Server-side Requirements

• Windows XP, 2003, 2008, 2008 R2, Windows Vista Home Premium/Business/Enterprise/Ultimate or Windows 7 (both 32bit and 64bit)
• Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 or higher
• Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS) or Visual Studio/Visual Web Developer 2005/2008/2010 built-in web server
• Microsoft SQL Server 2005, 2008 (including free SQL Server Express Edition)

Hosting Requirements

• ASP.NET 2.0 (or higher) and Microsoft SQL Server 2005/2008 support
• Medium-trust or full-trust permissions for the ASP.NET application
• If the server uses medium trust, ASP.NET AJAX 1.0 must be installed on the server.
• It's recommended that your hosting plan comes with 125 MB or more memory and 100+ MB database.

You can use your favorite hosting provider or choose from our hosting partners.

Development Tools

• If you want to create custom web parts or integrate custom code, you need Visual Studio 2005/2008/2010 or Visual Web Developer 2005/2008/2010 Express Edition

Supported Client Browsers for Content Editors

• IE 7.0, IE 8.0
• Firefox 3.5 
• Safari 4.0 or Firefox 3.5 on Mac OS

Supported Client Browsers for Site Visitors

• IE 6.0, IE 7.0,  IE 8.0 
• Firefox 1.0.5+
• Mozilla 1.7.1+
• Netscape 7.1+
• Opera 7.52+
• Safari or Firefox on Mac OS

(the visitor browser requirements depend on functionality used on the web site)