Hi, Windows server 2003 is going to hurt Citrix at the low end. The RDP client capabilities are right up there with the ICA client, with the exception of the high latency capabilities. Virtual cahannels, the lot. No published apps (yet), no direct nfuse equivalent (yet) without using an third party product (at extra cost). Provided you buy the Server 2003 Enterprise edition (costs extra), you can have load balancing into a farm, together with reconnection to a disconnected session on the farm etc. However the session directory (compare to ICA master browser) has no redundancy (use dedicated session directory). Will it displace Citrix in the corporate area. Probably not if Citrix keep up their value-add. Is it a much better platform for Metaframe? Absolutely. Per-user file associations, application security that works, ban kernel-mode printer drivers etc. Regards, Rick Ulrich Mack rmack@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Volante Systems 18 Heussler Terrace, Milton 4064 Queensland Australia tel +61 7 32467704 -----Original Message----- From: Steve Snyder [mailto:steven_snyder@xxxxxxxxx] Sent: Friday, 28 February 2003 9:06 AM To: thin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [THIN] Re: .NET and Citrix Terminal Services in Windows Server 2003 (formerly called .NET server, hence the source of some confusion with the .NET web-based apps framework), will provide a lot of functionality currently only provided by ICA - client drive mapping, client serial port mapping, sound mapping, 24-bit color, higher resolutions, etc. (just review all of the currently useless options in the WinXP RDP client), as well as supporting some non-Windows clients. In addition, you can load-balance terminals servers. A really cool feature is if a session gets disconnected, it can reconnect to the same session but on a different server (courtesy of Session Directory). It appears, however, that it will not have any equivalents to all of the neat Enterprise Management tools that you get with XPe. So for a company not needing enterprise management tools, ICA won't offer much advantage over RDP - which is why Citrix has been lately putting so much emphasis on their other value-adding products like CSG and NFue Elite. Here's a link to Server 2003 Terminal Services http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/technologies/terminalservices/def ault.mspx HTH > I have people here beginning to discuss .NET quite > heavily and how we won't > need Citrix, once we go to .NET web based apps., > etc. > > I have heard people talk about how Citrix will > compliment those apps. Any > input? __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Tax Center - forms, calculators, tips, more http://taxes.yahoo.com/ ********************************************************* This Week's Sponsor - ThinPrint Simply the best print solution for Citrix Metaframe and Microsoft Terminal Services! http://www.thinprint.com ********************************************************** For Archives, to Unsubscribe, Subscribe or set Digest or Vacation mode use the below link: http://thethin.net/citrixlist.cfm -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The information contained in this e-mail is confidential and may be subject to legal professional privilege. It is intended solely for the addressee. If you receive this e-mail by mistake please promptly inform us by reply e-mail and then delete the e-mail and destroy any printed copy. You must not disclose or use in any way the information in the e-mail. There is no warranty that this email or any attachment or message is error or virus free. It may be a private communication, and if so, does not represent the views of Volante group Limited. ********************************************************* This Week's Sponsor - ThinPrint Simply the best print solution for Citrix Metaframe and Microsoft Terminal Services! http://www.thinprint.com ********************************************************** For Archives, to Unsubscribe, Subscribe or set Digest or Vacation mode use the below link: http://thethin.net/citrixlist.cfm