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The Terminal Services component of the Microsoft® Windows®
2003 Server operating system can deliver the Windows 2003
desktop, as well as the latest Windows-based applications,
to virtually any desktop computing device, including those
that cannot run Windows. This lets more people in an organization
take advantage of the resources provided by a distributed
computing environment. Terminal Services can also be used
to remotely administer a Windows 2003-based server.
Terminal Services client software is available for a wide
variety of different client hardware devices, including
personal computers, Windows-based Terminals, and non Windows-based
devices such as the Apple Macintosh or UNIX workstations.
When a user runs an application on a Windows 2003-based
terminal server, all of the application execution takes
place on the server and only the keyboard, mouse and display
information are transmitted over the network. Each user
sees only their individual session, which is managed transparently
by the server operating system and is independent of any
other client session.
Terminal Services lets enterprises more easily and cost-efficiently
accomplish the following goals:
Centrally deploy and manage Windows-based applications
to virtually any type of client and over virtually any type
of network connection. Organizations can use Terminal Services
in Application Server mode to deliver Windows-based applications
to heterogeneous desktop environments, over local area network
(LAN), wide area network (WAN) and dial-up connections.
This is a cost-effective way to deploy line-of-business
applications that are frequently updated, hard to install,
or need to be accessed over low-bandwidth connections.
Using Terminal Services, companies can ensure that all
clients are using current versions of an application because
the software is installed once on a server, rather than
on every desktop throughout the company. This model reduces
the costs and challenge of updating desktop machines, especially
for remotely located desktops or branch office environments.
In addition, Terminal Services features such as Remote Control
can simplify application support.
Phased hardware upgrades.
By letting users access current applications on hardware
that might otherwise be of little use, Terminal Services
can help companies that are gradually replacing older machines.
Remote administration of Windows 2003-based servers. Using
Terminal Services can give administrators greater flexibility
and mobility. Administrators can securely manage their Windows
2003-based servers over any network connection from any
device using the Terminal Services Client software. The
client device does not need to be running Windows 2003 Professional.
This lets an administrator perform tasks such as directory
maintenance, virus scans, backups, reboots and even promote
a server to be a domain controller all from a remote location.
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In
terms of operating systems there are two main contenders,
Microsoft and Citrix