Apple has released OS X 10.11 El Capitan, the latest version of their operating system (OS). ICTS has completed testing on this product and determined it is suitable for use.
Technical requirements for OS X 10.11 El Capitan
OS X 10.11 El Capitan is capable of being installed on most Mac models introduced in 2007 or later. For more information and to check whether your machine meets these requirements, visit the Upgrade to OS X El Capitan website.
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Test results
Once OS X 10.11 El Capitan has been officially released and the testing has successfully been completed, ICTS will publish the test results on the ICTS website to indicate any compatibility issues.
The results of testing thus far are in the test matrix below.
The following categories are being tested:
Operating System |
What was tested |
Status |
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OS X 10.11 El Capitan |
Installation, functionality |
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Applications and Services |
Results & Comments |
Status |
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Microsoft Office 2011 for Mac |
Basic functionality |
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Microsoft Lync 2011 |
Basic functionality |
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Microsoft Office 2016 for Mac |
Basic functionality |
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AirDrop |
Basic functionality |
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Continuity |
Basic functionality |
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Adobe Reader DC |
Basic functionality. |
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SAP 7.40 GUI revision 4 |
Basic functionality. |
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Mozilla Firefox 41.0.1 |
Basic functionality. |
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Safari 9.0 |
Basic functionality. |
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McAfee VirusScan Enterprise 9.7.0 |
Basic functionality |
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McAfee EPO Agent |
Basic functionality |
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Oracle Java Runtime Environment: Version 8 Update 60 |
Basic functionality using Safari 8.0 web browser. For more information refer to the vendor's article. |
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Flash Player 19 |
Basic functionality. |
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Parallels Desktop 11 |
Basic functionality |
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Parallels Desktop 10 |
Basic functionality |
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EndNote X7.5 |
Basic functionality. For further information refer to the vendor’s article. |
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Novell iPrint v6.01 |
Basic functionality. |
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Nashua Equitrac |
Basic functionality. |
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EZProxy |
Basic functionality |
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PeopleSoft |
Basic functionality |
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Third Party System |
Basic functionality |
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VPN (Cisco VPN AnyConnect Client) |
Basic Functionality |
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eduroam |
Basic Functionality |
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eduroam CAT |
Basic Functionality |
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CIFS and SMB (Connect to UCT network drives) |
Basic functionality |
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SPSS |
Basic functionality |
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Boot Camp 6 |
Basic functionality |
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UCT Apple update server |
Basic functionality |
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Microsoft AutoUpdate |
Basic functionality |
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Cloudware |
Basic functionality |
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Remote Desktop |
Basic functionality |
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Nvivo 10 |
Basic functionality |
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Websites (Testing done using Safari) |
Status |
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Functionality |
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Functionality / Authentication |
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Functionality / Authentication |
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Functionality / Authentication |
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Basic functionality, authentication, file upload, file download and browsing network drives using Safari 8.0 |
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Functionality / Authentication |
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Functionality / Authentication |
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Functionality / Authentication (note: Lecture recordings) |
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http://mail.uct.ac.za |
Functionality / Authentication |
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Functionality / Authentication |
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