Terminal Services in Windows Server 2003 provides new options for application deployment, more efficient access to data over low bandwidth, reuse of older hardware, remote management, and other tasks.

Using application server technology, an organization can develop, run, and manage custom or off-the-shelf applications in a way that is security-enhanced and reliable, while maintaining high levels of performance for multiple concurrent users. Application servers can host applications that respond to requests, perform business logic, and coordinate updates to shared data. Concurrent user requests are ensured fairness as well as accuracy in reading and updating system-of-record data.

The Terminal Services component of Microsoft Windows Server 2003 builds on the solid foundation provided by the application server mode in Windows 2000 Terminal Services, and includes the new client and protocol capabilities in 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, the application execution takes place 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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