NOW is the time to take advantage of the benefits provided by Windows Server
2003:
- Greater productivity - Easier to deploy, manage and use
- Dependable - the fastest and most reliable version of Windows Server
- Connected - infrastructure that can connect your customers' employees, partners and systems
- Best economics - Microsoft & System 3 resources to maximise business value
Microsoft has announced that Windows NT 4 Server will no longer be supported fully as from 1st January 2004. Only critical support hotfixes will be released for Windows NT 4 Server from that date. After first entering the marketplace in September 1996, NT 4 has been superseded by Windows 2000, and now the recently released Windows Server 2003. Microsoft is encouraging organisations using NT 4 Server to upgrade to Windows Server 2003.
Windows Server 2003 has many features, including:
- Active Directory - Simplifies the administration of complex networks using a scalable directory system
- Group Policies - Allows the administrator to selectively apply settings, install application and lock-down PCs on the network
- Server Performance - Tests have shown that file and web performance on Windows Server 2003 is up to twice as fast as on Windows NT 4 Server
- Volume Shadow Copy - Shadow copy can be configured to allow users to restore achieved versions of documents on the server, saving administration time
- Internet Information Server (IIS) - IIS has be completely re-architected to provide more a reliable and feature packed web server
- Terminal Services - Terminal Server can enhance an enterprise's software deployment capabilities for a variety of scenarios that remain difficult to solve using traditional application distribution technologies.
- Intelligent File Services - The Encrypting File System (EFS) enables users to encrypt and decrypt files to protect them from intruders. The Distributed File System (DFS) simplifies the task of managing shared-disk resources across a network. Administrators can assign logical names to the shared drives on a network, rather than requiring users to know the physical name assigned to each server they need to access. The File Replication service (FRS) is a significant improvement over the directory replication feature in Windows NT Server 4.0.
S3BS can provide a free assessment of your existing network in the view of upgrading to
Windows Server 2003.
If you use Windows NT - call us now on 0800 783 0557 or contact us today.