System Requirements

The following table lists the prerequisite software and minimum hardware and software requirements for running CommandCenter. To determine if the computer meets the system requirements, from the Start menu, right-click My Computer, and then click Properties. The General tab displays the CPU type and speed, and the amount of installed memory (RAM).

Table 1. CommandCenter System Requirements

Prerequisite software

Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 SP1 or later

Microsoft Windows Installer 4.5 or later

Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 Service Pack 1 (SP1) or later (prerequisite for .NET Framework)

Adobe Acrobat Reader V8 or later for manual viewer

RAM

Minimum: 1GB

Recommended: 4GB or more

Hard Disk space

Minimum: 5GB

Recommended: 160GB or higher

Processor

Type:Pentium III-compatible processor or faster

Speed: Minimum: 1GHz, Recommended: 2GHz or faster

Operating System

The Cortex application supports all versions of Windows operating systems later than XP excluding Windows XP Embedded Edition.

Cortex also relies on a version of Microsoft SQL Server running on the PC.

Cortex is currently distributed with SQL Server 2008 R2 Express which at the point of release supports the following Windows OS versions:

Windows XP SP3

Windows Vista SP2

Windows 7

Windows 8

Windows RT

Windows Server 2003 SP2

Windows Server 2003 R2 SP2

Windows Server 2008 SP2

Windows Server 2008 R2

Windows Server 2012

Recommended Screen Resolution

Minimum: 1024 x 768

Recommended: 1280 x 1024 or higher

The specifications for the graphics card will depend on the user’s requirements, some PC's are shipped with very low end graphics cards with 8Mb of memory. These should be avoided as it can result in a slowness of performance when refreshing the screen especially when configuring/viewing the status of the Tally system.

Other

Ethernet/Wireless adapter fitted with support for IP connections.


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