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 3.5 SP1 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 3.5 SP1 (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.

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+

• Firefox 3.5+

• Safari 4.0 or Firefox 3.5 on Mac OS

Supported Client Browsers for Site Visitors

• IE 6.0+

• Firefox 1.0.5+

• Mozilla 1.7.1+

• Netscape 7.1+

• Opera 7.52+

• Safari or Firefox on Mac OS