Microsoft Windows Terminal Server

Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Terminal Services

Excerpts from the Windows Server Section of www.microsoft.com

Remote Desktop for Administration

With Remote Desktop for Administration, you can administer a computer from virtually any computer on your network. Based on Terminal Services technology, Remote Desktop for Administration is specifically designed for server management. In earlier versions, this technology was known as Terminal Services in Remote Administration mode.

Terminal Server

In Terminal Server mode, you can access Windows-based applications or the Windows desktop itself on virtually any computing device—including those that cannot run Windows. For example, a user can access a virtual Windows XP Professional desktop and x86-based Windows applications from hardware that cannot run the software locally. Terminal Server provides this capability for both Windows and non-Windows-based client devices. When a user runs an application on Terminal Server, all of the application execution takes place on the server, and only keyboard, mouse, and display information traverses the network. Note: Terminal Server mode is not included on computers running the Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Web Edition, which does, however, include Remote Desktop for Administration.