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 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.
| Standalone System Recommendations |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
| CPU |
Pentium 4 3.0 |
Intel Dual Core 2.66 + |
| RAM* |
512 MB (POS 1 GB) |
1 GB (POS 2 Gb +) |
| Video Adapter |
4 MB VGA |
32 MB AGP |
| Disk Drive |
500 MB IDE |
80 Gig SATA |
| Mouse |
Serial |
USB Port |
| Keyboard |
101 Key |
MS Natural Keyboard |
| CD ROM |
8x |
8x DVD-RW |
| Modem* |
56K |
ADSL |
| Network Adapter |
1000 Base TX |
1000 Base TX |
| Network Cable |
Cat 5 |
Shielded Cat 6E |
| Serial Ports |
2 Available |
2 Available |
| UPS |
UPS-Required |
UPS-Required |
| Operating System |
Windows XP |
Windows Vista Pro |
| Other Software |
MS Access 2003 Runtime |
MS Office 2007 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 |
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Minimum |
Recommended |
| CPU |
Pentium 4 2.8 GHz |
Dual Core 2.66 + |
| RAM |
1 GB |
3 Gb + |
| 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 |
ADSL2 |
| Network Adapter |
1000 Base TX |
1000 Base TX |
| Network Cable |
Cat 5 |
Shielded Cat 6E |
| UPS |
UPS-Required |
UPS-Required |
| Backup |
1.5 GB |
DVD |
| Operating System |
NT4.0 Server |
Windows 2008 Server |
| Hub/Switch |
1000 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 4 3.0 GHz |
Dual Core 2.66 + |
| RAM* |
512 MB (POS 1 GB) |
1 GB (POS 2 Gb +) |
| Video Adapter |
4 MB VGA |
32 MB AGP |
| Disk Drive |
500 MB IDE |
80 Gig SATA |
| Mouse |
Serial |
USB Port |
| Keyboard |
101 Key |
MS Natural Keyboard |
| CD ROM |
8x |
8x DVD-RW |
| Modem* |
56K |
ADSL |
| Network Adapter |
1000 Base TX |
1000 Base TX |
| Network Cable |
Cat 5 |
Shielded Cat 6E |
| Serial Ports |
2 Available |
2 Available |
| UPS |
UPS-Required |
UPS-Required |
| Operating System |
Windows XP |
Windows Vista Pro |
| Other Software |
MS Access 2003 Runtime |
MS Office 2007 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