8 MetaFrame Presentation Server Reviewer’s Guide
MetaFrame Presentation Server Benefits
MetaFrame Presentation Server solutions enable you to provide your users with
uninterrupted, secure access to your organization’s applications and information,
from almost any device over any network connection−Internet, LAN, WAN,
dialup, or wireless.
Whether your users rely on desktop PCs, Macintoshes, laptops, UNIX or Linux
workstations, thin-client devices, Windows-based terminals, wireless devices, or
other network appliances, you can use MetaFrame Presentation Server solutions to:
• Speed application deployment to thousands of users simultaneously
• Provide your mobile workforce with consistent access to mission-critical data
and applications
• Quickly integrate remote offices with your corporate systems after an
acquisition or expansion
• Enable fail-over systems for business continuity during an emergency or
planned outage
Utilizing the MetaFrame Presentation Server, organizations can:
•Access any application on any device. Seamlessly access applications from
any client platform including UNIX, Mac, Linux, DOS, Windows CE, and
many others.
•Web-enable existing applications. Provide browser-based access to virtually
any application including Windows, UNIX, packaged, custom, and legacy
applications without rewrites or specialized development.
•Simplify applications deployment. Rapidly publish new applications and
upgrades to users across the enterprise without having to individually “touch”
each desktop.
•Easily manage server farms from a single interface. Centrally manage
servers, applications, licenses, printers, and users from any location.
•Leverage and extend existing investments in hardware and software.
Deliver new generation applications, while protecting existing investments in
hardware, networks, and applications.