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Other Terminal Services Core Improvements in Microsoft Windows Server "Longhorn"

In addition to all the well known features such as the TS Gateway, TS Remote Programs, and TS Web Access, Microsoft Windows Server "Longhorn" introduces few of other core improvements to Terminal Services:

Terminal Services Single Sign On / "Client User Passthrough."
Terminal Services Single Sign On / Passthrough feature allows a Remote Desktop user to seamlessly logon to a remote system using the current credentials with which the user has logged on to the local computer.
SSO is of particular value in organizations were clients computers access lots of Terminal Servers to deliver hosted applications rather than running them localy on the client computers. With SSO the user experience in very much more seamless using these hosted applications because the user in no longer required to login to the every server accessed.

Remote Desktop Connection Large Monitor Support and Monitor Spanning. Remote Desktop Connection client in Terminal Services for Windows Server "Longhorn" and Windows Vista adds support for both larger resolution desktops and spanning multiple horizontal monitors with a single large desktop. This affords users the advantage of larger or additional monitors even while working on a remote computer

Windows System Resource Manager and Terminal Services. In Windows Server "Longhorn", administrators can use WSRM to monitor and manage the load of multiple users concurrently accessing a terminal server.

Desktop Experience Pack and Themes Support. Remote Desktop Connection client in Terminal Services for Windows Server "Longhorn" and Windows Vista reproduces the same desktop that exists on the remote computer on the user’s client computer. This significantly adds to end-user experience and makes the use of terminal computers all the more seamless for users.


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posted on Monday, March 26, 2007 12:45 PM