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Browser support and Communication protocols


The following table contains software requirements for the computer used to view reports. 

 Browser support by Operating System

 

Windows Server

Windows Desktop

Web Browser

Java

2003 x64

2003 R2 x64

2008 SP2 x64

2008 R2 x64

Windows XP

Windows 7

Windows Vista

Internet Explorer 7

Sun JRE 1.5/1.6

a

a

a

a

a

r

a

Internet Explorer 8

Sun JRE 1.6

a

a

a

a

a

a

a

Internet Explorer 9

Sun JRE 1.6

r

r

a

a

r

a

a

Firefox ESR 10.0.x

Sun JRE 1.6

a

a

a

a

a

a

a

Warning

Note

Only 32-bit browsers are supported. Standard Mode for Internet Explorer 8.0 and 9.0 is not supported by the BI launch pad.

Communication protocols

Communication between Oracle and BMC Reporting Foundation uses the TCP/IP protocol. BMC Reporting Foundation uses Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) for client communication.

 

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