| Product Category | Requirements |
| All Client Applications | Must meet Client requirements for one or more appropriate client applications. (SNA, Messaging, Systems Management Server, SQL or IIS). |
| Installable using Systems Management Server (write PDF, support Uninstall and unattended install in setup program, etc.) |
| Must have at least a 16-bit Windows based client, Win32 |
| client preferred. If you have at least a Win16 client, will allow logo to be used on other clients (Mac, UNIX, OS/2, MS-DOS, etc.) as well. |
| Use the APIs appropriate to the server application (e.g., ODBC, MAPI) |
| SNA Client | Use WOSA APIs (WinAPPC, WinCPIC, WinRUI, WinSLI) or use FMI |
| Use SNA Server client APIs (support SNA Server user record) |
| Use SNA Server compatibility APIs for IBM PC Support or Client Access/400 |
| Messaging Client | Use MAPI for send and post OR use OLE/Messaging and/or OLE/Scheduling. |
| SQL Server™ Client | Use ODBC and/or DBLib, or Embedded SQL to store data in a SQL Server DB, or to access data stored in a SQL Server DB |
| Systems Management Server | Access Systems Management Server Database using SMS APIs or ODBC |
| Extend data in the database by providing a MIF file |
| Internet Information Server | Support session keep alives |
| Support NT challenge response |