Needles Case Management
Software Technical Specifications
Needles Case Management Software specifications are provided here to help you to determine the minimum specifications needed to run the Needles Case Management program on your existing hardware. This does not take into account other applications that you may wish to run on your hardware at the same time.
The recommended specifications are provided as a guide for those purchasing new hardware and shows the hardware configurations on which Needles (as well as most software) will perform best. When purchasing new hardware it is suggested that you meet or exceed the recommended requirements.
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| Workstation | ||
Processor |
PC with Intel Pentium 200 MHz or 100% compatible |
PC with Intel Pentium 4 2.20 GHz (or faster) or 100% compatible |
Memory |
64 MB RAM (256 MB RAM for Windows 2000 or XP) |
256 MB RAM or more (512 MB RAM or more for Windows 2000 or XP) |
Operating System |
Windows 98 SE * Windows Millennium* Windows NT 4 SP6* Windows 2000 Professional Windows XP Home/Pro |
Windows 2000 Professional Windows XP Professional Windows Vista |
* Versions of Needles released after January 1, 2006 will not run nor be supported on Windows 98, Windows ME or Windows NT 4.x. |
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| Server | ||
Processor |
PC with Intel Pentium II 450 MHz |
PC with Intel Pentium 4 2.40 GHz (or faster) |
Memory |
256 MB RAM |
1 GB RAM or more |
Operating System |
Windows 98 SE (peer to peer)* Windows ME (peer to peer)* Novell Netware 4.2** (long file names enabled) Windows NT 4 SP 6 Server Windows 2000 Server Windows 2003 Server
Windows 2000 Professional and XP may also be used as a peer to peer server.
** If running on a Novell server, Sybase 9 requires: * peer to peer not recommended for more than 5 users. |
Windows 2000 Server Windows 2003 Server Novell Netware 5.x or higher** (long file names enabled) |
* Versions of Needles released after January 1, 2006 will not run nor be supported on Windows 98, Windows ME or Windows NT 4.x. |
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| SQL Database Engine | ||
Database Engine* |
Sybase SQL Anywhere Studio 10 |
Current Version of Sysbase SQL. |
* Sybase SQL Anywhere Studio must be purchased and installed prior to Needles installation. Please call Chesapeake Interlink, Ltd. for current version |
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Additional Requirements:
- Protocols: TCP/IP or IPX (SPX).
- Network Card: Intel, 3Com - or other name brand network
card (10/100 or 100BaseT or faster). - Workstation Disk Space: Needles Program Files: Approx. 80 Megs per installation. Sybase Client Files: Approx. 150 Megs per installation.
- Server Disk Space: Needles Database: Approx. 10 Megs (plus an additional 4 Megs for each 100 cases).
Sybase Server Files: Approx. 200 Megs. Additional space required for all integrated or separate case related documents, forms, etc. - Server Hard Drive Speed: Minimum: 7200 RPM IDE
Recommended: Fast IDE or SCSI Disk system - Network Speed: Minimum: 10BaseT (10 mbps).
Recommended: 100BaseT (100 mbps) or faster. - Display: Minimum resolution of 800 x 600 (small fonts) 256 colors
Recommended resolution of 1024 x 768 (small fonts) 32-bit colors - Word Processor: Current Windows version of Word or WordPerfect.
Additional Hardware and Software Recommendations:
- Network backup software to removable media for nightly network backups.
- UPS Power Supply (Battery Backup) for server and other critical hardware devices.
- DVD RW and/or CD-RW drive.
- Network Firewall and Anti-Virus solutions.
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Minimum | Recommended | ||
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| Terminal Server (Not Required for Needles) - Specs provided for offices that use Terminal Server for remote connections. | ||||
Processor* |
Pentium II 450 MHz |
PC with Intel Pentium 4 2.40 GHz (or faster) |
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Memory |
256 MB RAM 64 MB RAM Per User |
512 MB RAM + 96 MB RAM Per User or more |
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Operating System |
Windows 2000 Terminal Services*
Windows 2003 Terminal Services*
* With or without Citrix Metaframe 1.8 or higher |
Windows 2000 Terminal Services*
Windows 2003 Terminal Services*
* With or without Citrix Metaframe XP |
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* Terminal Server should be run on a dedicated machine if more than 5 users will be connecting. |
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