Software categories and description
Only products which correspond to the categories available in Software categories & descriptions of Request for a Supply Arrangement (RFSA) EN578-100808/D may qualify for the Software Licensing Supply Arrangement (SLSA).
The following categories and the descriptions of software products serve as a generic guide for departments and do not form the basis of a bid solicitation. They are provided strictly for the purposes of organizing the Software Licensing Supply Arrangement. Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC) will regularly update these categories to reflect change in technology and the software industry.
Should you have any comments regarding the SLSA categories, please contact the SLSA team via email at aaall.slsa@tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca
The 12 Software Licensing Supply Arrangement categories
All products in the SLSA Catalogue are categorised by the Suppliers. This information is available in the links to the Supplier`s Product List and Ceiling Prices under The Software Licensing Supply Arrangement catalogue (accessible to federal government employees only) column of the SLSA catalogue (more specifically in the 7th column of the Supplier`s Product List and Ceiling Prices).
0100 Data management software
- 102 Business Intelligence SoftwareFootnote 1
- 104 Data Warehouse SoftwareFootnote 2
- 106 Relational Database Management Systems SoftwareFootnote 2
- 108 Database Modeling SoftwareFootnote 1
- 110 Database Tools, Utilities & Management SoftwareFootnote 2
- 112 Extract, Transformation and Load SoftwareFootnote 2
- 114 Master Data Management SoftwareFootnote 2
- 116 On-Line Analytical Processing SoftwareFootnote 1
- 118 Personal Database SoftwareFootnote 1
- 120 Web Analytical SoftwareFootnote 2
0200 Information management software
- 202 Case Management Software
- 204 Content Management Software
- 206 Digital Asset Management Software
- 208 Document Management Software
- 210 Document Scanning and Image Recognition Software
- 212 Electronic Forms Software
- 214 Feedback Management SoftwareFootnote 1
- 216 Knowledge Management SoftwareFootnote 1
- 218 Portal SoftwareFootnote 2
- 220 Records Management Software
- 222 Search and Information Access Software
- 224 Social Media Software
- 226 Web Content Management Software
- 228 Workflow & Collaboration SoftwareFootnote 1
- 230 Incident and Field Resource Management SoftwareFootnote 1
0300 Enterprise resource management software
- 302 Bar-Coding & Labeling Software
- 304 Budget Preparation Software
- 306 Customer Relationship Management SoftwareFootnote 1
- 308 Enterprise Resource Planning Software
- 310 Finance & Accounting Software
- 312 Financial Auditing Software
- 314 Governance Risk, Compliance & Incident Management Software
- 316 Grants & Contributions Management Software
- 318 Human Resource Evaluation & Selection Systems Software
- 320 Human Resource Management Systems Software
- 322 Inventory & Asset Management SoftwareFootnote 1
- 324 Library Management Systems Software
- 326 Pension Software
- 328 Performance Measurement SoftwareFootnote 1
- 330 Procurement & Contract Management Software
- 332 Property Management Software
- 334 Salary Management & Payroll Software
- 336 Transactional Processing & Transaction Management Software
- 338 Vendor Management Software
0400 Development environments software
- 402 Application Life-Cycle Management Software
- 404 Software Development Platform Software
- 406 Software Testing Software
- 408 Systems Architecture Design SoftwareFootnote 1
- 410 Web Development Software
0500 Middleware software
- 502 Application Infrastructure SoftwareFootnote 2
- 504 Application Integration & Connectivity SoftwareFootnote 1
- 506 Business Process Management SoftwareFootnote 1
- 508 E-Commerce Software
- 510 Managed File Transfer SoftwareFootnote 2
- 512 Message Oriented Middleware SoftwareFootnote 2
- 514 SOA Governance Software
0600 Network infrastructure software
- 602 Archive SoftwareFootnote 2
- 604 Backup SoftwareFootnote 2
- 606 Data Migration SoftwareFootnote 2
- 608 Fax SoftwareFootnote 2
- 610 File and Print Services SoftwareFootnote 2
- 612 Network Communications SoftwareFootnote 2
- 614 Network Storage SoftwareFootnote 2
- 616 Remote Desktop SoftwareFootnote 2
- 618 Switching SoftwareFootnote 2
- 620 Unified Communications SoftwareFootnote 2
0700 Operating systems software
- 702 Desktop Operating System SoftwareFootnote 2
- 704 Mainframe Operating System SoftwareFootnote 2
- 706 Mobile Operating System SoftwareFootnote 2
- 708 Real-Time Operating System SoftwareFootnote 2
- 710 Server Operating System SoftwareFootnote 2
0800 virtualization software
- 802 Application Virtualization SoftwareFootnote 2
- 804 Desktop Virtualization SoftwareFootnote 2
- 806 Server Virtualization SoftwareFootnote 2
- 808 Storage Virtualization SoftwareFootnote 2
- 810 Virtualization Backup & Recovery SoftwareFootnote 2
- 812 Virtualization Management SoftwareFootnote 2
- 814 Virtualization Monitoring Tools SoftwareFootnote 2
- 816 Virtualization Security SoftwareFootnote 2
0900 Operations management software
- 902 Change and Configuration Management SoftwareFootnote 2
- 904 Desktop Management SoftwareFootnote 2
- 906 Help Desk & Call Center SoftwareFootnote 1
- 908 Network Management SoftwareFootnote 2
- 910 Patch Management SoftwareFootnote 2
- 912 Performance Testing & Analysis SoftwareFootnote 2
- 914 Software Asset Management SoftwareFootnote 2
- 916 Storage Management SoftwareFootnote 2
1000 Client productivity software
- 1002 Adaptive Computing Technology SoftwareFootnote 1
- 1004 Calendar & Scheduling SoftwareFootnote 2
- 1006 Desktop Publishing SoftwareFootnote 2
- 1008 Electronic Mail and Messaging SoftwareFootnote 2
- 1010 Graphic Design, Imaging & Viewing Software
- 1012 Multimedia Streaming SoftwareFootnote 2
- 1014 Office Automation Suite SoftwareFootnote 2
- 1016 Personal Information Management SoftwareFootnote 2
- 1018 Portable Document SoftwareFootnote 2
- 1020 Project Management Software
- 1022 Structured Content Authoring Software
- 1024 Training and E-Learning Software
- 1026 Translation Software
1100 Scientific and engineering software
- 1102 Computer aided design (CAD), Computer aided engineering (CAE) & Computer aided manufacturing (CAM) Software
- 1104 Engineering Analysis Software
- 1106 Equipment Control Systems Software
- 1108 Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Software
- 1110 Geo-spatial Software
- 1112 Lab & Medical Equipment Software
- 1114 Mapping and Cartography Software
- 1116 Mathematical and Computational Software
- 1118 Statistical Analysis SoftwareFootnote 1
1200 Security operations software
- 1202 Anti-Malware SoftwareFootnote 2
- 1204 Application White-Listing SoftwareFootnote 2
- 1206 Biometric SoftwareFootnote 2
- 1208 Business Continuity SoftwareFootnote 1
- 1210 Computer Forensics SoftwareFootnote 2
- 1212 Content Classification & Marking SoftwareFootnote 1
- 1214 Data Loss Prevention SoftwareFootnote 2
- 1216 Encryption SoftwareFootnote 2
- 1218 Endpoint Security SoftwareFootnote 2
- 1220 Firewall SoftwareFootnote 2
- 1222 Identity Management SoftwareFootnote 2
- 1224 Internet Monitoring, Filtering & Access Control SoftwareFootnote 2
- 1226 Intrusion Prevention and Detection SoftwareFootnote 2
- 1228 Mobility Security SoftwareFootnote 2
- 1230 Security Information Event Management SoftwareFootnote 2
- 1232 Privacy SoftwareFootnote 2
- 1234 Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) SoftwareFootnote 2
- 1236 Remote Access SoftwareFootnote 2
- 1238 Security Risk Management and Policy Compliance SoftwareFootnote 2
- 1240 Unified Threat Management SoftwareFootnote 2
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