GB DDR4 RAM
      • 256GB M.2 SSD
      • Intel Core i5
      • 3 year ProSupport Plus warranty 
    • Dell XPS 13 2-in-1 or XPS 15
      •   16GB DDR4 RAM
      • 512GB M.2 SSD
      • Intel Core i7
      • 3 year ProSupport Plus warranty 
  • Docking Station
    • Dell Dock WD19S
    • Dell Thunderbolt Dock WD22TB4
  • Monitors
    • Dell 22 inch Monitor - P2219H
    • Dell 24 inch Monitor - P2419H
    • Dell UltraSharp 34" Curved USB-C Hub Monitor - U3421WE
  • Document Imaging Scanner
    • Alaris S2070
  • Learning Management System
    • Blackboard Learn
  • Web-Conferencing Software
    • Blackboard Collaborate
    • Blackboard Collaborate Ultra
    • Microsoft Teams
  • Document Imaging
    • Banner Document Management System
  • Digital & Interactive Displays
    • Fourwinds Interactive
  • Computer Storage
    • OneDrive (Cloud)
    • H Drive (Local) replicated
    • User Share (Department)
  • E-Mail
    • Office 365
    • Accellion File Transfer (Encrypted)
  • Mobile Software
    • Ellucian Mobile
  • Phones
    • Cisco IP Phone

Software Standards

• • Windows 10
  • Internet Explorer 
  • Google Chrome - Latest Version
  • Mozilla Firefox - Latest Version
  • Office 2016
  • Windows Defender
  • Adobe Reader DC
  • Adobe Acrobat Pro purchased through CDW-G

Rob Jakubczak
robjaku@cdwg.com
Account Manager | Higher Education
Direct: 312-705-9398 | Fax: 312-705-7665

Adobe Best Practices for requesting Adobe Quotes

All Adobe Pro 2020 requests can be quoted through Aggie Buy using CDW #6996328.
All Adobe Creative Cloud requests should be sent to robjaku@cdwg.com or Austin.atkins@cdwg.com.
In your request, please confirm whether you need a "named user" or "shared device" license.
Adobe Creative Cloud Teams is our University Standard.
All Adobe Creative Cloud PO's must be non-catalog POs sent directly to CDW.  

• • Respondus Lockdown Browser
  • Student Success System
    • Starfish

In order to provide a more accurate assessment of your departmental technology needs, an ITS consultation must be conducted for the following information resource purchases. To schedule an appointment, contact ITS Support Services and submit a ticket.

• • Audio / Visual Multimedia
    • Projectors - Panasonic
    • Control System - Crestron
    • Document Cameras - Elmo
    • Sympodium / PLANAR monitors
• • Video Conference Equipment
    • Cisco Tandberg
• • Other
    • Network Printers - Lexmark
    • Tablets

If an exception is deemed necessary after an ITS consultation, you will be required to complete the TAMUS Digital Accessibility Exception form.

Absolute Computrace is a tracking application that allows university-owned mobile devices such as tablets and laptops to be located using the internet if they are reported lost or stolen. TAMUK is able to use this service to remotely wipe data from a device should the need arise.

Microsoft BitLocker is an application built into professional versions of the Windows operating system. It provides storage drive encryption that is designed to prevent unauthorized access to the data contained on the device. It is enabled by iTech on all university-issued Windows devices.