FME Desktop Specifications
FME® Desktop is designed with flexibility in mind. You can run it on a Microsoft Windows operating system to access hundreds of different data formats and as part of a variety of applications. Localized add-ons are also available.
Supported Platforms
Windows†:
Windows 7
Windows Vista
Windows 2008 Server
Windows 2003 Server
Windows XP
† FME 32-bit is supported on all Windows 64-bit editions except for Windows XP. A technical preview of FME 64-bit for Windows is now available; to access this technical preview, please contact sales@safe.com.
UNIX (command line only):
IBM® RS/6000 AIX 6.1
Linux® Intel x86 (Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS/ES/WS 4.0)
Linux® Intel x64 (Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS/ES/WS 5.0)
Mac® OS X 10.5 Leopard (Intel)
Sun® SPARC Solaris™ 9, 10
System Requirements
Minimum Intel® Pentium® III or 4 processor
1 GB of RAM
600 MB of available hard-disk space
Note: To run FME on the Citrix Platform, a Floating License is required.
Supported Formats
FME Desktop supports over 250 CAD, GIS, raster, database, 3D, BIM and web formats. View a complete list of supported formats in FME 2010.
Supported Applications
The full power of FME Desktop can be accessed directly from within many popular GIS or Business Intelligence applications, including:
- ESRI ArcGIS
- IBM WebSphere DataStage
- Informatica PowerCenter
- Intergraph GeoMedia
- MapInfo Professional
- Microsoft SQL Server (including Integration Services)
- Oracle Spatial
- Smallworld
Plus, for maximum flexibility, FME can be accessed by applications in both C++ and Java.
Localized Software
FME localization add-ons are available in French, German and Spanish. These add-ons are available for purchase from Safe Software resellers. Learn more about localized FME software and documentation.
100% Federal Desktop Core Configuration (FDCC) Compliant
FME 2008 has met the product compliance requirements of the FDCC on Windows XP SP2 and Windows Vista Enterprise. FDCC testing was conducted as a self-certification process. Compliance testing was completed using the Secutor Prime product from Threadguard Inc. and included a reasonable level of testing to ensure that the installation process and core features function properly with this configuration. There are no known issues.