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 Vista (for fixed and floating licenses)
Windows 2003 Server†
Windows XP
Windows 2000

† FME 32-bit will run on Windows 2003 Server 32-bit and 64-bit editions.

UNIX (command line only):
IBM^® RS/6000 AIX 5
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 10.4 Tiger (Universal Binary)
Sun^® SPARC Solaris™ 8, 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 200 CAD, GIS, raster and database formats. View a complete list of supported formats in FME 2008.

Supported Applications

The full power of FME Desktop can be accessed directly from within many popular GIS or Business Intelligence applications, including:

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.