Technical information

Overview

Our downloadable contract management software package is intuitive, easy to install, and runs within the secure environment of your Microsoft Windows network. The end user's desktop can be any operating system with any modern web browser. The software runs on a Microsoft Windows Internet Information Services (IIS) platform using the Microsoft .NET Framework (.NET 3.5). The database requires the Microsoft SQL Server (pronounced "Sequel Server") 2005 or 2008 edition.

  • Support information for installation is available here
  • The free trial may be downloaded here

Technical Specifications

Supported Versions of Microsoft Windows

Contract Eagle has two key components, each of which require a Microsoft Windows system to run:

  1. Web Application. Requires a version of Windows that supports Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) and the Dot Net Framework version 3.5.
  2. Database. Requires a version of Windows that supports Micrsoft SQL Server 2005 or 2008. Contract Eagle does support the Express editions of SQL Server.

The following table shows the available Microsoft Windows systems and whether the Contract Eagle Web Application and Database are supported with those editions.

Windows Edition

 

Support

32 bit and 64 bit systems supported

Windows Server 2008 Supported
Windows 7 Ultimate Supported
Windows 7 Enterprise Supported
Windows 7 Professional Supported
Windows 7 Home Premium Supported
Windows 7 Home Basic -
Windows 7 Home Starter -
Windows Vista Ultimate Supported
Windows Vista Business Supported
Windows Vista Home Premium Supported
Windows Vista Home Basic -
Windows Server 2003 Supported
Windows XP Professional Supported
Windows XP Home -
Windows 2000 Server Partially Supported - SQL 2005 only *
Windows 2000 Professional -
Windows 98/ME or earlier editions

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Partially Supported * = Windows 2000 server is capable of hosting the database component of Contract Eagle only. As Microsoft has not made the .NET Framework version 3.5 available under Windows 2000 Server it is not capable of hosting the Contract Eagle software or Microsoft SQL Server 2008.

Hardware Requirements

Contract Eagle requires basic hardware to operate. Almost any modern computer hardware will be sufficient to host Contract Eagle. The key requirements, stated below, are to ensure that you have enough computer memory (RAM) and data storage space (hard disk).

Scenario 1 - Web Server and Database Server Combined

Minimum Ram Requirement 2 gigabytes (GB)
Minimum Hard Disk Requirement

1 - 100 gigabytes (GB)


A suggested rule of thumb is to allow 1 gigabyte (GB) for every 100 contracts. This allows approximately 10 megabytes (MB) for every contract, which is largely dependent upon the size and number of documents you load against each one.

Scenario 2 - Web Server and Database Server Separated

Minimum Ram Requirement - Web Server 1 gigabyte (GB)
Minimum Ram Requirement - Database Server 1 gigabyte (GB)
Minimum Hard Disk Requirement 1 - 100 gigabytes (GB)
A suggested rule of thumb is to allow 1 gigabyte (GB) for every 100 contracts. This allows approximately 10 megabytes (MB) for every contract, which is largely dependent upon the size and number of documents you load against each one.

Network Architecture Diagram

The network architecture diagram is information targeted at networking / systems specialists and gives a one-page overview of the network configuration.

Click here to open this diagram as a PDF document.

NetworkDiagram

 

 

 
 
 
 
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