From: Tom Carter
Sent: Monday, June 04, 2007 6:08 PM
To: bwuser
Cc:
Subject: Windows Vista support added in version 6.0 of Broadwin WebAccess. But not all Vista / Hardware combinations support all VIEW client features.

Ladies and Gentlemen,

 
Broadwin is releasing WebAccess version 6.0 with support for Windows Vista. I just want to emphasize some attributes of Vista to help you plan future projects using Windows Vista.
 
INTEL and AMD Dual Core PCs running Vista support all features
It appears most Dual Core INTEL and AMD PCs produced after 2006 support all features in the WebAccess Client using Vista.
 
Older Single Core PCs running Vista do not support Video, Reports, ODBC Logs as Web Clients
Windows Vista running on some hardware platforms (for example single core INTEL and AMD) do not support Video, Tools, Reports and web browser controls inside a graphic display from a web browser client (VIEW).  Note that ViewDAQ works fine.  It appears most Dual Core INTEL and AMD PCs produced after 2006 do support all features in the WebAccess Client using Vista. It is recommended to test a Vista based PC, especially a single core PC,  before using it as a WebAccess web browser VIEW Client. It appears to be a problem of calling a web browser control inside an existing web browser. Project Node and SCADA node features work fine, it is just the Web browser client that does not support Video, ODBC Logs and Reports in VIEW on single core PCs running Vista.
 
SCADA Node and Project Node use Vista Business
The SCADA node and Project Node require either Vista Business or Vista Ultimate.  We don't see any benefit in paying the extra for Ultimate because Vista Business comes with unlimited simultaneous web browser connections (previously Windows 2000 Professional and XP Professional were limited to 10 simultaneous web connections).
 
IIS is locked-down in Vista and needs to be enabled
As part of the increased security of Vista, most features that were automatically enabled in 2000, 2003 and XP are disabled by default in IIS (Internet Information Server). There are descriptions in the release notes, the Install Guide and Engineering Manual about enabling IIS (Internet Information Server) to work with WebAccess because Vista comes locked-down.
For more info on Vista and IIS see: See http://www.broadwin.com/Manual/EngMAN/22.2.2_How_to_Install_the_IIS_(Internet_Information_Services).htm

 Call or email me if you need more information.

Tom Carter
Product Marketing Manager
Broadwin Technology Inc.
(925) 362-4592 ext. 113
tcarter@broadwin.com