Windows Server^® 2003

Windows Server 2003 operating systems take the best of Windows 2000 Server technology and make it easier to deploy, manage, and use. The result: a highly productive infrastructure that helps make your network a strategic asset for your organization. As of March 28, 2005, all Windows Server 2003 operating systems ship with Windows Server Service Pack 1 (SP1). Windows Server 2003 SP1 provides enhanced security, increased reliability, and a simplified administration to help enterprise customers across all industries.

 

Improvements to the Windows Server Operating System

Windows Server 2003 includes all the functionality customers need today from a Windows server operating system to do more with less, such as security, reliability, availability, and scalability. In addition, Microsoft has improved and extended the Windows server operating systems to incorporate the benefits of Microsoft .NET for connecting information, people, systems, and devices.

 

Server Roles

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.

 

Benefits of Windows Server 2003 Benefits Description Dependable Windows Server 2003 is the fastest, most reliable, most secure Windows server operating system ever offered by Microsoft. Windows Server 2003 delivers dependability by: Providing an IT infrastructure that delivers fundamental value: improved reliability, better availability, and increased scalability. Including an application platform with built-in traditional application server functionality on top of extensive operating system capabilities. Integrating an information worker infrastructure that helps keep business information secure and accessible.   Productive Windows Server 2003 provides the tools that simplify deployment, management, and administration and maximize productivity. Windows Server 2003 does this by: Providing flexible tools that help match your design and deployment to your organizational and network needs. Helping you manage your network proactively by enforcing policy, automating tasks, and simplifying updates. Helping you lower support overhead by letting users do more on their own.   Connected Windows Server 2003 provides an extensible application platform for quickly building solutions that keep employees, partners, systems, and customers connected. Windows Server 2003 does this by: Providing an integrated Web server and streaming media server that helps you quickly, easily, and securely create dynamic intranet and Internet Web sites. Providing built-in services that help you easily develop, deploy, and manage XML Web services. Providing the tools that enable you to connect XML Web services to internal applications, suppliers, and partners.   Best Economics When combined with products and services from the many Microsoft hardware, software, and channel partners, Windows Server 2003 provides the choices that help you get the greatest return on your infrastructure investments. Windows Server 2003 does this by: Providing ease-of-use and prescriptive guidance for complete solutions that enable you to quickly put technology to work. Helping you consolidate servers by taking advantage of the latest hardware, software, and methodologies to optimize your server deployments. Lowering your total cost of ownership (TCO) to realize a fast return on investment.