Microsoft Office 365 Applications & Add-Ons

Overview

All 3rd party applications and add-ons used within Rensselaer's Office 365 environment must be reviewed to ensure compliance with Rensselaer policies and requirements for data security, privacy, accessibility, and licensing. 

Details

The following applications and add-ons are currently approved for self service- to add them to your RCS Account please visit the Self Service Tool.  Once you request access you will receive an email confirmation.

• Apple Mail/Mac Mail
• Bing Maps for Excel
• Blackboard
• Box for Outlook and Teams
• Cisco Webex and Cisco WebEx Scheduler for Outlook and Teams
• FactSet for Excel
• MathType for Word and PowerPoint
• OnceHub (Staff/Faculty Only)
• Thunderbird
• WiseSheets for Excel
• Zoom

The following applications and add-ons are currently approved but need DotCIO to add the permissions to your RCS Account:

• Cronofy for Office 365 (Staff/Faculty Only)

The following applications have been reviewed and are not approved for use within our Office 365 environment, as they are non-compliant: 

• Fetch Rewards
• Goodnotes
• Shop
• Fizz

For any application not listed above please submit a Software Review Request form to initiate a review.  A vendor contact may be required to answer security questions.  If the application requires a paid license please include the purchase order number or other procurement approval for the application in the request.  The following will be considered when reviewing an application:

• Business use case of the application or add-on
• Permissions required by application or add-on
• If the application or add-on moves or copies data out of the Office 365 environment.
• If the application or add-on sells or otherwise shares data it has permission to 3rd parties.

Reviews typically take 5-7 business days but may take longer if information not readily available - a vendor contact may be required to answer security questions.

References/Links

None at this time.

Last Reviewed: 09-Jan-2025