The following table lists the release no's of the components of PROIV as found on the Version 5 CD, & the latest release available from the Partner Download area.
Oracle
Due to the numerous releases supplied by Oracle, the release indicated against each platform is the release on which this version of PROIV has been built and tested. Please contact your account manager if you wish to use a different combination.
Oracle 9i
Oracle has announced that the Premier Support service for Oracle 9i would cease from the end of July 2007 to be replaced by Extended Support. As part of Oracles end of life process, Extended Support for Oracle 9i will be available until July 2010. Oracle has agreed to give the first year of Extended Support free of charge, with the second and third years being chargeable. However, one condition on this arrangement is that while Oracle 9i is in Extended Support Oracle will only issue hot fixes and patches against the latest version of the database (9.2.0.8 for most platforms). Other support will be restricted to advice and guidance. As a result, all PROIV port and Quality Assurance systems are being upgraded to version 9.2.0.8. PROIV Version 5 for most platforms is end of lifed at the end of 2007. As a consequence of Oracles plans those customers who have purchased extended maintenance from PROIV will be supported up to the end of July 2008. After this date the PROIV maintenance will have to mirror the Oracle support arrangement with that customer. If a customer doesn't have an arrangement for Oracle 9i after this date it may not be possible to resolve any identify issues.
Internet Explorer 7
PROIV will be evaluating Internet Explorer 7, however, currently this product is not supported. While it may function correctly, PROIV only support the operating systems and versions outlined in the matrix above.
Windows Vista
PROIV has committed to support Windows Vista under PROIV Version 6.1 which is due for release in the first half of 2007. In the meantime, an evaluation of the work involved, and customer demand for, making PROIV Version 5.5 compatible is underway. As a result, currently this product is not supported. PROIV will only support the operating systems and versions outlined in the matrix above.
64 bit issues
Many of the hardware vendors are moving from a 32 bit architecture to a 64 bit architecture. Oracle, PROIV and other vendors are releasing 64 bit versions of their software on these platforms. In general 64 bit operating systems can still run 32 bit programs, however you will NOT be able to mix 32 bit and 64 bit software. This means that with the 32 bit version of PROIV you need to link in 32 bit versions of the Oracle Client, CISAM & any external subroutines. Also, with the 64 bit version of PROIV you need 64 bit versions of the Oracle Client, CISAM & any external subroutines.
PROIV Web Client
For information on supported web servers please contact PROIV.
Netscape Communicator
PROIV do not test or support Web Client with Netscape. If you wish to use Netscape, it will require a third party ActiveX plug in.
Pervasive SQL
It is mandatory to use Pervasive SQL 2000i with service pack 4 and an FTF released on March 11, 2002 with build 253.012. The patch can be obtained from
Pervasive Software's website.
Linux
PROIV are aware of other i386 based Linux distributions on which the existing RedHat 2.1/3 and UnitedLinux distributions may function. Whilst these may work, PROIV only support the operating systems and versions outlined in our supported platforms matrix, and if you choose to develop or deploy an application on one of these unsupported platforms then it is at your own risk. Should you have a requirement for PROIV to support another Linux environment then please submit your requests to
Product Management who will be happy to discuss your requirements.
UnitedLinux
SuSE Linux Enterprise Server, TurboLinux Enterprise Server, SCO Linux Server, Connectiva Linux Enterprise Edition: These products are all powered by UnitedLinux and are certified with PROIV as a result of our certification with UnitedLinux.
PostgreSQL 7.2.2
To use PROIV with PostgreSQL for United Linux minimum versions of: UnixODBC 2.2.2-94; PostgresODBC 7.2.2.
PostgreSQL 7.3.4
To use PROIV with PostgreSQL for Linux AS/ES 3.0: UnixODBC 2.2.3-6; PostgresODBC 7.3-3.
PostgreSQL 7.1.3
To use PROIV with PostgreSQL for Linux AS/ES 2.1: UnixODBC 2.0.7-3; PostgresODBC 7.1.3-5rhel2.1AS.
PostgreSQL 7.2.2-35
To use PROIV with PostgreSQL for SuSE on IBM zSeries: UnixODBC 2.50.39-96; PostgresODBC 7.2.2-35.
PostgreSQL 7.4.1
To use PROIV with PostgreSQL for Solaris: UnixODBC 2.2.7
Reality
PROIV supports Reality Partition databases. It does not support Reality Fileset databases.
Windows XP Professional
Windows XP Professional is only supported running one PROIV user concurrently. For multi-user systems you should use a Server release of Windows (Windows 2003 Server).
MFC Client
The PROIV Windows client is not currently officially certified on Citrix platforms. The PROIV Windows client is only supported on Citrix insofar as Citrix supports all Windows operations. Any problems found running the PROIV client on a Citrix platform must first be reproduced on a standard PROIV supported Windows platform before PROIV Support will accept it as a PROIV issue. PROIV are working to certify the PROIV client on Citrix and hope to announce official support shortly.
End of Life Statement
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Supported Platform Guidelines
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Continuous development of PROIV products may cause the information in this document to be superseded without notice.
