Software requirements

Virtualization

The following virtualization is supported by the Business Bot Platform:

  • Oracle VirtualBox 5.x
  • VMware ESXi 5.x
  • VMware ESXi 6.x
  • VMware vSphere 6.x
  • Microsoft Hyper-V, provided in Windows Server 2012 R2

Operating System

The following operating systems are supported by the Business Bot Platform:

  • Linux CentOS 7.3
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 7.x
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP1 Standard (NT 6.0)
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2008 SP1 Enterprise (NT 6.0)
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012 (NT 6.2)
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2012 R2 Standard (NT 6.3)
  • Microsoft Windows Server 2016 (NT 10.0)
  • Microsoft Windows 10 (NT 10.0; Codename: „Threshold“) (Only for test purposes, no productive use)
Microsoft Windows Installations on Qualified & Validated Platforms:
  • For all Microsoft Windows Versions: The BBP required package Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 Redistributable (x64) (VC14)

JDK

The following JDK versions are supported by the Business Bot Platform:

for Windows:

  • Oracle Java Development Kit (JDK) 8 Update 51 or higher

for CentOS:

  • Oracle Java Development Kit (JDK) 8 Update 77 or higher

Browsers

The following web browsers are supported for accessing the web interface of the Business Bot Platform:

Manufacturer Software Product Windows 7 Windows 10
Google Chrome OK OK
Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 OK OK
Microsoft Edge   OK
Mozilla Firefox 45.5.0 ESR OK OK
Mozilla Firefox 50.0.1 ESR OK OK
Mozilla Firefox 57.0.1 OK OK
Mozilla Firefox Quantum ESR 60 OK OK

Warning

The following older browser versions are no longer supported.
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 10
  • Mozilla Firefox 31 ESR
  • Mozilla Firefox 38 ESR

Instant Messengers

The following instant messenger versions are supported:

Manufacturer Software Product Android Apple iOS Desktop
Facebook Facebook Messenger OK OK OK
Microsoft Skype for Business 2015 OK OK OK
Slack Slack OK OK OK
Telegram LLP Telegram Messenger 3.x OK OK OK
Threema Threema 3.x OK OK OK
XMPP XMPP Client OK OK OK

An activated SIM card is required to set up a Telegram user account.