Operation System
Server: Windows Server 2008
Workstations: Windows 7 Professional, 64bit
Application Software
Below you will find a list of the most important application software packages available on all CIP-Pool computers. Help & advice regarding the individual programs you will also find on this webpage, but for the moment it is only available in german
Office Software

The office package from Microsoft contains the following programs:
- Word (wordprocessor)
- Excel (spreatsheet)
- PowerPoint (presentation)
- Outlook (e-mail client)
- Access (database management)

LibreOffice is, for the moment, the most actively developed free and open source office suite, a project of The Document Foundation. It was forked from OpenOffice.org in 2010, which was an open-sourced version of the earlier StarOffice. The LibreOffice suite comprises programs for word processing, the creation and editing of spreadsheets, slideshows, diagrams and drawings
It contains the following programs
- Writer (wordprocessor)
- Calc (spreatsheet)
- Impress (presentation)
- Draw (drawing)

Apache OpenOffice (AOO) is an open-source office productivity software suite. It is one of the successor projects of OpenOffice.org and integrates features and improvements from IBM Lotus Symphony. Apache OpenOffice is a close cousin of LibreOffice
It contains the following programs:
- Writer (wordprocessor)
- Calc (spreatsheet)
- Impress (presentation)
- Draw (drawing)
- Base (database management)

LaTeX is a high-quality typesetting system; it includes features designed for the production of technical and scientific documentation. LaTeX is the de facto standard for the communication and publication of scientific documents.
Chemistry Applications
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ChemOffice is a software suite consisting of Chem3D, ChemDraw, and ChemFinder for structure drawing, 3D modeling and visualisation
Available at first only up to February 2018
The suite is also available for our students for private use under the following download:
http://sitelicense.cambridgesoft.com/sitelicense.cfm?sid=2337
Please note that you will need your Uni Email/Smail address for downloading.After downloading a SN Nummer will be mailed to you, which you will need during the installation.
The activation should take place over the internet. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me:
Birgitt Börsch-Pulm; Email: bbp[at]uni-koeln.de

The Department of Chemistry owns a site license of the package.

is a molecular and crystal structure visualization software

is a comprehensive Software Package to process und analyze NMR data developed by Bruker for their NMR spectrometers .

The CIP Pool owns a single license installed on PC#4.


The Schrodinger Suite is a comprehensive Program Package for chemical simulation for use in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and materials science research. You can use it for general molecular modeling up to chemical simulation and drug design, including ligand- and structure-based methods developed by Schrodinger.
Chemical Editors
Math Applications


With MathLab you can solve mathematical problems and plot the results.

The CAS (Computer Algebra System) Maple is a software for numerical calculations and analysis. The RRZK (Regional Computing Centre Cologne) owns a campuslicense
Databases

URL: www.reaxys.com
Please use the Mozilla Firefox

Web of Science (WoS) is an online subscription-based scientific citation indexing service maintained by Thomson Reuters that provides a comprehensive citation search. It gives access to multiple databases that reference cross-disciplinary research, which allows for in-depth exploration of specialized sub-fields.
URL: http://webofknowledge.com/WOS

SciFinder® is a research discovery application that provides unlimited access to the world's most comprehensive and authoritative source of references, substances and reactions in chemistry and related sciences.
SciFinder offers a one-stop shop experience with flexible search and discover options based on user input and workflow. You can search for substances, reactions, and patent and journal references anytime, anywhere.
URL: https://scifinder.cas.org
you have to register first; see: (how to).Bibliography

is a bibliography management program, with which you can manage any kind of literature like arcticles, books or projects. EndNote is fully integrates with Microsoft Word.
X-terminal emulator
Image Processing Program

Instead we installed gimp, a free program out of the gnu family

In 2015 we could buy a single user license, installed on PC#5
Desktop-Publishing

A single user license could be installed in 2015 on PC#5