HIMSA has the following options to consider.

The minimum hardware and software requirements for running Noah System version 4.

Make sure that your modules are certified for Noah 4.

HIMSA has published the following list of requirements for offices that wish to share a common Noah System 4 database.

Contains important installation and support information for using a Microsoft SQL Server with Noah System 4.

The Noah System 4 software does not support eTONA at present and there are currently no plans to include eTONA in the final release.

The security rules, which went into effect on April 21, 2005, are related to the privacy mandates. They specifically instruct providers on how the privacy mandates should be enforced when using computer technology.

If the Noah Server service has been blocked by an antivirus program such as McAfee, the basic module installation cannot be completed.

HIMSA supports running Noah System in a virtual environment. HIMSA makes use of VMware extensively for quality testing of Noah System and certification testing of fitting and measurement modules and can attest to the stability of VMware and Noah.