Specifications include, but are not limited to: The scope of the contract will not include hardware, installation, implementation, training, cloud services, consulting services or products with SKUs available outside of the United States. REMOTE DESKTOP CONTROL SOFTWARE Requires a PPP TCP/IP based connection. All transmissions must be encrypted using the Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) protocol and require a login before establishing the session connection. Remote Desktop Control Software is grouped into three categories, depending on its intended purpose: • Single User (a user accesses their workstation desktop remotely) • Multi User (many users execute applications remotely) • Remote Administration (system administrator accesses user workstations to debug problems and/or make configuration changes.) OPERATING SYSTEM-SERVER For series enterprise servers: POSIX compliant 32-bit operating system. For RISC platforms: POSIX compliant 64-bit operating system. For Intel platforms: 32-bit or 64-bit operating system. • Hardware/application compatibility for O/S, there is a direct correlation between hardware and O/S upgrade with any significant hardware upgrades. SERVER VIRTUALIZATION SOFTWARE Virtualization is the creation of a virtual (rather than actual) version of something in the area of computing. The most common goal of virtualization is to centralize administrative tasks while improving scalability and workloads. The business drivers usually are: • Data center consolidation • Reduction in the number of physical servers • Reduction in energy utilization • Faster server deployment and provisioning • Standardization of server, operating system, and software • Overall reductions in capital and operating expenses