The PT application was developed as a Web application to run on Windows NT® Server 4.0, the operating system for the current version of BackOffice® Server. For information about running BackOffice Server on Microsoft® Windows® 2000, see http://www.microsoft.com/backofficeserver/prodinfo/win2000ready.htm.
The following table summarizes the contributions each BackOffice Server product makes to the PT application.
| BackOffice Server product | Contribution to PT application | Related topics |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft SQL Server™ 7.0 | Relational data store for the PT application data. Stored procedures enforce the application's business rules. | SQL Server and the CML (Scenario 1: Corporate Media Library), PT Data-Services Tier |
| Microsoft Internet Information Server 4.0 | Web server for the PT application. Provides Active Server Pages (ASP) technology. | IIS brings the CML to the Web |
| Windows NT 4.0 Server | Operating system on which SQL Server and IIS run. Provides Component Services and the security model for the PT Admin application. The Win32® API includes the national language support API (NLS API), which the PT application's Lingo object uses to convert locale-specific data such as times and dates. | Component Object Model Technologies, Security in the PT Application, Components in the PT Application |