Minimum technical requirements

    In order to take part in the online procedures created in the Purchasing Portal, it is necessary to avail of the following minimum technical requirements:

    • Personal Computer connected to the Internet.
      You need an ADSL connection or a company internet connection.
      NB: If you connect to the Internet through your company network, please let your internal IT department check the band availability and the actual connection speed; it is also advised to always use the same PC;

    • Environment (PC operating system):
      • Microsoft Windows 7;
      • Microsoft Windows 8;
      • Microsoft Vista.
      Other operating systems such as Linux or Mac OS X, although not officially supported, might work properly when recurring to such a browser configuration as indicated in the following paragraphs;

    • Usage of an adequate antivirus software regularly active and provided with constantly updated virus definition files;

    • Recommended Web Browser:
      • Internet Explorer 10 e 11;
      • Mozilla Firefox (ESR) 31+;
      • Safari 8 for MacOS 10.10;
      • Google Chrome.

    • Browser configuration: the standard configuration, with normal installing, is required for the security settings, javascript and activeX, the cookies storage and the web pages cache;

    • Java Virtual Machine (JVM) SUN 1.8 or higher;

    • Optional programs: according to the used functionalities and the typologies of documents handled as attachments, you might need additional programs such as: ZIP format compression/decompression utility, PDF format readers (Adobe Acrobat reader), office automation programs compatible with rtf (Rich Text Format) and MS Excel 2007 format, stand-alone programs to handle the digital signature;

    • Minimum screen definition: 1024 x 768.