System Requirements - Calyx Software

Point & PointCentral 9.1
Point - System Requirements
The following system requirements are needed to install Point:
Component
Processor speed
Memory (RAM)
Disk space
Printer
Other
Version
• Microsoft Windows 8®: 800 MHz (or higher)
• Microsoft Windows 7®: 800 MHZ (or higher)
• Microsoft Windows Vista®: 800 MHz (or higher)
• Microsoft Windows 8: 1 GB, minimum
• Microsoft Windows 7: 1 GB minimum
• Microsoft Windows Vista: 1 GB minimum
• Point application: 300MB
• Microsoft Internet Explorer® 8.0 - up to 20MB
• Microsoft .NET Framework®: 4.0 - up to 415MB
• Electronic document storage: 20MB per loan file (on average)
Any Windows-compatible printer (1 MB memory is required for laser printers)
• Keyboard: Microsoft Windows compatible
• Mouse: Microsoft Windows compatible
• Monitor: SVGA 16-bit color or higher; 1280 x 1024 screen resolution,
minimum
Point - Important
Multi-functional printers are known to be problematic with the Point application. Calyx provides limited support for these
types of printers; however, the end-user is ultimately responsible.
© 2014 Calyx Software. All Rights Reserved

Point & PointCentral 9.1
Point - Software Requirements
The following software is required to use Point:
Component
Operating System
Web browser
Version
One of the following operating systems is required:
• Microsoft Windows 8
• Microsoft Windows 7
• Microsoft Windows Vista
• Microsoft Server 2012, Service Pack 1, or later
• Microsoft Server 2008, Service Pack 2, or later
• Microsoft Windows Server® 2003, Service Pack 1, or later
• Calyx Point is not supported on Apple MacIntosh computers
Microsoft Internet Explorer® Version 6.0, Service Pack 1, or later
Microsoft.NET • Version 4.0
Framework
During installation, Point detects whether .NET Framework is already
installed and automatically installs version 4.0 during the installation process.
Network
Modem/Internet
Connectivity
Other
• A peer-to-peer file server that runs Microsoft Windows 2000* or a server
that runs Microsoft Windows Server 2000, Server 2003, Server 2008, or
Server 2012
*Although Point does not run on Microsoft Windows 2000 operating
systems, a machine with Microsoft Windows 2000 can host your file server.
• An active Internet connection is required to install Point and access
Internet-enabled services in Point.
• Adobe Acrobat Reader© Version 5.0, or later, is required for reading
PDF files
• Microsoft Word® 2000, or later, and Microsoft Excel® 2000, or later, are
required for some Point features
*Note for sites that use Microsoft Outlook: Point supports only 32-bit
Microsoft Outlook, 64-bit Microsoft Outlook is not supported in Point.
© 2014 Calyx Software. All Rights Reserved

Point & PointCentral 9.1
Point - Important Network Information
Point is compatible with Microsoft peer-to-peer and client-server networks. Calyx does not support the operation of Point or
any data hosted on a storage device and RAID Arrays, or the operation of Point on the following networks:
• Novell networks
• Linux environments
• Windows 98
• Windows 2000
• Windows ME
• OS/2
• UNIX
© 2014 Calyx Software. All Rights Reserved

Point & PointCentral 9.1
PointCentral - System Requirements
The following hardware is required to support PointCentral:
Component
Processor
Memory
Disk space
Requirement
Intel Pentium 4 processor, 3.0+ GHz or equivalent processing power
1GB of RAM (2GB recommended)
• 20GB of available hard disk space (depends on Point data folders
configuration)
• Electronic document storage: 20MB per loan file (on average)
PointCentral - Software Requirements
The following software is required to support PointCentral:
Component
Operating System
Version
• Microsoft Windows Server 2012, Service Pack 1, with IIS 7.0 and
Application Server Role*
• Microsoft Windows Server 2008 (including R2), with IIS 7.0 and
Application Server Role*
• Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (including R2) Standard or Enterprise
Edition with Sever Role: Application Server (IIS, ASP.NET), with latest
service pack*
*Calyx does not recommend or support the operation of PointCentral on a domain controller or exchange
server. Calyx supports PointCentral only with Standard or Enterprise editions of Windows Server.
Calyx does not support the operation of PointCentral on Microsoft Windows Essentials for 2012.
© 2014 Calyx Software. All Rights Reserved

Point & PointCentral 9.1
PointCentral - Software Requirements
Component
Version
Microsoft .NET Version 4.0
Framework
During installation the PointCentral installer detects whether .NET
Framework 4.0 is already installed and automatically installs it during the
installation process.
SQL Server
Large organizations (>50 users)
• Microsoft SQL Server 2012 Workgroup, Standard, or Enterprise Edition,
with latest service pack
• Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Workgroup, Standard, or Enterprise Edition,
with latest service pack
• Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Workgroup, Standard, or Enterprise Edition,
with latest service pack
Small organizations (

Point & PointCentral 9.1
PointCentral - Software Requirements
Component
Version
Client • Point, version 8.1, 9.0, or 9.1
• One of the following operating systems:
– Microsoft Windows 8
– Microsoft Windows 7
– Microsoft Windows Vista
– Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 1, or later
• Internet Explorer version 7.0, or later
• Microsoft Silverlight*
*Microsoft Silverlight is required to use the Rules function. If Silverlight is not installed on your system, a
link is provided on the Rules page that prompts you to install Silverlight before you can create Rules.
PointCentral - Important
Modification of IIS is required to use PointCentral with 64-bit versions of Windows Server 2003 and 2008.
PointCentral - Important
The following note applies only to users upgrading from Point version 7.2 or earlier.
Point 9.1 contains several fields that can cause data discrepancies if your organization shares files between version 7.2 (or
earlier versions) and 9.1. The data from the old fields are transitioned to new fields the first time existing files from 7.2 are
opened in version 9.1. Problems can occur when a 7.2 user opens a file after a 9.1 user has modified the data. For example, if
a 9.1 user modifies and saves a loan file then re-opens the loan file after a 7.2 user has modified the file, the calculations in
several screens will not match.
To avoid possible confusion, each individual in your office who uses Point should update to 9.1 as soon as possible.
© 2014 Calyx Software. All Rights Reserved

Point & PointCentral 9.1
PointCentral - Important
The following screens are affected:
• The Forms > Fees Worksheet screen has more fees and a paid by split calculator. If a 7.2 user adds more fees or changes
the Paid By dropdown value after a 9.1 user has opened the file, the Paid By dropdown will not be moved again to 9.1. In
addition, the Compensation From Rebate field has changed and will cause a calculation mismatch in GFE Block 1 if a 7.2 user
modifies the value, and a 9.1 user opens the file again.
• New calculations were added in the Track > Loan Profit/Loss screen which were not available in earlier versions—the Net
Profit calculation will therefore not be the same. If a 7.2 user modifies the data on the Loan Profit/Loss screen after a 9.1
user has opened the file, the calculations will not match.
• The Track > Conditions screen was upgraded to synchronize with conditions on the Banker > Conditions screen. If a
7.2 user adds conditions after a 9.1 user has opened the file, the conditions will not be recognized when a 9.1 user opens the
file again.
• A number of retired field IDs were re-used from older Point versions. In order to re-use these field IDs, Point 9.1 will clear any
old data in the fields upon the first time users open existing 7.2 files in version 9.1. Some of the retired field IDs were taken
from the previously removed MLDS Traditional Form 883, which had connections to the Initial Fees Worksheet in 7.2. If a
7.2 user modifies fees on the Initial Fees Worksheet and a 9.1 user opens the file again, some data could be overwritten
in the following screens:
– Loan Profit/Loss, Other Splits and Deductions section.
– Banker > Warehouse & Purchase Advice, Advance Rate Calculation section
– Banker > Closing Documents > HUD-1 Settlement Statement > Page 2, 1300 section and Banker > Closing
Documents > HUD-1 Settlement Statement > Page 3, Comparison section
© 2014 Calyx Software. All Rights Reserved