An accommodating bundle for older PCs

With Beta 3 of Windows 2000, Microsoft has bundled its previously stand-alone Windows Terminal Server into the base operating system.

This terminal server technology - formerly available under the label of Windows NT Server 4.0, Terminal Server Edition - lets older PCs with little memory, smaller disk drives and slower processors run newer, high-end applications.

With this setup, the applications execute on the terminal server instead of on the workstation. This lets older PCs and newer thin clients keep pace with newer machines whether the terminal server is located in the next room or in a remote location.

Having applications installed on a single server available to many clients saves on initial installation and future upgrade costs because the application does not need to be installed on every workstation. Every time a new software version is installed, network engineers do not have to physically deploy code across multiple desktops.

Nevertheless, application-licensing costs remain the same because you still must buy a license for each simultaneous user.

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