In order to receive the full benefit and functionality of Assessment Business Center, please keep in mind the following system requirements and characteristics:

Windows

• Intel® Pentium® processor
  
• Microsoft® Windows® 98, Windows NT® 4.0, Windows 2000, or Windows XP
  
• 32 MB of RAM (64 MB recommended)
  
• Internet Explorer 5.0 or Netscape Navigator 6.2.3 or greater

Macintosh

• PowerPC® processor
  
• Mac OS software version 8.6, 9, or X
  
• 32 MB of RAM (64 MB recommended)
  
• Safari 1.0 or greater or Internet Explorer 5.0 or Netscape Navigator 6.2.3 or greater

Internet Access and Email Accounts

You will need Internet access to use Assessment Business Center. To administer Assessment Business Center from Associate and admin sites, you will need a valid email account. Each end user and observer must also have a unique email address. Two or more end users or observers cannot share the same email address.

Assessment Business Center should be viewed on Netscape Navigator version 6.2.3 or later or Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5.0 or later or Safari 1.0 or later. Using an earlier browser version will not display and process the contents of Assessment Business Center correctly.

Lifting of Access Restrictions (by firewalls, proxy servers, email servers, browser security settings, etc.)

• Allow web browser access to the domain
  
  • No restrictions on ports 80 and 443 (http and https)
    
  • No "window popup" blocking
    
  • No cookie blocking
    
• Full ability to receive Email (text and HTML) from ParkerWebInc.com and the assessment domains

Third Party Software

• Adobe Acrobat Reader - Some documents and reports on Assessment Business Center will require Adobe Acrobat Reader for viewing and printing. If you do not have this program, it is available free from Adobe
  
• Internet Explorer Browser - Free Upgrade to latest version.
  
• Netscape Browser - Free Upgrade to latest version.

Accept Cookies

In order for Assessment Business Center to function properly, your browser must accept cookies. For instructions on setting your browser to accept cookies, please refer to your browser's help section.

Back Button

Avoid using your browser's BACK button to navigate to a previous page. This can disrupt certain processing functions, such as when purchasing Assessment Business Center. Functional pages are provided with their own BACK buttons. Use these instead.

Session Time

For security purposes, Assessment Business Center is designed to time out after about 15 minutes of inactivity. After this time your Assessment Business Center session will end. To restart your session, you will be required to log in again.