Overview
The challenge of supporting the desktop environment is clear. IT Managers are
faced with spiraling support costs and continued customer demand for consistent
and improved levels of service, while the environment itself is constantly
changing with patches, upgrades, leavers and starters.
With tens of millions of dollars in development with Microsoft engineers, the
Terminal Services Edition (TSE) is a product that builds on the standard Windows
Terminal Services environment provided by Microsoft to provide secure web
access, management services, load balancing, remote printing, usage reporting
and more. TSE is the ultimate companion to Windows® Terminal Services. It is an
indispensable solution providing a powerful set of application management and
secure access capabilities for Windows Server 2003 and Windows 2000 Server
environments.
“Secure Global Desktop–TSE…has all the "major" features of a
third-party application server, including application publishing, seamless
windows, a web interface, and application-level load-balancing.
One of the features of Secure Global Desktop–TSE that sets it apart from
the rest of the pack is the ability to publish applications to specific
terminals or groups of terminals rather than simply to users and groups. This is
very beneficial in a kiosk or shop floor environment where terminals have one
dedicated purpose.”
From “Server-Based Computing Software Roundup” by Brian Madden,
August 2004
Unlike other solutions, Terminal Services Edition leverages the Microsoft®
RDP protocol as a standard building block, adding an intelligent management
layer and protecting customers’ long-term investments in the Microsoft platform.
By design it is easy to install, easy to administer, and easy to use. Terminal
Services Edition publishes server-based Windows applications and the Windows
desktop through a single, unified and portable browser interface—the Secure
Global Desktop—creating the ability to:
- Ensure privacy, security and policy-based access to sensitive corporate data
- Manage workload across servers to ensure high application availability
- Significantly reduce capital investment with a service-based purchasing
model
The TSE solution brings the computer power of the desktop back to a central
location within the data center. Essentially, the end user experience is the
same as a traditional desktop environment. It provides a dynamic workplace
solution that is capable of dramatically lowering desktop total cost of
ownership.
Return on Investment
From IT staff to each end user, Terminal Services Edition will save you time,
money and resources.
IT Managers
With intelligent reporting, IT Managers finally have
the data to lower software license costs—helping to manage tight budgets and
spend more on strategic projects. Terminal Services Edition speeds the
deployment of applications to better support local and remote offices.
System Administrators
Simple to install and implement and, because
it is web-based, able to be managed from anywhere, TSE makes it easy to manage
applications centrally. And as your company grows and changes, Terminal Services
Edition adapts to support hundreds or even thousands of users.
End Users
End users want to run their applications anywhere and at
any time. If a PC is down, they still need to access applications from a central
server. With Terminal Services Edition software, end users cannot even tell that
the applications are not running on their PC, and there is no time wasted with
viruses or software updates.
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