Updated June 2008
As Microsoft platforms evolve, so must APS. This article indicates what our current versions are as well as the supported range of Microsoft platforms that we consider relevant to Advance.
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| MS Windows XP SP2 |
| MS Windows XP SP3 (this is preferred over SP2 because of stronger security) |
| MS Windows Vista (provided you run the appropriate versions of Advance software) |
| (With .NET Framework 1.1 and .NET Framework 2.0) |
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| MS Windows 2000 SP4, this will phase out once we have made the transition to Server 2008 |
| MS Windows 2003 SP1 |
| MS Windows 2003 R2 |
| MS Terminal Services on any of the above. |
| Note MS Windows 2008 is currently being tested. We will be deploying this on our domain during July. |
| (With .NET Framework 1.1 and .NET Framework 2.0 where appropriate) |
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| Office XP |
| Office 2003 |
| Office 2007 (Except as it affects Advance Xcede and provided you run the appropriate version of Advance software details below) |
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| MS SQL Server 2000 SP4 |
| MS SQL Analysis Server (SP4) |
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MS SQL 2005 Standard Edition (SP2), this includes Analysis Services for SQL 2005.
As a proviso for PIQ users, if you are on a version of PIQ prior to version 9, DO NOT UPGRADE to SP2 without talking to your PIQ consultant. Specific SQL Server hot fixes are required. Once you upgrade to PIQ version 9, you will be able to upgrade to SP2. |
Desktop configurations should all be upgraded to MS Windows XP SP3 with MS Office XP or later as a minimum.
Advance software versions and their platforms
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Advance Practice Management Version 9.0.0.31, requires .NET Framework V.2, Vista Compliant Version 9.0.0.31 (SP1) is now available. Contact your support office. |
| Advance Xcede Professional Accounting Version 8.3, requires PM V.8.5.4 as a minimum, With PM V.9.0.0.31, this is also Vista compliant |
| Advance Xcede Professional Accounting Version 8.6 is now released. |
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Advance Tax Management (NZ) 2008 SP3 requires PM V.8.5.4 as a minimum , With PM V.9.0.0.31, this is also Vista compliant |
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Advance Tax Management (AUS) 2008 SP2 requires PM V.8.5.4 as a minimum, Office 2003/2007 compliant,
With PM V.9.0.0.31, this is also Vista compliant (Elite Forms Help is Vista compliant for Forms from 2007 and forward) |
| Advance PIQ Version 8.5.3 requires PM V.8.5.4 as a minimum |
| Advance Desktop Super Version 2008.2.0 (AUS), requires .NET Framework V.3.5 SP1 is Vista Compliant |
| Advance Vigilant 4.1 |
| Interwoven 8.2 SP1, Office 2003/2007 compliant, Vista compliant |
Advance Docs V.1.9 requires MS .NET Framework (1.1) fully patched. It also requires Adobe Reader Version 5 or up, Vista compliant
The current releases and prior versions (back one) are all tested on Windows 2000 SP4 and Windows Server 2000 SP4 for Terminal Services. (Remember to install MDAC 2.7 if you use one of these old platforms) |
| New releases, (PM V.9 and XPA 8.6) are tested on Windows XP SP2 and up. |
With the release of Windows Vista, we had started our testing across all of our products. Read about Vista at ‘www.microsoft.com/windowsvista’. Please do not install Vista until we have had the opportunity to test the released version of Vista against all of our products and certified them for use.
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Advance Practice Management Version 9.0.0.31 was released at the beginning of 2008, Vista compliant, Office 2007 compliant Advance Practice Management Version 9.0.0.31 (SP1) was released in New Zealand in June 2008 |
| Advance Tax Management (NZ) 2008 SP3, Vista compliant (with PM V.8.5.5 or PM 9.0.0.31), Office 2007 compliant |
| Advance Xcede Professional Accounting V.8.6, Vista compliant (with PM V.8.5.5 or PM 9.0.0.31). |
| Advance PIQ Version 9 requires PM V.9 as a minimum, Office 2003 + Web Components as a minimum, Office 2007 compliant but exclude Web Components (these components are not supported yet) |
| Advance Practice Management Version 9.1 will be released during July 2008; this will be a limited (cut-down) release of what was shown at Conference 2007 in Queenstown. It will only be released to beta sites at this time. This version of PM for Terminal Servers will not be tested or supported on Windows 2000. |
While we have certainly made progress with Excel 2007 and Xcede, we cannot certify it as yet. All issues with Excel 2007 have been identified with the release of Excel 2007 SP1. We ask that you do not upgrade to Excel 2007 without talking to an APS consultant.
Other products that you may be using also need to be assessed when you are considering moving to Vista. This is not necessarily a comprehensive list of the software you may use but is a list of our official partners.
And finally, check that your anti -virus software is Vista compliant.
Advance Tax NZ - APS® can make Access Runtime available only if you have MS Office Standard.
The testing and use of Xcede Professional Accounting Version 8 (XPA8) client files will be in MS Access XP (2002) format.
SBS Premium includes SQL Server. SBS Premium 2003 R2 ships a version of Microsoft SQL 2005 called Workgroup Edition. This edition does not include Analysis Services. Clients who use PracticeIQ need Analysis Services. This means that any SBS Premium clients need to invest in Microsoft SQL 2005 Standard Edition if they are to use PIQ.
Best Practice under these circumstances and being mindful of a Microsoft comment, SBS clients who have to purchase full SQL really should include an Analysis Services server in their design to host PIQ. Microsoft does not support Analysis Services on a domain controller.
For more information on SBS 2003, please look at http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/sbs/evaluation/faq/bizsolutions.mspx
For information on SBS 2008, please look at this web site. It explains the difference between a single server (SBS Standard) and a two server scenario (SBS Premium). (This solves with the issue of SBS 2003 Premium only shipping SQL workgroup edition).
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver/essential/sbs/editions.mspx
Here is the URL for Microsoft’s official lifecycle site – http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;en-us;lifecycle
For clients planning their move to SQL2005, here is a link to a web site that may provide you with good information. If you are currently a PIQ user and have had significant customisations to your PIQ implementation, please make sure that you plan this move with an APS consultant BEFORE moving to MS SQL2005. http://www.microsoft.com/sql/prodinfo/features/compare-features.mspx
