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Server-based computing relies on three critical components:

uA multiuser operating system that allows multiple concurrent users to log on and run applications in separate, protected sessions on a single server.

uA remote presentation services architecture capable of separating the application’s logic from its user interface, so that only keystrokes, mouse clicks, and screen updates travel the network.

MetaFrame uses Citrix’s ICA, which enables virtually any client device to access virtually any application over any type of network connection. Unlike the Network Computing (NC) architecture, server-based computing does not require applications to be downloaded to client devices. As a result, application performance is neither bandwidth- nor device-dependent.

uCentralized application and client management, which enables enterprises to overcome the critical application deployment challenges of management, access, performance, and security.

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Microsoft developed Windows Terminal Server to offer multiuser capabilities to departments or workgroups using Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0. This multiuser server core provides the ability to host multiple simultaneous client sessions on Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0. MultiWin technology licensed from Citrix provides the multiuser capabilities.

To address the needs of enterprise organizations, Terminal Server requires MetaFrame and Citrix’s widely endorsed ICA protocol—a de facto standard for server-based computing, used by more than half of the Fortune 500 companies, with over two million concurrent user licenses worldwide.

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Citrix MetaFrame brings server-based computing to the entire enterprise— including headquarters, branch offices, and remote users—and extends the capabilities of Windows Terminal Server for departmental and workgroup environments. It offers IS professionals a cost-effective way to deploy, manage, and support applications from a single point. It provides universal application access from virtually any type of client device. It ensures bandwidth-independent performance with any type of network protocol or connection, and offers unique features for enhanced application management and security.