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RadiusNT 3.0 README.TXT FILE
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Modified: 5/15/00

Copyright (c) 1999 IEA Software, Inc. All rights reserved worldwide.

This file contains important, late-breaking information about RadiusNT 3.0. We recommend that you read this file and keep a printed copy with your RadiusNT documentation. For additional information about installing and running RadiusNT, please visit our Support Web site for the most current documentation at www.iea-software.com/support. 

Tip: If necessary, choose Word Wrap from the Notepad Edit menu or Wrap To Window from the WordPad View/Options menu to wrap the text within the document window.

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README.TXT CONTENTS
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 DOCUMENTATION
 IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING UPGRADING FROM PREVIOUS RADIUSNT BETA VERSIONS
 IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING EMERALD CUSTOMERS
 OPERATING SYSTEM, SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS FOR RADIUSNT 3.0
 RADIUSNT 3.0 PRODUCT LICENSE
 YEAR 2000 SUPPORT AND INFORMATION
 UNINSTALLING RADIUSNT 3.0 
 RELEASE NOTES
 TECHNICAL SUPPORT


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DOCUMENTATION
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Please note that the current documentation includes references to RadiusX, a product that is in final release beta testing. 


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IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING UPGRADING FROM PREVIOUS RADIUSNT BETA VERSIONS 
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Please note that new RadiusNT scripts do not drop current procedures before installing the new ones if you are using an old rad25_up.sql script. RadiusNT customers who were part of the release beta program and are upgrading from a version of the RadiusNT version 3 beta before v3.0.91b, need to run the following included .sql scripts. Please type the following into the Query window.

DROP PROCEDURE RadGetUser
DROP PROCEDURE RadGetCacheUsers

After running the scripts, proceed with upgrade information in the documentation regarding running the rad25_up.sql script.


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IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING EMERALD CUSTOMERS
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Emerald customers should run the emer25_up.sql script regardless if they are upgrading from a previous version of RadiusNT or not. Full details are listed in the documentation. 

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OPERATING SYSTEM, SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS FOR RADIUSNT 3.0
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RadiusNT runs on any Windows NT 4.0 Workstation or Server. It is administered from Windows NT either remotely or locally. Please configure your system to use the following:

Windows NT 4.0
Service Pack 5 or higher
128MB of RAM
Pentium 100 or greater
 
For the database, please use the following guidelines:

Microsoft SQL Server 6.5 with Service Pack 5 or higher
Microsoft SQL Server 7.0
Sybase SQL Server 11.0 or higher
Oracle Server 8.0 or higher 
Microsoft Access 7.0 or higher

Service Packs for the Windows NT operating system can be obtained from Microsoft Corporation. For links to Microsoft's Drivers, Patches and Sample Files location on the World Wide Web, please see Microsoft's Web site at www.microsoft.com.
 
NOTE: To install RadiusNT 3.0 on a workstation running Windows NT 4.0, the user installing the product must have Administrator privileges for that workstation.

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RADIUSNT 3.0 PRODUCT LICENSE
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By purchasing or installing Emerald, RadiusNT or RadiusX, you indicate your acceptance of the following License Agreement.


Ownership of Software 	You acknowledge and agree that the computer program(s) and associated documentation contained with Emerald, RadiusNT or RadiusX (collectively, the Software) are owned exclusively by IEA Software, Inc. and/or its licensors. The Software contained in the package is protected under copyright laws and all copyright and other intellectual property rights relating to the Software are and remain the exclusive property of IEA Software, Inc. and/or its licensors. You may not rent or lease the Software, but you may transfer the Software and accompanying materials on a permanent basis provided you retain no copies and the recipient agrees to the terms of this Agreement.
 

License 	IEA Software, Inc. grants to you, and you accept, a limited, non-exclusive and revocable license to use the Software. You agree to use the Software in machine-readable object code form only as authorized in this License Agreement. This License Agreement does not convey any title or interest in the Software to you. 


Scope of License	You may not make any changes or modifications to the Software, and you may not de-compile, disassemble, or otherwise reverse engineer the Software. You may not load, rent, lease or sublicense the Software or any copy to others for any purpose. RadiusNT or RadiusX may only be installed on a single Windows NT, Solaris or Linux workstation or server. Additional servers may be purchased separately. The Emerald client can be installed on up to five workstations. Additional clients may be purchased separately. You agree to use reasonable efforts to protect the Software from unauthorized use, modifications, reproduction, distribution and publication. You are not permitted to make any uses or copies of the Software that are not specifically authorized by the terms of this License Agreement. Your adherence to this License Agreement will allow IEA Software, Inc. to continue developing innovative and useful products and providing a high level of customer service and support. If you do not comply with the terms of this License Agreement, your license will be revoked.


Updates and Support 	All software updates and fixes are available via the IEA Software, Inc. Web site.  Major version upgrades are not included or covered as part of the basic purchase agreement.  Technical support is currently available via methods listed on our Web site Support section at http://www.iea-software.com/support.


Trademarks 	IEA Software, Inc., Emerald, RadiusNT, RadiusX and the associated logo(s) are registered trademarks. All images, photographs, animations, audio, video and text incorporated into the Software is owned by IEA Software, Inc., unless otherwise noted by Trademark.


Restricted Rights 	The Software is provided with U.S. Governmental Restricted Rights. Use, duplication, or disclosure by the Government is subject to restrictions set forth in subparagraph (c)(1)(ii) of The Rights in Technical Data and Computer Software clause at DFARS 252.227-7013 or subparagraphs (c)(1) and (2) of the Commercial Computer Software - Restricted Rights at 48 CFR 52.227-19 as applicable. The Software is also protected by International Treaty Provisions. Manufacturer is IEA Software, Inc. 516 W.  Riverside, Suite 201, Spokane, Washington 99201.
 

Miscellaneous 	This License Agreement shall be construed, interpreted and governed by the laws of the State of Washington. Should any term of this License Agreement be declared void or unenforceable by any court of competent jurisdiction, enforcement of the remaining terms shall not be affected. Failure of either party to enforce any rights or to take action against the other party in the event of any breach of this Licensing Agreement shall not be deemed a waiver of any subsequent enforcement of rights. 

Limitations of Liability and Remedies	 In no event shall IEA Software, Inc. or its licensors be liable for any loss of profit or any other commercial damage, including but not limited to special, incidental, consequential or other damage, even if IEA Software, Inc. or its licensors are advised, in advance, or the possibility of such damages. IEA Software, Inc. and its licenser's entire liability and your exclusive remedy shall be, at IEA Software's option, either (a) return of the price paid, or (b) repair or replacement of the Software. To the maximum extent permitted by applicable law, IEA Software, Inc. and its licensors disclaim all other warranties, either express or implied, including but not limited to, implied warranties with regard to the Software, the accompanying material. This Limited Warranty is void if failure of the Software has resulted from accident, abuse or misapplication.  You may have other specific legal rights, which vary from state/jurisdiction to state/jurisdiction. 

Return Policy 				It is our goal to provide customers with the highest level of satisfaction possible. In order to ensure that our products work well in your environment, IEA Software offers a 30-day FULL functioning software trial that includes documentation and support. If you require more than 30 days to evaluate the software, we are happy to work with you to extend the trial to a length that fits your timetable. This gives you, the user, an opportunity to ensure that the product fully meets your needs. (Please test the software in a non-production environment.) In light of the trial period, and opportunity to fully test our software, IEA Software maintains the policy that no refunds will be offered. We will however address any problems with the software.
 
Should a software anomaly occur, our Development and Support Teams will work to correct the problem. Please note that you must be using the application normally as defined and you must ensure that the bug is not due to anomalies in other programs, the operating system, your hardware, or data.

In order to address any problems, please note that the bug must be able to be reproduced. Our Development and Support Teams will require full documentation of the steps taken by the user that caused the error in the software as well as necessary data and scenario files to reproduce the error. 


Contact	Should you have any questions concerning this license agreement, please contact IEA Software, Inc. at 516 W. Riverside, Suite 201, Spokane, Washington 99201 U.S.A. (509) 444-BILL (2455).

Information in this document is subject to change without notice.  No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, without the express written consent of IEA Software, Inc.

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YEAR 2000 SUPPORT AND INFORMATION
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IEA Software, Inc. warrants that the RadiusNT products (Versions 3.0 and above) will, at no additional expense to any customer meet the requirements of Year 2000 compliance. Year 2000 compliance shall mean that the RadiusNT product will function, operate and process data in accordance with the system specifications and logic in the year 2000 and thereafter. Our customers shall experience no abnormal ending, invalid or incorrect results from the use of the RadiusNT product in the operation of the business of the Customer, as a result of the advent of the year 2000 and thereafter. The design of RadiusNT shall include date data century recognition and calculations that accommodate same century and multi-century formulas and data values. 

Please note that RadiusNT also relies on the Y2K compliance of the Operating System on the machine that you are running the application on. Your SQL Server must also be Y2K compliant. One good resource to check your compliance can be found at Microsoft's Y2K Web site at www.microsoft.com/technet/year2k/.

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UNINSTALLING RADIUSNT 3.0
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To uninstall RadiusNT 3.0, simply perform the following steps:

1. In Windows NT, click Start, Settings, then Control Panel.
2. Next, click the Add/Remove Programs icon.
3. Select RadiusNT from your list of installed programs, and then click Add/Remove. You will be prompted to confirm the deletion action.

Please consult your database documentation for information on database configuraitons.

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RELEASE NOTES
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RadiusNT 3.0 includes online versions of the documentation set. The documentation is available in Microsoft Word format, HTML format and Adobe Acrobat .PDF format. For the .PDF format, you must have the Adobe Acrobat Reader version 3.0 or higher installed on your PC before you can view the online documentation. If you have not already acquired and installed a copy of Acrobat Reader on your PC, you can download a copy at the Adobe Web site located at www.adobe.com.


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TECHNICAL SUPPORT
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Should you experience any trouble installing or using RadiusNT, please consider the following technical support options:

Please read the readme.txt and changes.txt files that are included with your distribution archive. These files contain pertinent up-to-date information on the software noting any changes, feature enhancements or known problems.

The documentation manual has much of the information you need to solve problems. Please re-read the pertinent section to ensure that something wasn't overlooked. 

Please check out our Web site at http://www.iea-software.com for announcements, troubleshooting tips, Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and more.

IEA Software hosts a mailing list for RadiusNT. This is a user-supported list and is a great resource for conversing with others who own the product. You can learn more about the mailing lists at http://www.iea-software.com/support/maillists/liststart. We host a searchable archive of the list on our Web site as well.

You can reach our Technical Support Team at (509) 444-BILL (2455) or support@iea-software.com.

If you still require assistance, we have a variety of support contract options available via our Web site at http://www.iea-software.com/support.

You can reach our Sales Team at (831) 459-9430 or sales@iea-software.com.


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