The Network Diary

Intelligent Software at an affordable price

Specifications.

The Network Diary is built around Microsoft's SQL Express Database management software, free to download from Microsoft's website this powerful tool allows the Network Diary to perform efficiently as long as the correct infrastructure is in place.

Visit the link below to make sure SQL Express will run on your Client or Server.

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms143680.aspx

If in any doubt please contact us and we will be able to advise you.

Single User Mode (1 User Licence) - SQL Express running on Client PC:

Recommendations:

Prerequisite software	Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 SQL Server Setup requires Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) 2.8 SP1 or later. You can download MDAC 2.8 SP1 from this Microsoft Web site.
Internet Requirements	Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 or later (prerequisite for .NET Framework) Internet Information Services (IIS) 5.0 or later is required for Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services (SSRS) installations. For more information on how to install IIS, see How to: Install Microsoft Internet Information Services in SQL Server 2005 Books Online.
RAM	Minimum: 512 MB Recommended: 1GB or higher
Hard Disk space	600 MB free space
Processor	Pentium III Compatible or higher Minimum: 600 MHz Recommended: 1 GHz or higher
Operating System	Windows XP Professional SP2 Windows XP Tablet Edition SP2 Windows XP Home Edition SP2 Windows XP Media Edition SP2 Windows 2000 Professional Edition SP4 Windows Vista Home Basic² Windows Vista Home Premium² Windows Vista Business² Windows Vista Enterprise² Windows Vista Ultimate²

Multi User Mode - SQL Express running on Server across TCP/IP Microsoft Network:

You will need a Microsoft network running with the Server holding the SQL Express Database then the Clients connect to the Server.

Recommendations:

Prerequisite software	Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 SQL Server Setup requires Microsoft Data Access Components (MDAC) 2.8 SP1 or later. You can download MDAC 2.8 SP1 from this Microsoft Web site.
Internet Requirements	Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 SP1 or later (prerequisite for .NET Framework) Internet Information Services (IIS) 5.0 or later is required for Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Reporting Services (SSRS) installations. For more information on how to install IIS, see How to: Install Microsoft Internet Information Services in SQL Server 2005 Books Online.
RAM	Minimum: 512 MB Recommended: 1GB or higher
Hard Disk space	600 MB free space
Processor	Pentium III Compatible or higher Minimum: 600 MHz Recommended: 1 GHz or higher
Operating System	Windows Server 2003 SP1 Windows Server 2003 Enterprise Edition SP1 Windows Server 2003 Datacenter Edition SP1 Windows Server 2003 Web Edition SP1 Windows Small Business Server 2003 Standard Edition SP1 Windows Small Business Server 2003 Premium Edition SP1 Windows XP Professional SP2 Windows XP Tablet Edition SP2 Windows XP Home Edition SP2 Windows XP Media Edition SP2 Windows 2000 Professional Edition SP4 Windows 2000 Server Edition SP4 Windows 2000 Advanced Edition SP4 Windows 2000 Datacenter Server Edition SP4 Windows Vista Home Basic² Windows Vista Home Premium² Windows Vista Business² Windows Vista Enterprise² Windows Vista Ultimate²