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Rutherford South 2-03 and 2-05A - Appendix A Recommended Technology


Project Charter
Appendix A - Recommended Technology
Appendix B - Risk Management Log

Infrastructure and Hardware Requirements

Item

Minimum Requirements

   
Server IBM, xSeries 235, XEON 2800 MHz
- 512 MB RAM
- 1314 GB Maximum Storage Capacity
- PCI-X (1000 Mbps, 10 Mbps, 100 Mbps) network interface
   

Network

(1) Cisco WS-3550-48-SMI Switch
(1) Cisco 1000-Bse-SX GBIC
(1) SysKonnect Card

   

UPS

Powerware Series 5125; 1440 VA/1050 Watt, 50/60 Hz (auto-sensing), Nominal Input 120 VAC, Output 120 VAC, Input connection via 5-15P plug, with 12' line cord, Output receptacles (6) x 5-15R

   

Workstation CPU & Monitor

IBM ThinkCentre M50, Model 8189E8U
- Intel Pentium 4 with Hyper Threading Technology, 2.80GHz 800MHz FSB
- 512 MB/4 GB
- Tower (4x5)
- CDRW/DVD-ROM
- USB Optical
- Gigabit Ethernet-Integrated
- 4(4) x 5(2)
- 40 GB (ATA-100 Enhanced IDE)
- SoundMAC Cadenza
- Intel Extreme Graphics 2 865G and Direct AGP
- Full Size / PS/2
- 64 MB NVIDA Quadro 4 200 NVS
   
Software Requirements
STANDARD DESKTOP SOFTWARE

Software Category

Specific Software Application

   
Server Software - 2000 Server Operating System (AICT Responsibility)
- Dynamic Access Boot Services (AICT Responsibility)
   

Operating System

- Windows XP Professional (AICT Responsibility)

   

Word Processing

- Office XP: Word (AICT Responsibility)

   

Spreadsheet

- Office XP:  Excel (AICT Responsibility)

   

Database

- Office XP:  Access (AICT Responsibility)

   

Electronic Mail

- Icon for WebMail (AICT Responsibility)

   

Internet Applications

- GS View 4.6, Ghostscript 8.14, Internet Explorer 6.02, Netscape 7.01, Open AFS 1.2.2b, Putty SSH, WinQVT 4.14, Win SCP 3.3.0,WS_FTP 5.08, Winzip 8.1 (AICT Responsibility)

   

Browser Plug-Ins

- Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0, Authorware Web Player 7.07, Flash 7.0.19.0, IBM TechExplorer 2.52, Sun Java 1.4.203, Quicktime and Quicktime Player 6.5, Shockwave 8.5.1, Viewpoint Media Player 3.0.15, Windows Media Player 9 (AICT Responsibility)

Library Browser Plug-Ins

- ArcExplorer, Alterna TIFF, Beyond 20/20, CPC Lite, IRFAN Viewer, Sibelius Scorch (Library Responsibility)

   

Web Development

- Office XP:  FrontPage (AICT Responsibility)

   

Graphics / Presentations

- Office XP:  PowerPoint (AICT Responsibility)

   

Miscellaneous

- Norton Anti-Virus 8.1, Premium Solver 3.5 (modified), Plotter Drivers 2500, 3500c, Printer Drivers Ricoh 1027

   
SPECIALIZED SOFTWARE

Comments

Specific Software Application

   
Library Application
- ActivePerl 5.6.1 (remove 2-03 only), Arcview 8.03, BookWhere 200 (remove), Census 96 (remove), Concordance, Corel PhotoPaint 9 (remove), Dreamweaver Studio (including Fireworks) (remove), Editor for Win, EndNote, Pajek (remove), Prism (Java plug-in) (remove), Procide 5.0 (includes endnote and reference manager), Romanticism, Shazam 9, SIRSI Workflows (remove), SPSS 12.1, Studio MX 2004 with Flash Pro, The W33

Browser Plug-Ins

- ArcExplorer, Altema TIFF, Beyond 20/20, Chem Base, CPC Lite, IRFAN Viewer, Sibelius Search (Library Responsibility)

Other
The Lab Sponsor will advise of other specialized software requirements. Some software may be purchased through the project budget; the Lab Sponsor is generally responsible for the purchase of specialized software.
 

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