Chapter 7. Terminal Services

   

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In Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Terminal Services builds on the solid foundation provided by the application server mode in Windows 2000 Terminal Services and includes the new client and protocol capabilities of Windows XP. Terminal Services lets you deliver Windows-based applications, or the Windows desktop itself, to virtually any computing device ”including those that cannot run Windows.

Terminal Services in Windows Server 2003 can enhance an enterprise's software deployment capabilities for a variety of scenarios, allowing substantial flexibility in application and management infrastructure. When a user runs an application on Terminal Server (which is enabled by Terminal Services), the application executes on the server, and only keyboard, mouse, and display information is transmitted over the network. Each user sees only his or her individual session, which is managed transparently by the server operating system and is independent of any other client session.

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