System Recommendations:
Our On Line Edition is hosted on one of our remote servers outside the company - fully manged by our suport staff with a guaranteed 99.5% uptime. At a minimum you will need a high speed connection to the internet and a web browser to communicate with your hosted Absolute Retail solution.
Our Windows XP Edition runs on your business server hardware and software solution. As a result you will may need to purchase a system with the following minimum specifications.
| XP System Recommendations |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
| CPU |
Pentium III |
Pentium IV 2.8 + |
| RAM* |
256 MB (POS 512 MB) |
512 MB (POS 1Gb + MB) |
| Video Adapter |
4 MB VGA |
32 MB AGP |
| Disk Drive |
400 MB IDE |
6 Gig Ultra ATA 100 |
| Mouse |
Serial |
PS2 Port |
| Keyboard |
101 Key |
MS Natural Keyboard |
| CD ROM |
8x |
8x DVD-RW |
| Modem* |
56K |
ADSL |
| Network Adapter |
100 Base TX |
1000 Base TX |
| Network Cable |
Cat 5 |
Shielded Cat 6E |
| Serial Ports |
2 Available |
2 Available |
| UPS |
UPS |
UPS |
| Operating System |
Windows XP |
Windows XP Pro |
| Other Software |
MS Access 2003 |
MS Office 2003 Pro |
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*Microsoft Access requires approximately 64 MB of RAM.
*Absolute Retail requires a minimum of 128MB of RAM.
*Internet Access and Email are required.
All upgrades and information are distributed via this Web Site
Our Windows Server Pro Edition runs on your business server hardware and software solution. As a result you will may need to purchase a server and possibly a workstation with the following minimum specifications.
| Server System Recommendations |
|
Minimum |
Recommended |
| CPU |
Pentium III 256 |
Pentium 4 2.8 Gig |
| RAM |
128 MB |
1024 MB |
| Video Adapter |
4 MB VGA |
32 MB VGA |
| Disk Drive* |
Dual 6 Gig Ultra -ATA 100 |
Dual 80 GB SATA |
| Mouse |
Serial |
PS2 Port |
| Keyboard |
101 Key |
MS Natural Keyboard |
| CD ROM |
2x |
8x DVD-RW |
| Modem* |
56K |
ADSL |
| Network Adapter |
100 Base TX |
1000 Base TX |
| Network Cable |
Cat 5 |
Shielded Cat 6E |
| UPS |
UPS |
UPS |
| Backup |
1.5 GB |
DVD |
| Operating System |
NT4.0 Server |
Windows 2003 Server |
| Hub/Switch |
100 Base TX Switch |
1000 Base TX Switch |
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*Modem and Internet Access with Email are necessary.
*All upgrades and information will be sent via these methods of communications.
*Absolute Retail Server Data should not be located on the same drive as the Windows
Operating System!
| Workstation System Recommendations |
|
Minimum |
Recommended |
| CPU |
Pentium III |
Pentium IV 2.8 + |
| RAM* |
256 MB (POS 512 MB) |
512 MB (POS 1Gb + MB) |
| Video Adapter |
4 MB VGA |
32 MB AGP |
| Disk Drive |
400 MB IDE |
6 Gig Ultra ATA 100 |
| Mouse |
Serial |
PS2 Port |
| Keyboard |
101 Key |
MS Natural Keyboard |
| CD ROM |
8x |
8x DVD-RW |
| Modem* |
56K |
ADSL |
| Network Adapter |
100 Base TX |
1000 Base TX |
| Network Cable |
Cat 5 |
Shielded Cat 6E |
| Serial Ports |
2 Available |
2 Available |
| UPS |
UPS |
UPS |
| Operating System |
Windows XP |
Windows XP Pro |
| Other Software |
MS Access 2003 |
MS Office 2003 Pro |
 |
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|
*Microsoft Access requires approximately 64 MB of RAM.
*Absolute Retail requires a minimum of 128MB of RAM.
*Internet Access and Email are required.
All upgrades and information are distributed via this Web Site