Ear Works 4 is a Client-Server application.
Only one computer in the network runs the Ear Works 4 Server Components and each workstation runs the Ear Works 4 Client Application.
You can install the Client Application on the machine running the Server Components.
Below are the system requirements for the Server Components and, separately, for the Client Application.
Please note, Ear Works 4 can not be installed on Microsoft Windows 2000 or earlier.
Regarding the infrastructure, for best results we strongly recommend a Gigabit LAN (local area network) . This is not mandatory but it drastically improves the data communication speed on your network and all network applications will benefit from it, including Ear Works and NOAH.
The Ear Works 4 Server Components are based on a Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Express instance.
The system requirements for the Server Components are:
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Component |
Requirement |
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Processor |
Processor type: · Pentium III-compatible processor or faster Processor speed: · Minimum: 1.0 GHz · Recommended: 2.0 GHz or faster
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Operating System |
Windows XP SP2 Home Windows XP SP2 Professional Windows XP SP2 Tablet Windows XP SP2 Media Center 2002 Windows XP SP2 Media Center 2004 Windows XP Media Center 2005 Windows Server 2003 Reduced Media Windows XP Home Edition Reduced Media Windows Server 2003 SP2 Small Business Server R2 Standard Windows Server 2003 SP2 Small Business Server R2 Premium Windows Server 2003 SP2 Standard Windows Server 2003 2003 SP2 Enterprise Windows Server 2003 SP2 Data Center Windows Server 2003 SP2 Web Edition Windows Server 2003 SP2 Small Business Server Standard Windows Server 2003 SP2 Small Business Server Premium Windows Server 2003 SP2 64-bit x64 Standard1 Windows Server 2003 SP2 64-bit x64 Data Center1 Windows Server 2003 SP2 64-bit x64 Enterprise1 Windows Vista Ultimate Windows Vista Home Premium Windows Vista Home Basic Windows Vista Enterprise Windows Vista Business Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit x643 Windows Vista Home Premium 64-bit x643 Windows Vista Home Basic 64-bit x643 Windows Vista Enterprise 64-bit x643 Windows Vista Business 64-bit x643 Windows Server 2008 Standard Server Windows Server 2008 Standard Server without Hyper-V Windows Server 2008 Enterprise Windows Server 2008 Enterprise without Hyper-V Windows Server 2008 Data Center Windows Server 2008 Data Center without Hyper-V Windows Server 2008 Web Edition Windows Server 2008 64-bit x64 Web Edition1 Windows Server 2008 64-bit x64 Standard Windows Server 2008 64-bit x64 Standard without Hyper-V1 Windows Server 2008 64-bit x64 Data Center Windows Server 2008 64-bit x64 Data Center without Hyper-V1 Windows Server 2008 64-bit x64 Enterprise Windows Server 2008 64-bit x64 Enterprise without Hyper-V1 Windows XP Embedded SP2 feature pack 20072 Windows Embedded for Point of Service SP22 |
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Memory |
RAM: · Minimum: 256 MB for SQL Server Express · Recommended: 1.024 GB
The maximum memory used by the Database Engine that installs with SQL Server Express is 1 GB |
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Hard Drive Space |
Minimum 2 GB |
From http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms143506.aspx
The Ear Works 4 Client Application is the front-end application and it is the program you actually interact with when working in Ear Works 4.
The Client Application is a based on the Microsoft Access 2007 rapid development environment.
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Component |
Requirement |
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Processor |
Processor type: · Pentium III-compatible processor or faster Processor speed: · Minimum: 1.0 GHz · Recommended: 2.0 GHz or faster
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Operating System |
Windows XP SP2 or SP3, any version including the 64 bit OS Windows Vista, any version including the 64 bit OS Windows Server 2003 SP1 or later, any version including the 64 bit OS Windows Server 2008, any version including the 64 bit OS
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Memory |
RAM: · Minimum: 256 MB · Recommended: 1.024 GB
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Hard Drive Space |
Minimum 1 GB, depending on the current configuration. |
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Display |
1024x768 or higher resolution monitor |