Windows Server 2003 Network Architecture and Management

Author: Ziying Ma
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Publish Date: 2003-10-01
Features: Windows Server 2003, released by Microsoft in 2003, brought significant improvements over Windows 95/98/NT/2000. Windows Server 2003 includes four major versions: Web Edition, Standard Edition, Enterprise Edition, and Datacenter Edition. Its design goal is to provide users with a more practical and superior network operating environment, application execution environment, and communication and network services. At the same time, Windows Server 2003 features high security, strong reliability, efficient development, and centralized management. Windows Server 2003 is the latest operating system released by Microsoft. This book primarily discusses methods and advanced techniques for using Windows Server 2003 as an operating platform to construct, manage, and maintain local area networks (LANs), wide area networks (WANs), and web sites. The content covers key issues such as network interconnection, distributed applications, service management, security, and desktop applications, with a focus on the new features of Windows Server 2003. This book is meticulously written by multiple senior experts, accompanied by numerous illustrations, and adopts a step-by-step approach to provide an in-depth yet accessible introduction to mainstream network technologies, guiding readers to explore the new world of Windows Server 2003. For readers who wish to deeply learn and understand the network setup, management, and application of Windows Server 2003, especially system integration personnel and network administrators, this book will be of great help.