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Operating systems

OpenIMS runs under Apache Webserver (version 1.3.28 or higher) which runs under Windows (NT, 2000, XP, 2003), Linux (Redhat, Suse), Apple, IBM AIX, HP/UX and Sun Solaris. Linux is the recommended platform for OpenIMS.

Database platforms

Because OpenIMS uses an integrated XML data store to store all information a database server is not required. Use of a database is optional. All common database servers are supported by OpenIMS. OpenIMS works with sophisticated XML objects. These can be stored in Oracle, Microsoft SQL-Server, MySQL, Sybase and ODBC compliant databases.

Integration

OpenIMS integrates, among other things, with SOAP, Webservices, (D)COM(+), Java, JSP, J2EE, XML, XSLT, ASP, PHP and Perl. For the Apache platform many standard components are available.

Client platforms

OpenIMS is 100% webbrowser based and can be used with many different Internet browsers. OpenIMS currently supports the following browsers:

• Microsoft IE 5.0 and newer (Windows)
• Netscape 7.1 and newer (Windows, Macintosh, Linux)
• Mozilla 1.4 and newer (Windows, Macintosh, Linux)
• Mozilla Firefox 0.8 and newer (Windows, Macintosh, Linux)
• Safari
• Opera

We hope to expand this list of supported browsers in the near future.

Hardware requirements

OpenIMS DMS is based upon Apache and requires the following minimum Linux server configuration: 4 GB RAM, Dual-core 2 GHz processor and sufficient SCSI storage (preferably RAID or SSD). In case of operation on a Windows Server we advise a minimum of 4 GB RAM and a Dual-core 2 GHz processor.
Example for a Windows 2000 Server configuration:

• Intel® Pentium® 4, Dual-core 2.4 GHz
• 4 GB Memory
• 2 x 73GB 10,000 RPM Ultra 3 160 SCSI hard drive (preferably SSD)
• RAID 1 using a PERC 4/SC RAID Controller (32MB)

We assume that backup equipment is already available.

Hosting

OpenIMS is 100% web based so it can be hosted on any server and be made accessible from any PC with a webbrowser (LAN, WAN or regular Internet). Access is secured with a login id and password, which can be connected to a LDAP compliant directory service. Also unified logon (SSO0 is available. It is also possible to increase security by using SSL and/or VPN.

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