FrontLine Hardware / Operating System Requirements
This information is intended as a reasonable guideline only. The actual hardware requirement necessary to attain satisfactory performance is influenced by many external factors, such as other applications running on the same infrastructure.
If you are unsure or have any questions, please contact the Shire Customer Support team.
Operating Systems
Shire Systems FrontLine software products are designed and tested to run under current Microsoft Windows operating systems. These include Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 and Windows Vista.
Hardware Specification
The performance of the system will be affected by the specification of the computer on which it is operated.
The software may function on a computer with a slightly lower specification than those recommended. However, it is likely that performance will be impaired. For a workstation on which the software will be heavily used, it is advisable to use a higher specification computer than the recommended minimum.
NOTE The minimum recommended hardware requirements for running Shire software are different for the Client, Server and a stand alone Client and Server deployment.
Local Area Network Usage
All of our software is designed to operate over a Local Area Network within one geographic location. If you require Wide Area Network accessibility then please contact our Customer Support Department for further details on +44 (0)23 8023 0656.
Disk Space Requirement
The disk space required for the database will depend largely on the volume of data in the system and so will be governed by your usage of the system. Our recommended minimum allowances are typical requirements.
Local Deployment - PC containing both software & data
| Operating System | Windows 2000 SP4 Windows XP SP2 Windows Vista |
| Processor | 500 MHz Pentium, or equivalent |
| RAM | 256 MB Recommended 512 MB) |
| Disk Space | 500MB |
| Screen Resolution | 800x600 (Recommended 1024x768) |
Network Deployment - Software on client PC, data on server
Client PC
| Operating System | Windows 2000 SP4 Windows XP SP2 Windows Vista |
| Processor | 500 MHz Pentium, or equivalent |
| RAM | 256 MB Recommended 512 MB) |
| Disk Space | 500MB |
| Screen Resolution | 800x600 (Recommended 1024x768) |
Server
| Operating System | Windows 2003 SP1 Windows 2000 SP4 Windows XP SP2 Windows Vista |
| Processor | 600 MHz Pentium, or equivalent (Recommended 1GHz) |
| RAM | 512 MB Recommended 512 MB) |
| Disk Space | 500MB |
| Screen Resolution | 800x600 (Recommended 1024x768) |