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Windows Server supports hundreds of thousands of business applications, provides built-in tools to simplify IT management and end-user support, and applications to maximize professional productivity.
The Windows user interface is a standard known by millions of end-users and developers around the globe. It continues to set the bar for ease of use in areas such as accessibility for the physically challenged and compatibility between applications.
Other features include enterprise-ready directory services that are important for managing security and resources, such as storage servers, on the network. There are also desktop management tools, support for mobile and remote users, and real-time communication and collaboration capabilities that make it easy to hold virtual meetings and access computers and data sources from home or in the field.
On the desktop, Windows XP simplifies core tasks, such as working with files and folders, customizing the desktop to personal work styles and tastes, and managing open applications. Windows XP allows multiple users to share a single computer, such as at a hospital nursing station, with their own passwords and secure access to their own folders.
Windows XP also offers sophisticated file protection to prevent system files from being overwritten, and system restore to return the computer to its original state, if needed. With Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003 with Active Directory, administrators can easily lock-down desktops to prevent users from changing settings or installing unauthorized applications, or to implement an enterprise-wide change to their security policy.
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