System Requirements


Single PC or Laptop

Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista or Microsoft Windows 7 as the operating system and Microsoft Office 2003 or later.
Any combination of these is acceptable.
32 bit and 64 bit operating systems are acceptable.
*see note below regarding Microsoft Office.

Networks

All computers and laptops that are to be using CATS to have Microsoft Windows XP, Microsoft Windows Vista or Microsoft Windows 7 as the operating system and Microsoft Office 2003 or later. 
Any combination of these is acceptable.
32 bit and 64 bit operating systems are acceptable and in combination if required.

If you have a domain then Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Microsoft Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Windows SBS Server 2003, Microsoft Windows SBS Server 2008 or Microsoft Windows EBS Server 2008 will be suitable as a place to host the CATS database and application.

*see note below regarding Microsoft Office.

*Microsoft Office comes in different pricing structures depending on which applications are include with it. Such as Microsoft Word, microsoft Excel and so on.
The only requirement for CATS apart from that previously mentioned is that your version has Microsoft Word included and MS Outlook if you wish to email documents directly from CATS.


**Networking for CATS requires all computers that are using CATS to be networked and that one of these computers is designated as being the one where the CATS database and application resides.
This designated computer must turned on and available whenever someone wants to access CATS.

If you have a domain it is possible that you can access the CATS application from remote locations such as your home.
We suggest RDP protocol for this.
VPNs are not supported.



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