Windows Nt/2000 Thin Client Solutions: Implementing Terminal Services And Citrix Metaframe (2nd Edition)

Authoritative, expert solutions are offered by a thin-client consultant and winner of "Windows NT Magazine's" Innovator's award for a large-scale thin client installation. The book provides updated information based on new Windows 2000 functionality and MetaFrame 1.8, Citrix's latest release. A new chapter focuses on resolving problems in application integration, one of the greatest challenges facing TSE adopters.

Windows NT, Terminal Server Edition (TSE) is an extension to NT Server that allows applications to run one centralized location while being presented on multiple client devices. Designed to decrease total cost of ownership, when used in conjunction with Citrix's MetaFrame product. TSE has also resulted in dramatic (500% or more) performance increase in standard NT administration tools and some database applications. A new edition is necessary to document this new functionality, and also the challenges that system architects will have to address as they design their W2K networks and then transition from Windows NT to W2K. Windows 2000 Thin Client Solutions follows the organization of the previous edition, but includes changes to discussions affected by W2K's release, including coverage of scalability and security. Additional chapters on installation of terminal services and MetaFrame on a W2K server, as well as chapters on TSE management, remote access, and application integration.