Terminal Services also supports monitor spanning and even supports
the ability for a Vista desktop theme if the client or server hardware is sufficient.
If you read the previous paragraphs and think that Terminal Services in Windows
Server 2008 forever replaces all the third-party remote access solutions out there, you are
mistaken. Microsoft has designed Terminal Services to be a better value out of the box,
but it is still designed for environments with minimal complexity. If your system has
many applications and many users and needs to tailor the user experience, you will still
need those third-party solutions. What Terminal Services for Windows Server 2008 does
is provide a viable solution for companies with simple remote application requirements
to implement centralized application hosting without having to implement much more
costly and complex third-party solutions.
TERMINAL SERVICES CORE FUNCTIONALITY
The classic functionality that has existed with Terminal Services continues in Windows
Server 2008 with a few changes, including improved usability, performance, and security.
Windows Server 2008 comes with Remote Desktop Connection 6.1 and adds some nice eye
candy to Terminal Services. For starters, it is capable of 32-bit color and font-smoothing.
It allows you to view a session on multiple monitors, and it supports Terminal Services
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Gateway servers, Network Level Authentication, and even certain Plug and Play devices,
specifically media players and digital cameras.
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