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Catalina (Macos 10.15) - What Works? Portal > Knowledgebase > Desktop Computing and Printing > Apple Macintosh Computers > Catalina (macOS 10.15) - What Works? Catalina (macOS 10.15) - What Works? David Boyd - 2020-05-26 - 0 Comments - in Apple Macintosh Computers macOS 10.15 Catalina was released by Apple on October 7, 2019 and is supported by CIS as of March 2020. Note: 32-bit apps are no longer compatible with macOS starting with macOS Catalina. After upgrading to macOS Catalina, 32-bit apps will no longer launch. For more information, please review Apple's support article. Software/Service Description Catalina Compatibility Adobe CC The latest version of most Yes, app specific (after Adobe CC apps are updating to the latest compatible version of Adobe CC products) AirMedia Version 3.1.12 launches Yes without issue Banner To be tested Unknown Canvas To be tested Unknown Cisco Jabber To be tested Unknown DFS Connection to Yes smb://files.brown.edu/dfs is functioning Dropbox Tested successfully with Yes version 77.4.131 Endnote Tested successfully with Yes (X9 9.2 or later), No version X9 9.3.1 (X9 9.1.1 or earlier) F5 VPN Tested successfully with Yes version 7171.2018.0808.1 FileMaker Pro Some compatibility issues Yes, see article with 18.x, 17.x G Suite All Google apps are Yes functioning Maple Tested successfully with Yes (2019 or later) version 2019.1, requests permission for accessibility Mathematica Tested successfully with Yes (12), No (11 or earlier) version 12 MATLAB Tested successfully with Yes (R2019b officially version R2019a, requests supported) permission for Documents folder Microsoft Office Tested successfully with Yes (latest version of version 16.29 365/2019 or 2016), No (2011 or earlier) MyAccount MyAccount is functioning Yes MyPrint Tested successfully with Yes AirPrint PPRINT Tested successfully Yes Printer Drivers Printer compatibility Canon, HP, and Ricoh depends on vendor support can be confirmed support by model RemoteApp Tested successfully with Yes Microsoft Remote Desktop 10.3.3, prompts for camera and microphone WiFi (wifi.brown.edu) Detects as "Other Yes Operating System", selecting "Mac OS X Lion or Newer" permits setup Workday Workday is functioning Yes Zoom Tested successfully with Yes version 4.5.4. Requests permission for camera, microphone, screen recording STATA SE Tested successfully with Yes version 16.0 Tecplot To be tested Unknown NVivo To be tested Unknown LabVIEW To be tested Unknown SPSS Overall, SPSS Statistics https://developer.ibm.com/predictiveanalytics/2019/10/08/spss-statistics-on-catalina-macos-10-15/ and Catalina are compatible which is great news. However, there are a few nuances to be aware of depending on which version of SPSS Statistics you have and if you upgrade to Catalina or install SPSS Statistics on Catalina for the first time.
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