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• Oracle Workflow Builder is installed using Oracle Universal Installer and requires the installation of Oracle Net8 Client Version 8.1 or higher (included) and Required Support Files Version 8.1 or higher (included). You should install Oracle Workflow Builder on an IBM, Compaq or 100% compatible personal computer with the following:

• A 486 processor or better

• Clock speed of 66 Mhz or greater (90 Mhz or greater is recommended)

• Network card

• SVGA color monitor

• Modem configured with dial-in access for use by Oracle Worldwide Customer Support. At least one PC at your site should be configured with a modem.

• Remote access and control software to be used by Customer Support for dial-in access through a modem to your PC. The preferred software is Symantec's Norton pcANYWHERE, or Microcom's Carbon Copy. Without some form of remote access and control software, Oracle Worldwide Customer Support will not be able to dial in to your site to diagnose problems, nor will they be able to supply patches directly to your client PC.

Warning: Please follow the necessary security precautions against viruses and unauthorized access when installing any software that allows remote access.

• Dual speed, ISO 9660 format CD-ROM available as a logical drive

• Microsoft Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows 2000, or Windows NT 4.0 or higher

• At least 50 Mb of available disk space to install Oracle Workflow Builder, Oracle Net8, and Required Support Files.

• At least 32 Mb of memory, 64 Mb recommended

Attention: Oracle Net8 requires and only supports the use of Microsoft's TCP/IP drivers.

• The Oracle Workflow Server requires the following:

• Oracle8i Enterprise Edition database version 8.1.6 or higher, along with the Oracle Objects and JServer Options, installed on a supported server machine

• At least 20 Mb of available disk space for Oracle Workflow Server once it is installed in your Oracle Home

• At least 128 Mb of memory, 256 Mb recommended

• Oracle Net8 8.1.6 or higher

• SQL*Plus 8.1 or higher

If you are installing Oracle Workflow Server on Microsoft Windows NT, the following additional hardware and software configurations are required:

• ISO 9660 format CD-ROM available as a logical drive

• Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 or higher

• The e-mail notifications component contains a program that can send mail through UNIX Sendmail or a Windows NT MAPI-compliant mail application. Oracle Workflow can also send mail to other e-mail applications as long as you install the appropriate UNIX gateway product to communicate with your e-mail application of choice.

• To send and respond to e-mail notifications with HTML attachments, your e-mail application should support HTML attachments and you should have a Web browser application that supports JavaScript and Frames to view the attachment.

• The Web notifications and Workflow Monitor components require Oracle Internet Application Server 1.0.1 or higher to be installed on a server machine. To view notifications you need a Web browser application that supports JavaScript and Frames. To view the Workflow Monitor you need a Web browser that supports Java Development Kit (JDK), Version 1.1.4 or higher and Abstract Windowing Toolkit (AWT), such as Netscape Communicator 4.04 or higher.

• To run external Java function activities, you must have Java Runtime Environment (JRE), Version 1.1.8 or higher installed.

• To extract the Workflow HTML help, you need an unzip utility.