Apple recently released macOS Ventura, the latest version of its operating system (OS) for Mac computers.

macOS Ventura boasts many new features and upgrades, including stage manager, passkeys, and improved search and mailbox functionality. Visit the Apple Mac website to learn about all the new and exciting updates coming in this macOS version.

Important

If you use your Mac to access UCT systems and services or connect to the UCT network, you can now install Ventura on Macs that are UCT-owned or personally-owned.

Key to symbols used

Testing Key

Tested and approved

Tested and NOT approved

Not working/Not yet functional

Not tested/Testing in progress

Known issues

 

Test results

The following test matrix details the results of the testing done on applicable systems and software at UCT.

Operating System

What is being tested

Results 

Status

macOS 13 Ventura

Installation, functionality

Successful

macOS 13 Ventura

Upgrade, functionality

Successful

 

Application and services

Results & Comments

Status

Microsoft Office 365

Basic functionality
Yubico (MFA)

Basic functionality

Uses USB port

Skype for Business 2016

Basic functionality

Microsoft Teams

Basic functionality

Apple TV

Basic functionality

Mac Mail

Basic functionality
Recommended supported email client for Office 365 Outlook

AirDrop

Basic functionality

Continuity

Basic functionality

Adobe Reader DC

Basic functionality

Adobe DC Pro

Basic functionality

SAP 7.70

Basic functionality

Mozilla Firefox

Basic functionality

Safari

Basic functionality

McAfee EndPoint Security 10.7.8

Basic functionality

McAfee EPO Agent 5.7.7

Basic functionality

Parallels Desktop 18

Basic functionality

EndNote 20

Basic functionality

Novell iPrint v06.15

Basic functionality

Papercut

Basic functionality (use mobile printing)

EZProxy

Basic functionality

PeopleSoft

Basic functionality

Third Party System

Basic functionality

VPN (Cisco VPN AnyConnect Client)

Basic functionality

Bomgar

Basic functionality

eduroam

Basic functionality

eduroam CAT

Basic functionality

CIFS and SMB (Access to the UCT file services cluster)

Basic functionality

SPSS 28

Basic functionality

Boot Camp

Basic functionality

Microsoft AutoUpdate

Basic functionality

Nvivo 12 / 2022

Basic functionality

 


Websitess (Testing done using Safari and Firefox)

What is being tested

Status: Safari

Status: Firefox

https://uct.ac.za/

Functionality

https://uct.service-now.com

Functionality / Authentication

https://icts.uct.ac.za

Functionality / Authentication

https://password.uct.ac.za

Functionality / Authentication

https://netstorage.uct.ac.za

Basic functionality, authentication, file upload, file download and browsing network drives using Firefox

https://ezproxy.uct.ac.za

Functionality/Authentication

https://vula.uct.ac.za

Functionality / Authentication (note: Lecture recordings)

https://sapfiori.uct.ac.za/

Functionality / Authentication

https://thirdparty.uct.ac.za/

Functionality / Authentication

https://ictsdownloads.uct.ac.za/

Functionality / Authentication

http://outlook.office365.com

Functionality / Authentication

http://whitepages.uct.ac.za

Functionality / Authentication

https://mpsportal.uct.ac.za/app

Functionality / Authentication