PC System Recommendations

Servers

Minimum System

Processor: Dual core processor
Operating System: Windows XP Professional, Windows Vista Business, Windows 7 Professional, Ubuntu Linux 6.06 or newer
RAM (Memory): 2 GB+
Hard Drive(s):40 GB

Recommended System

Processor: Quad core processor, six core processor, or twelve core processor
Operating System Architecture: 64-bit Processor for 4GB or more of RAM
Operating System: Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2008 R2, Ubuntu Linux 8.04, Ubuntu Linux 9.10, Ubuntu Linux 10.04, Ubuntu Linux 10.10
RAM (Memory): 4 GB or more
Hard Drive(s): 320GB of free space or more for documents and images
Hard Disk Redundancy: RAID to reduce the effects of disk failure

Clients (Workstations)

Minimum System

Processor: Single core Intel (Pentium 4 or newer) or AMD (Athlon 64 or newer) processor
Operating System: Windows 2000 SP4, Windows XP SP3, Windows Vista SP2, Windows 7, Mac OS X 10.4 (Tiger) or newer, Ubuntu Linux 8.04, Ubuntu Linux 9.10, Ubuntu Linux 10.04, Ubuntu Linux 10.10
RAM (Memory): 1 GB
Hard Drive(s): 5 GB of free space
Monitor: 1024 x 768 screen resolution or better

Recommended System

Processor: Dual or quad core Intel or AMD processor
Operating System:Windows XP Professional SP3, Vista Business Edition SP2, Windows 7 Professional, Mac OS X Version 10.4 (Tiger) or newer, Ubuntu Linux 8.04, Ubuntu Linux 10.04
RAM (Memory): 2 GB or more
Hard Drive(s): 5 GB of free space or more
Monitor: 1024 x 768 screen resolution or better for Windows and Mac OS X, 1280 x 800 screen resolution or better for Ubuntu Linux

Other Systems and Devices

Internet Connection: High Speed Internet connection (Cable/DSL)
Network Adapter: Gigabit Ethernet 100 Mbps Ethernet
Printers: Any laser printer
Frames Data: Monthly CD ROM “SPEX UPC” @ www.framesdata.com or call 866-265-3267
Frame Label Types: Barbell
Scanners: Any scanner that will scan directly to .PDF format
Bar-code Scanner: Any keyboard wedge / USB bar code readers
Digital Images: Any digital image can be labeled, annotated and linked into a patient’s electronic medical record if the image can be saved as a JPG, PNG, GIF, or TIF format.
Firewall: Consult with your certified IT professional to determine which firewall is best for you.
Anti-Virus Software: Consult with your certified IT professional to determine which anti-virus is best for you.
Compatibility with OpenJDK: Practice Director does not currently work with OpenJDK. Users of Ubuntu 10.04 and Ubuntu 10.10 will need to add the Canonical Partner repository to download Sun Java through apt or the Synaptic Package Manager.