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Hardware & Software Requirements
BestLink® for Excel® System Requirements:
- Microsoft® Windows 2000 or higher
- Microsoft Excel 2003 (Office 2003) or Microsoft Excel 2002 (Office XP). Excel 2007 (Office 2007) is not currently supported.
- Microsoft.Net Framework Version 1.1
- A minimum of 256 megabytes of RAM
- Pentium IV processor at 1.0 gigahertz or higher (2.0 gigahertz or higher recommended)
- Disk space 34MB
The minimum system requirements for A.M. Best's CD-ROM products are as follows:
2008 Products Windows
Hardware P/C with Intel Pentium III processor (or equivalent) and later with the following minimum configuration:
- A minimum of 256 megabytes of RAM
- A CD-ROM drive with appropriate controller and interface cable with ISO 9660-compatible device driver
- A Hewlett Packard-compatible desktop laser printer, capable of printing 600 dots per inch (dpi). For best results, use a LaserJet printer to produce finished copy. Printers using Postscript fonts are not supported.
Operating System
A.M. Best provides full technical support for the MS Windows XP (all service packs) and MS Windows 2000 operating systems.* Although we cannot guarantee that A.M. Best software will run correctly on prior versions of MS Windows operating systems, we will provide limited assistance based upon Microsoft Corporation's support standards.
*The products will run on most systems, but specific or non-standard configurations of any system may prevent the successful installation or execution of these products.
Hard Drive Requirements (by product)
Property/Casualty
Best's Statement File - P/C - US, 970 MB
Best's Statement File - P/C - Canada, 150 MB
Best's Schedule P (Loss Reserves), 149 MB
Best's State/Line (P/C Lines), 1.23 GB
Best's Schedule F (Reinsurance), All parts 50 MB. Call Technical Products Support for breakout.
Best's Insurance Expense Exhibit, 230 MB Best's Key Rating Guide - P/C - US & Canada, 41 MB
Best's Insurance Reports - P/C - US & Canada, 556 MB
Life/Health
Best's Statement File - L/H - US, 570 MB
Best's Statement File - L/H - Canada, 200 MB
Best's State/Line (Life Lines) - L/H - US, 100 MB
Best's State/Line (A&H Lines) - L/H - US, 51 MB
Best's Schedule S (Reinsurance), All parts 35 MB. Call Technical Products Support for breakout. Bests Key Rating Guide - L/H - US & Canada, 45 MB
Best's Insurance Reports - L/H - US & Canada, 306 MB
Property/Casualty and Life/Health Best's Schedule D • Stocks (Annual) - 140 MB, Call Technical Products Support for breakout. • Bonds (Annual) - 560 MB, Call Technical Products Support for breakout.
Health
Best's Statement File - Health - US, 180 MB
Best's State/Line - Health - US, 60 MB
Life & Non-Life Best's Insurance Reports - Non-US, 555 MB Best's Insurance Reports - UK, 90 MB
Risk Assessment Best's Underwriting Guide, 80 MB Best's Loss Control Manual, 45 MB
For help with any of our products, please use the following Technical Products Support contacts: U.S., Bermuda, Caribbean and Canada: Call (908) 439-2200, ext. 2621 Monday - Thursday 7:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. E.S.T. Friday 7:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. E.S.T Saturday 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. E.S.T.
Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia: Call +44 (0)20 7397 0272 Monday - Friday, 9.00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. G.M.T.
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