Proven Results From Customers...

"ePMX is user friendly very easy to implement. The system has improved our efficiency and saved us significant money. It is very reliable for speed, ease and reports. Managers like the on-line requisitioning, as well as the history reports. ePMX paid for itself in six months, and it has reduced our purchasing cycle time by 50%."

Jim B.
First Realty Management Company
- Boston, MA

Technical Information - Automated Purchasing Software

Bellwether's ePMX automated purchasing software ( automated procurement software ) is easy to install, deploy and maintain. This automated procurement software is designed for implementation with minimum training and minimum on-going maintenance.

Choose from Windows or Web-based Versions:

  1. Windows-based ePMX Express Version uses File/Server technology and does not require any additional database software.
  2. Windows-based ePMX SQL Version requires Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 or higher to be installed on your server.
  3. ePMX Web Version uses pure HTML and is 100% browser-based.

Purchasing Management eXtra ( ePMX ) Technical Information

Web-based Version ( ePMX ) - Automated Purchasing Software

Operating Systems

ePMX can be accessed from any operating system - Windows, Mac, Linux and etc. All you need is a high-speed Internet connection.

Server Requirements

  • Linux environment
    Processor: Dual Core Intel E4600 processor or higher
    Memory: 2 to 4 GB RAM
    Hard Disk: Min 2.0 GB, higher for 10 users or more
    Systems Software: Linux Server Edition Ubuntu or RedHat
    Web Server: Apache 2.0
    Application Software: PHP 5.1.4 and Zend Optimizerr
  • Microsoft Windows environment
    Processor: Dual Core Intel E4600 processor or higher
    Memory: 2 to 4 GB RAM
    Hard Disk: Min 2.0 GB, higher for 10 users or more
    Systems Software: Windows 2003 Server
    Web Server: Apache 2.0
    Application Software: PHP 5.1.4 and Zend Optimizer
The Database and Application can run on the same machine

Additional Requirements

The Fax module requires an active Interfax account.

Remote Access

ePMX is accessible anywhere there is a working Internet connection.

  • Windows 2003 Server
  • Windows 2000 Server
  • Windows NT Terminal Server
  • Winframe and MetaFrame by Citrix

Database

MySQL Enterprise or Microsoft SQL server 2005.

Windows-based Version ( ePMX ) - Automated Purchasing Software

Operating Systems

Single-user or multi-user versions are available for 32-bit operating systems, including Windows 2000, XP and Vista. Most PC-based networks are supported, including Windows NT/2000/2003 and Novell NetWare.

Hardware Requirements

A Windows-class PC with a 550 MHz processor and 256 MB RAM is recommended. Typical hard disk requirements range from 1-2 GB on the network file server as well as 30 MB on each client workstation.

Additional Requirements

The optional E-mail module requires a SMTP mail server connection. The Fax module requires a standard faxing device.

Remote Access

ePMX can be accessed remotely using the following popular application servers:

  • Windows 2003 Server
  • Windows 2000 Server
  • Windows NT Terminal Server
  • Winframe and MetaFrame by Citrix

Database

ePMX's SQL version requires Microsoft SQL Server 7.0 or higher to be installed on your file server. ePMX's Express version uses File/Server technology and does not require additional database software.

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