Recommended Software and Hardware Specifications for Partner Products

Map Viewing and Field Design Computers

Any system less than three years old should work just fine. More specifically:

1 GB+ memory for Windows® XP, 2 GB+ for Windows Vista/7;
1 GHz or above processor; dual core preferred;
Ethernet or WiFi network capability;
and Bluetooth® if using Bluetooth GPS.

Map Translator/Publisher Computers

This can be installed on the mapping machine or on the Partner Hub. Partner map translator/publisher users generally have a more powerful than average system for translation.

A minimum of 10 GB free hard disk space. More space is useful, especially in conjunction with aerial photography
2 GB of RAM minimum
2 GHz or above processor, multi-core strongly encouraged
Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7, Pro/Business version or better

The Partner Hub Computer

Partner recommends a server-class machine less than three years old. This is highly dependent on the number of users.

Should be a dedicated server/virtual machine, as other applications can interfere with Partner and vice versa. Partner provides a web server and database, so no additional software is needed. Existing web servers on the Partner Hub should be turned off.
A high reliability system, with a backup from which the administrator(s) knows how to restore. Testing backups to make sure one can restore from them is recommended.
At least 30G B of free space, i.e. around 40 GB including the Operating System (at least 50 GB of free hard drive space if also running the Map Translator/Publisher on this system).
Dual core/dual processors, 2 GHz or better.
2 GB RAM minimum.
Windows Server 2003/2008/2008 64-bit or Windows XP & 7 for small installations/small number of users.

GPS Receivers

Bluetooth, USB or Serial GPS receivers which are capable of outputting NMEA® data, or;
Bluetooth, USB or Serial Trimble® GPS devices which use the TSIP protocol.