Please note that where requirements reference third party software (e.g. Microsoft Office, Microsoft SQL Server, Microsoft Exchange etc.), axis diplomat software licensing does NOT include any rights to use such software which must be licensed separately.

Likewise, the requirements listed refer to the axis diplomat software only and not any requirements of third party software which may interact with axis diplomat such as Microsoft Office or Microsoft SQL Server.

For current information please see the Supported Environments section of our website at http://www.axisfirst.co.uk/software/axisdiplomat/platforms/.

Workstations

Workstation Operating Systems

axis diplomat 2014 is designed for use with the following minimum specification of workstation:

Workstation Operating System(s):

• Microsoft Windows 10 Pro
• Microsoft Windows 10 Enterprise
• Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro
• Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise
• Microsoft Windows 7 Professional (32 bit or 64 bit).
• Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate (32 bit or 64 bit).
• Microsoft Windows 7 Enterprise (32 bit or 64 bit).

Please note that Microsoft Windows 10 Home, Windows 8, Windows RT, Windows 7 Starter and Home Premium are specifically NOT supported. These are targeted by Microsoft at the home user. We do not support the use of axis diplomat 2014 on these operating systems. axis first recommends Microsoft Windows 7 Professional (or Enterprise) or above for business use.

Workstation Hardware

As per the recommendations for the operating system used plus:

Servers

Server Operating Systems

axis diplomat 2014 is designed for use with the following minimum specification of server:

Server Operating System(s):

• Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 R2
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 (32 bit or 64 bit)
• Microsoft Windows Foundation Server 2008
• Microsoft Windows Small Business Server 2008
• Microsoft Windows Essential Business Server 2008

In addition, small 'peer to peer' networks of between two and five workstations may use the following operating system on the workstation acting as the axis diplomat 2014 database 'server':

• Microsoft Windows 10 Pro
• Microsoft Windows 10 Enterprise
• Microsoft Windows 8.1 Pro
• Microsoft Windows 8.1 Enterprise
• Microsoft Windows 7 Professional
• Microsoft Windows 7 Ultimate
• Microsoft Windows 7 Enterprise

Please note that Microsoft Windows 10 Home, Windows 8, Windows RT, Windows 7 Starter and Home Premium are specifically NOT supported. These are targeted by Microsoft at the home user. We do not support the use of axis diplomat 2014 on these operating systems. axis first recommends Microsoft Windows 7 Professional (or Enterprise) or above for business use.

* axis diplomat 2014 is specifically optimised to support terminal services and this environment delivers optimal performance over LAN, WAN and remote or mobile worker applications.

Server Hardware

As per the recommendations for the operating system used plus:

Network Protocols

• TCP/IP.

Email integration

• SMTP compliant server (recommended) e.g. Microsoft Exchange Server or;
• MAPI client (Microsoft Outlook).

Note that if MAPI is used, a local installation of Microsoft Outlook (2003 or later) is required on the client environment in which the axis diplomat client is running (e.g. a user's workstation or Windows Terminal Services / Remote Desktop). Please note that 64 bit versions of Microsoft Outlook are not supported.

Contact Synchronisation

• Microsoft Exchange 2014
• Microsoft Exchange 2010
• Microsoft Exhange 2007 Service Pack 1 (or later).

ODBC Database

For axis diplomat 2014 SBE (Small Business Edition) one of the following database products must be installed (please note that axis diplomat 2014 SBE will not run with SQL Express):

• Microsoft SQL Server 2012
• Microsoft SQL Server 2008
• Microsoft SQL Server 2005

For axis diplomat 2014 Express one of the following database products must be installed:

• Microsoft SQL Server 2012
• Microsoft SQL Server 2008
• Microsoft SQL Server 2005
• Microsoft SQL Express 2012*
• Microsoft SQL Express 2008*
• Microsoft SQL Express 2005*

* If you intend to use Microsoft SQL Express, please check the Microsoft documentation to ensure that limitations on this edition of SQL do not render it unsuitable for your system. axisfirst recommends SQL Express for use in conjunction with axis diplomat 2014 express edition only. Microsoft SQL Express 2008 is limited to support for 1 physical processor, 1 GB memory, and 4 GB storage.

Microsoft Office integration features

Document templates & Office automation features:

• Microsoft Office Word 2014 (32 bit) *
• Microsoft Office Word 2010 (32 bit) *
• Microsoft Office Word 2007
• Microsoft Office Word 2003

Note that a local installation of Microsoft Word is required on the client environment in which the axis diplomat client is running (e.g. a user's workstation or Windows Terminal Services / Remote Desktop).

* axis first does not support the use of Microsoft Office 64 bit. Please refer to the Microsoft article http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee681792.aspx for details regarding some of the issues.

Integrated Excel Reports

• Microsoft Office Excel 2014 (32 bit) *
• Microsoft Office Excel 2010 (32 bit) *
• Microsoft Office Excel 2007

Note that a local installation of Microsoft Excel is required on the client environment in which the axis diplomat client is running (e.g. a user's workstation or Windows Terminal Services / Remote Desktop).

* axis first does not support the use of Microsoft Office 64 bit. Please refer to the Microsoft article http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee681792.aspx for details regarding some of the issues.