Technical Information

 

Databases

Express is designed on and for SQL Server and SQL Server Express. If you have fewer than ten users then you can probably use SQL Server Express, which is free . Companies with ten or more users should use the full version of SQL Server. 

Operating Systems

XP Pro or Vista Business on the workstations and Windows Server 2000/2003 on the server. Windows Terminal Server and Citrix are both supported. The Microsoft .Net Framework is required on all workstations and servers.

Hardware Requirements

Express is not especially demanding on the workstations, but it will work the server if you are processing large amounts of data. The amount of RAM you will require is similar to what would be needed to run most other Microsoft applications.

Data Connectivity

Express does not use ODBC. Express uses only OLE and data access is secured with SQL Server Authentication.