Microsoft Windows Server 2003
The Microsoft Windows Server 2003 family takes the best of Windows 2000 Server technology and makes it easier to deploy, manage, and use. The result: a highly productive infrastructure that helps make your network a strategic asset for your organization.
Five Editions are available, depending upon your needs:
- Standard
- Enterprise
- Datacenter
- Web Edition
- Small Business edition
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 is a multipurpose operating system capable of handling a diverse set of server roles, depending on your needs, in either a centralized or distributed fashion. Some of these server roles include:
- File and print server.
- Web server and Web application services.
- Mail server.
- Terminal server.
- Remote access and virtual private network (VPN) server.
- Directory services, Domain Name System (DNS), Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) server, and Windows Internet Naming Service (WINS).
- Streaming media server.
See the Software Express webpage (below) for more information on each edition.
OVERVIEW for each edition
OVERVIEW - Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition
Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition, is designed for departmental and standard workloads and delivers the following benefits:
- Support for file and printer sharing.
- More secure Internet connectivity.
- Centralized desktop application deployment.
With its high levels of dependability, scalability, and security, Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition, provides a comprehensive server platform that is easy to deploy, manage, and use - and helps businesses to lower TCO. Thanks in part to the support of many Microsoft third-party hardware and software partners, Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition, helps organizations achieve the greatest return on their server investments.
OVERVIEW - Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition
Built for mission-critical server workloads, Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition, is the platform of choice for applications, Web services, and infrastructure. Delivering high reliability, performance, and superior business value, Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition provides these benefits:
- A full-function server operating system that supports up to 8 processors.
- Enterprise-class features, such as eight-node clustering and support for up to 32 GB of memory.
- Support for Intel Itanium-based computers, AMD Opteron processors, or Intel Xeon processors.
- Support for 64-bit computing platforms capable of supporting 8 processors and 64 GB of RAM with the 64-bit version.
With Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition, organizations can deploy highly available and scalable applications on industry-standard PC hardware. The result is a highly productive infrastructure optimized for running all your business-critical applications and services. For example, Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition, excels at supporting networking, messaging, inventory and customer service systems; databases; e-commerce Web sites; and file and print servers.
For growing organizations, the ability to scale critical applications both up and out allows them to meet changing demands. Regardless of the size of your organization, Windows Server 2003, Enterprise Edition, is a good choice for running applications that must be available at all times.
OVERVIEW - Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition
Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition, is built for the highest levels of scalability and reliability. Only this platform offers the Datacenter High Availability Program of support and services. Benefits of Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition, include:
- The most powerful and functional server operating system Microsoft has ever offered.
- Support for up to 32-way SMP and 64 GB of RAM with the 32-bit version.
- Support for up to 128-way machines with individual partitions of up to 64 processors and 512 GB of RAM with the 64-bit version.
- Both 8-node clustering and load balancing services as standard features.
- Windows System Resource Manager to facilitate consolidation and system management.
Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition, offers significant reliability, scalability, and manageability improvements compared to Windows 2000 Datacenter Server. Microsoft designed this edition of the operating system to support mission-critical workloads in enterprise data centers. The result is a highly productive infrastructure optimized for running the most demanding applications and services.
The key element distinguishing Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition, from other editions of the Windows Server 2003 family is the strong community of OEMs, IHVs, and ISVs. These experts work together to ensure that Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition, is the most robust, reliable, secure, available, manageable, and supportable platform possible today. These companies are actively involved with customers of Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition, and are committed to partnering with them over the lifetime of their systems. This comprehensive partnership makes Windows Server 2003, Datacenter Edition, unlike any other platform solution available today.
OVERVIEW - Windows Server 2003, Web Edition
A new product within the Windows operating systems, Windows Server 2003, Web Edition, offers dedicated Web serving and hosting as well as the following benefits:
- A platform for building and hosting Web applications, Web pages, and XML Web Services.
- A design intended for use primarily as an IIS 6.0 Web server.
- A platform for rapidly developing and deploying XML Web services and applications that use ASP.NET technology, a key part of the .NET Framework.
- Ease of deployment and management.
Specifically designed as a single-purpose Web server, Windows Server 2003, Web Edition, delivers the next generation of Web infrastructure capabilities to Windows server operating systems.
Service providers and self-hosting organizations in need of advanced Web functionality benefit from this economical and efficient Web server operating system. Integrated with the newly re-architected IIS 6.0, ASP.NET, and the .NET Framework, Windows Server 2003, Web Edition, enables any organization to deploy Web pages, Web sites, Web applications, and Web services rapidly.
OVERVIEW - Windows Small Business Server 2003
Windows Small Business Server 2003 provides a complete business server solution for small businesses. The integrated suite of server products enables companies to share information and resources safely and securely.
Designed with your small business needs in mind, Windows Small Business Server 2003 is a complete and affordable network solution. With Windows Small Business Server 2003, you can have confidence that your data is secure, untap new productivity from your desktops, empower your employees to do more, and connect to your customers like never before.
Windows Small Business Server 2003 provides many of the networking features used by large companies, without the complexity typically associated with server technology. Windows Small Business Server 2003 delivers a complete business server solution for small businesses with up to 75 workstations.
See the Software Express webpage (below) for more information on each edition.
Microsoft Windows Server 2003
Your school or university network needs support for a greater array of services. You need more availability, reliability, scalability, and efficiency - a solution that does more for less.
The Microsoft Windows Server System, built on the solid foundation of Windows Server 2003, provides significant enhancements over other server products, allowing you to reduce costs, increase performance.
Plus, Windows Server 2003 was designed to provide an integrated platform that lets you:
- Simplify the management of identities on your network and control who has access to resources both inside and outside your firewall
- Increase the security and availability of user communications by taking advantage of the tight integration between Office Outlook 2003 and Exchange Server 2003
- Give users more secure, reliable remote and mobile access with a well-managed infrastructure
- Dramatically improve team productivity and communications with powerful, integrated document sharing tools
Put simply, institution networks have too much to gain not to upgrade to Windows Server System. So make the switch now, and make every day much easier.
Windows Server 2003
If your Server platform is Windows NT or Windows 2000 Server, we can help you by upgrading/migrating hardware and software for greater productivity, reliability and security. We'll be able to help you better manage users' desktops, settings security and roaming profiles with better utilization of Windows Active Directory's Group Policy management.
Available in 5, 10 and 25 hour blocks.
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