Statement of FDCC Compliance for Stata 12

Stata 12 is developed and distributed by StataCorp LP, 4905 Lakeway Drive, College Station, TX 77845; phone 979-696-4600; fax 979-696-4601.

Stata 12 has been tested on the test images of the FDCC available from http://nvd.nist.gov/fdcc/download_fdcc.cfm. See the answers to the specific questions below.

1. The product was tested using the tools from the NIST (on the FDCC) site.
   Both the Windows Vista and Windows XP virtual PC operating system images from the FDCC site were downloaded, and Stata 12 was tested on both of them with no problems during installation or normal usage. The Stata Installation Qualification Tool was used to verify that every file installed properly and matched the manufacturer checksum.
2. The software has been tested to assure that it runs at “user level” (without elevated “power user” or “administrative” privileges) for normal operation of the product.
   Stata 12 has been tested in standard user accounts on the above operating systems. Normal operation of Stata 12 does not require elevation of the user to power user or administrative privileges.
   
   Note: Normal operation does not include installing and updating Stata. Administrator privileges are required for installing and updating Stata.
3. The software does not change the core configuration of the desktop during installation or use.
   Stata 12 does not change the core configuration of the desktop during installation or use.