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System Components
A QAD Enterprise Edition system consists of:
A Progress database server containing QAD Enterprise Edition software
A Progress Enterprise Application server
A Tomcat Web server
Multiple client workstations (with QAD .NET User Interface software), as needed
Additionally, the Georgia SoftWorks Windows Telnet Server is required for Windows server implementations.
The database, application, and Web servers are all installed on the same machine in a single-tier environment. The QAD .NET User Interface clients are installed on the machines that access the QAD Enterprise Edition environment.