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Cal Poly Pomona

College of Business Administration

Computer Information Systems Department

Software and Labs

The Computer Information Systems Department offers several labs that are conveniently located in the CLA building. The following is a list of the labs that are openly available to students and a list of instructional softwares that are recommended by professors who teach in the courses listed.

Academic Alliance Program

The Microsoft Academic Alliance Program (MSDNAA) provides CIS students with the most current versions of Microsoft's platform, server, and developer tools. This software is provided exclusively for our students' use in education and research. Software can be obtained from our MSDNAA server and can be downloaded directly or purchased online. Note that requests for physical media involves a nominal cost. You must be a CIS student to participate in this program. Want to see what's included in the list of available products? Click here. Still have questions? Contact our MSDNAA program coordinator, Dr. Daniel Manson.


Application Development Lab

Our Applications Development Lab is located in 98-C4-23 and provides our students with access to state-of-the-art computers and software. If our classes require a software package, there is good chance you will find it available in this lab.


Hands-On Networking

The CIS Hands-On Networking laboratory is located in 98-C4-36 and provides CIS students with a hands-on environment for studying computer networking.


Instructional Software

Looking for other instructional software? Besides the software listed above, CIS students can now download almost all CIS-related instructional software via the web. If our classes require a software package, there is good chance you will find it by clicking on one of the links shown below.


CIS 234CIS 235CIS 304CIS 338CIS 415CIS 424CIS 451