The MarketingPilot Web Server consists of three components - the alert service, database and web server – which may reside on the same server or on separate servers.

Web Server Hardware and Software Prerequisites

1. A valid license key to install MarketingPilot. License Keys are sent via email to the registered Administrator who was designated at the time of purchase. If you need a license key resent to you, contact Support. Windows Power User or Administrator privileges are required to enable you to install software on your desktop computer and server.
2. Minimum hardware requirements consist of one Windows computer (XP, Server 2000, or Server 2003) with at least 2 GB of RAM and a 1GHz Pentium processor. A faster processor and additional RAM will improve performance. MarketingPilot is incompatible with Microsoft Sharepoint. MarketingPilot cannot be run on an IIS Server where Sharepoint is installed. We strongly recommend the provision of a back up device to protect data.
3. It is very difficult to estimate how large a database will be. Every organization is different and works with different kinds and sizes of documents and digital assets. We recommend allocating disk space as calculated below on the database server:
   1. The MarketingPilot Web Server requires approximately 250MB of available disk space upon completion of the installation.
   2. On the database server allocate at least 1GB per regular user. For graphic designers allocate 10 GB per user.
   3. Set the Database and Log Files to grow using default SQL Server settings, or settings you prefer.
   4. There should be approximately the same amount of free disk space as calculated above.
4. Microsoft Internet Information Service (R6 or higher). We strongly recommend that you obtain and configure a 128-bit SSL encryption key if you allow users to access MarketingPilot from outside your firewall. 128-bit keys are widely available from a variety of vendors (Type “SSL encryption” in any search engine). Keys may take several hours or days to obtain.
5. Microsoft ASP.Net 2.0.
6. Microsoft SQL Server 2005 or 2008 is required. Do not upgrade or install MarketingPilot 6 with SQL Server 2000.
7. MarketingPilot's Alert Service requires approximately 100MB of available memory and 100 MB of available disk storage.

Advanced Functions Additional Requirements

1. Custom Reports: SQL Server Reporting Services is required to support custom report development and deployment. A SQL Server authenticated login is required to attach the MarketingPilot database. Users who will be designing custom reports require the Microsoft Business Intelligence Development Studio. The Business Intelligence Development Studio requires Windows XP or Vista. The Microsoft Business Intelligence Development Studio is a standard component included at no cost in all editions of Microsoft SQL Server 2005. Reports developed using the Business Intelligence Development Studio can be viewed by both Windows and Macintosh users.
2. Video Thumbnailing: A DirectX video adapter is required for video file thumbnailing. If a DirectX video adapter is not provided, video files can be stored in MarketingPilot but thumbnails will not be available.
3. Word 2007, Excel 2007 and Powerpoint 2007 file thumbnailing: Microsoft Office 2007 with the Microsoft Save as PDF add-in must be installed on the IIS Server where MarketingPilot is installed.

Web Client/End User System Requirements
Users require a computer with an internet browser such as Internet Explorer, Netscape Navigator, Firefox or Safari. MarketingPilot requires no plug-ins or dlls and doesn't require a JVM (Java Virtual Machine).

The current releases of Internet Explorer, Firefox and Safari are not 100% compatible with each other. MarketingPilot is tested for compatibility using the current versions of Internet Explorer, Firefox and Safari; MarketingPilot also supports the prior version of Internet Explorer, Firefox and Safari. Some features of MarketingPilot's word processor are unavailable when using Safari. Editing in place is not available using Firefox. Internet Explorer is recommended if you want to use all the available report functionality. Although you can use other browsers to view a report, Internet Explorer for Windows is the only browser that is guaranteed to support the complete set of features for working with reports.

Web Folders (Optional)
Web folders enable users to browse Files in MarketingPilot using Windows and Mac Explorer via WebDav protocols.

1. We recommend installing Microsoft's Software Update for Web Folders if you plan using Web Folders on XP and Vista.
2. Note that the Microsoft Web Folders Client is not installed by default on Windows 2003 server.
3. Windows Vista requires HTTPS/SSL to support Web Folders.

Editing in Place (Optional)
Editing in Place enables Internet Explorer users to edit files stored in MarketingPilot without uploading them and downloading them. Microsoft Office requires additional configuration to allow Editing in Place. By default Microsoft Office 2003 and 2007 files (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) are opened in Internet Explorer (Firefox and Safari, too) with read-only permissions which prevents users from making changes to them. To resolve this issue Microsoft has provided a update that can be found online at http://support.microsoft.com/kb/870853.  Or you can download and run the Microsoft Office Configuration Setup program from the MarketingPilot Support Web Site. http://www.marketingpilot.com/support/ms_office_configuration_setup.zip. Run the Microsoft Office Configuration Setup program on every computer where you want users to be able to edit Microsoft Office Documents in Place.

Note: If you are using Windows Vista with Service Pack 1 you do not need to run the Microsoft Office Configuration Setup program. Other file types (Acrobat, GIF, JPEG, ect.) do not require you to run the Microsoft Office Configuration Setup program.