CfMC FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions

What hardware should we consider for CfMC software?

Hardware costs vary widely based on platform. Please contact sales for a more detailed estimate based on your operation's goals.

Unix/Linux (all CfMC products)

For Unix operations, we recommend a Dual Intel Xeon processor with these specifications:

2.4 GHz
4 Gb(recommended), 8-10 Gb (performance)
SuperMicro motherboard (recommended)
Seagate 72 Gb SCSI hard drive with Adaptec SCSI Controller
Standard CD Rom for installing Red Hat Linux Enterprise 3.0 or above or Fedora Core 5

For webCATI, your server will also need:

internet/intranet bandwidth sufficient to handle the expected volume
webCATI and Apache Web server software
each webCATI session should have 3 Mb RAM available
hard drive capacity of 10 Gb devoted to CfMC applications

New to Linux? Check out our Linux links and recommended skills.

DOS/Windows/NT (terminal-based Survent and Mentor)

A networked Survent operation on DOS/Windows should meet the following minimum recommendations.

A Novell/Windows network server:

Pentium IV, 1.7GHz
512MB memory
20GB hard disk

CfMC study server:

Pentium IV, 2.0Ghz
2.0 GHz
512 MB memory
20 GB hard disk

Other recommendations and considerations

Backup system: RAID 5
Interviewers: windows or Wyse terminals
Supervisors: windows or Wyse terminals. We recommend one supervisor terminal for every 10-50 interview stations

What are the cost considerations for CfMC software?

All software leases include all support, documentation, and upgrades.

Training is priced separately and is usually conducted on site

CATI

software leases for use with CATI stations (Survent and webCATI ) are based on the number of interviewer stations
licensed stations can range from as few as 5 stations to several thousand

Web surveys

software leases for Web surveys (webSurvent) are based on expected concurrent user levels
concurrent user licenses range from up to 50 to 1,000 per machine

flexible lease options

discounts - CfMC offers a variety of lease discounts including non profit, educational, and annual pre-payment discounts.

temporary increases - CfMC clients can temporarily increase their Survent and webSurvent licenses to accommodate increased demand for their services - whether the increase lasts one month, three months, or twelve. Most, but not all lease agreements accommodate for this flexibility. Please contact us to learn more.

fifth highest day - Survent and webCATI users may choose to be billed based on their 5th highest day of usage.

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