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Microsoft's most advanced desktop operating system,
Windows XP, is at the center of ongoing personal computing
innovation. With Windows XP, home users can experience
the digital world like never before, while business
users can work smarter and faster. The links below will
take you to areas where you can learn more about each
of the editions and determine which one is right for
you.
Windows XP Professional
Designed for businesses of all sizes and for home users
who demand the most from their computing experience,
Windows XP Professional delivers the new standard in
reliability and performance. It includes all the great
features and new visual design of Windows XP Home Edition,
plus premier security and privacy features, advanced
recovery options, improved ability to connect to large
networks, and much more.
Windows XP Home Edition
Experience more than you thought possible with your
home computer and the Internet. Windows XP Home Edition
brings dependability and simplicity to your personal
computer. It includes a cleaner, more intuitive visual
design, advanced digital media features that make working
with digital photographs or playing digital music simple
and fun, and many new Windows experiences to explore.
Windows XP Tablet PC Edition
Windows XP Tablet PC Edition leads the evolution of
the notebook computer for businesses of all sizes. Thin
and lightweight, but extremely powerful, the new Tablet
PC provides the freedom to be truly mobile. By extending
pen and speech capabilities, the Tablet PC provides
you with a more versatile and natural computing experience.
You can use the digital pen to write directly on the
screen and control your computer just as you would with
a mouse. Use the Tablet PC Input Panel to enter text
into any application by using your own handwriting.
Plus, the Tablet PC has wireless technologies built
right in, so you can use your computer more often and
in more places than ever before.
Windows XP Media Center Edition
New computers running Windows XP Media Center Edition
let you experience video, audio, pictures, and TV through
a convenient user interface that makes it easier than
ever to enjoy digital media. Use the simple layouts
and intuitive menus to comfortably enjoy video, audio,
pictures, and television on your computer monitor or
TV display. In addition, the new remote control for
Windows XP lets you unleash your favorite digital media
experience from anywhere in the room.
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Windows 2000 Server
Microsoft Windows 2000 Server is the multipurpose
network operating system for businesses of all sizes.
Windows 2000 Server lets you:
Share files and printers reliably and securely.
Choose from thousands of business applications compatible
to run today on Windows 2000 Server.
Build Web applications and connect to the Internet.
This combination and flexibility delivers a strong business
value proposition for today's IT customer
Windows 2000 Professional
is the Windows operating system for business desktop
and laptop systems. It is used to run software applications,
connect to Internet and intranet sites, and access files,
printers, and network resources.
Built on Windows NT® technology and the easy-to-use,
familiar Windows® 98 user interface, Windows 2000
Professional gives business users increased flexibility.
The integrated Web capabilities let you connect to the
Internet from anywhere, at anytime—giving your
company access to host of flexible, cost-effective communications
options. In addition, broad peripheral and mobile computer
support make Windows 2000 Professional an ideal operating
system for a workforce that increasingly relies on notebook
computers. Further, your support and administrative
staff will particularly appreciate the reliability and
manageability enhancements that make desktop management
simpler and more efficient.
Windows 2000 Advanced Server
is the server operating system for line-of business
applications and e-commerce. Windows 2000 Advanced Server
includes all the features and application availability
of Windows 2000 Server, with additional scalability and
reliability features, such as clustering, designed to
keep your business-critical applications up and running
in the most demanding scenarios.
The Windows® 2000 Advanced Server operating system
contains all the functionality and reliability of the
standard version of Windows 2000 Server, plus additional
features for applications that require higher levels of
scalability and availability. This makes Advanced Server
the right operating system for essential business and
e-commerce applications that handle heavier workloads
and high-priority processes.
Advanced Server helps ensure your systems are available
by addressing the causes of both planned and unplanned
network and server downtime. It also has features that
let your applications grow to support large numbers
of users and data.
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The Windows Server 2003 family builds on the proven
reliability, scalability, and manageability of Windows
2000 Server while improving essential services. Now
with enhanced security and better performance, the Windows
Server 2003 family offers the best server infrastructure
for increasing IT efficiency, developing applications
quickly, and enhancing productivity.
Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition
is the ideal multipurpose network operating system
for the everyday needs of organizations of all sizes,
but especially small businesses and workgroups.
Windows Server 2003, Enterprise
Edition builds on the capabilities of Windows Server
2003, Standard Edition, by adding reliability features
needed for business-critical applications.
Windows Server 2003, Datacenter
Edition is built for mission-critical applications
that demand the highest levels of scalability, availability,
and reliability.
Windows Server 2003, Web Edition
is designed for building and hosting Web applications,
pages, and services and is available now to Microsoft
customers with volume licensing agreements and through
selected partner channels.
Windows Server 2003, 64-Bit Versions.
The 64-bit versions of the Enterprise Edition and
Datacenter Edition support larger amounts of memory
and enable memory-intensive applications to achieve
the highest levels of performance and scalability.
Windows Server 2003 High-Performance
Computing companies can now deploy clusters of servers
running Windows Server 2003 to benefit from supercomputing
power at a fraction of the cost.
Windows Small Business Server
2003 Windows Small Business Server 2003 integrates
e-mail, fax, database, and shared Internet into one
powerful platform that's easy to deploy. Order the Evaluation
Kit and see for yourself.
Small businesses are doing more with less in today's
business environment. Information technology (IT) professionals
can help small businesses do more by deploying it to
provide security-enhanced, reliable IT infrastructure.
It provides a complete business server solution with
messaging and collaboration, security-enhanced Internet
access, protected data storage, reliable printing, the
ability to run line-of-business applications, and faxing.
And its end-to-end administration features help technology
providers set up, run, and maintain their networks productively
and efficiently.
With Windows Small Business Server 2003, now small-business
customers can:
.Automatically protect business information
.Get more done every day
.Reach more customers and serve them better, all day,
every day
.Quickly set up and easily operate a server designed
to run a small business
IT consultants can:
.Build and deploy systems much faster than with
Small Business Server 2000
. Offer more services and better support customers with
Remote Web Workplace, enhanced system monitoring, and
usage reporting
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