Collaboration/file & print serving – up to 200 percent faster than Windows NT Server 4.0, Windows Server 2003 is the ideal platform for file sharing, printing, and business collaboration.

Web application serving – up to 165 percent faster than Windows 2000 Server, build next-generation XML Web Services. Combined with Visual Studio .NET 2003, get the most productive application platform for deploying, running and managing connected applications.

Application serving – scaling to the largest workloads and placing No. 1 in price/performance in recent TPC-C benchmarks for single system scalability, Windows Server 2003 can handle your most complex workloads!

Terminal Services allows two key benefits: In Remote Desktop for Administration mode, it allows you to administer servers as if you were physically in front of them, from anywhere on the network. In Terminal Services Application Mode, you can centrally install, configure, and serve applications to local or remote employees, reducing deployment time, complexity, and costs while increasing administrative control.

Enterprise Edition is the recommended operating system for servers running applications such as networking, messaging, inventory and customer service systems, databases, e-commerce Web sites, and file and print servers.

Datacenter Edition is for business- and mission-critical applications that demand the highest levels of scalability, availability, and reliability like mission- critical solutions for databases, enterprise resource planning software, high-volume, real-time transaction processing, and server consolidation. Available only loaded onto OEM systems; the software cannot be acquired separately.

Web Edition is a single-purpose Web server operating system designed for organizations that need an economical way to rapidly build and deploy Web pages, Web sites, and Web services.

New Features

• Secure your server confidently with Security Configuration Wizard.

• Get safely up-to-date during installation with first-boot protection.

• Supports the latest processor-based security technologies.

• Manage Your Server Wizard: Takes the complexity out of setup by allowing you to specify server roles (such as Domain Controller and File Server) and then guiding you step by step through the necessary configuration to correctly install that role.

• New role-based management: Via Active Directory, give administrators the exact level of control they need without compromising system security.

• Volume Shadow Copy Restore: Restore previous versions of documents saved to the network, saving both time and money!