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Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 is a powerful, multipurpose network operating system. Its ease of use, flexibility, and expanded Internet/intranet and communications services meet the most demanding requirements of today’s business computing, while providing the best network foundation for the future.
In today’s complex world of business computing, organizations need a network operating system that provides ease of use, flexibility, and tightly integrated communication services, as well as the ability to deliver outstanding performance Fulfilling these varied needs with new features and robust functionality, Windows NT Server 4.0 can become a partner in productivity for your business. It’s efficient operation and reliability can help you save money on extra equipment and decrease downtime. Plus, its faster communication services and Internet/intranet functionality will improve the way your company keeps in touch, resulting in a greater sharing of ideas and information.
Building upon the superior technical performance and success of Windows NT Server 3.51, Windows NT Server 4.0 extends ease of installation, use, and management with the integration of the Windows® 95 user interface. Administrators achieve a consistent user interface across all 32-bit Windows platforms, resulting in reduced training requirements and easier user migration within the Windows family of operating systems.
As part of an ongoing effort to simplify network computing, Microsoft has added several Administrative Wizards to Windows NT Server 4.0. Primarily designed for the less experienced administrator, these wizards provide prompted guidance to coach system operators through the most commonly performed operations.
In the area of flexibility, Windows NT Server 4.0 contains all of the scalability, portability, and security features you have come to rely on without sacrificing speed or responsiveness. Performance improvements in file and printer sharing, application processing, Internet, and remote access offer more powerful, extensive network support than ever before.
For developers and Webmasters, connectivity is the key to the next generation of business applications, which will be extended to the Internet instead of limited to LANs. The direct integration of Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS), as well as the addition of the Index Server, Microsoft Internet Explorer version 2.0, and Microsoft FrontPage™ version 1.1, combine to make Windows NT Server 4.0 an even more powerful Internet/intranet platform than previous versions.
With superior connectivity, reliability, base services, and the administrative tools necessary to deliver critical business information across a distributed network of computers, Windows NT Server 4.0 offers your business affordable, efficient, more productive operation.
The Easiest Server Operating System for Your Most Demanding Business Needs
Windows NT Server 4.0 now incorporates the familiar Windows 95 User Interface which provides a consistent look across desktops as well as the server. Task-oriented Administrative Wizards make server management easier than ever. Wizards group the common server management tools in a single place, and walk you through the steps required to add users, create and manage groups of users, manage file and folder access for network clients, and much more.Independent test results show significantly higher throughput with Windows NT Server 4.0 as compared to Windows NT Server 3.51. Using the Ziff-Davis benchmark, NetBench® 4.0, Windows NT Server 4.0 showed a 66% higher throughput than Windows NT Server 3.51 when running on Fast Ethernet. Estimates show that one NetBench client represents at least 10 actual clients. Therefore, the tests detailed here are actually simulating as many as 720 simultaneous users per server.
Easy Installation, Management, and Use
The integration of the Windows 95 user interface provides a consistent look across desktops and the server, resulting in less training time and a faster rollout of the new network operating system. Combined with built-in management wizards, this integration makes it easy to quickly complete the most common administrative tasks without making mistakes.Management tools, such as the Task Manager and Network Monitor, simplify the day-to-day administration of your network server. The Task Manager monitors applications, tasks, and key performance metrics of Windows NT Server 4.0, providing detailed information on each application and process running on the system. With this information, administrators can quickly terminate elements that are not responding, resulting in improved system reliability.
Another powerful diagnostic tool, the Network Monitor, examines network traffic to and from the server at the packet level and captures it for later analysis, making it easier to troubleshoot potential network problems.
Flexible Network Server Architecture
Windows NT Server 4.0 delivers seamless integration with one platform for your e-mail, file server, databases, and communications. It works with the systems you already have, such as NetWare®, UNIX®, and IBM® mainframes. Plus, with support for more than 5,000 hardware platforms, Windows NT Server 4.0 will run on more platforms than the three previous competitors combined. Windows NT Server 4.0 is compatible with all current network protocols, including TCP/IP, IPX/SPX, NetBEUI, AppleTalk®, DLC, HTTP, SNA, PPP, and PPTP. And, for client compatibility, it’s the most flexible network operating system available, working with a wide variety of client operating systems such as Windows® 3.x, Windows 95, Windows NT Workstation, IBM OS/2® and Macintosh.The Windows NT Directory Service (NTDS) can support as many as 25,000 users per domain and literally hundreds of thousands of users per enterprise. Regardless of how centralized or decentralized your business is, NTDS allows you to set up a directory to fit your organization exactly, and provide complete management of resources, services, and applications.
The Most Complete Platform for the Internet and Corporate Intranets
Windows NT Server is the only network operating system with a built-in web server, Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) version 2.0. The integration of IIS with Windows NT Server 4.0 means that Web server installation and management is simply another part of the operating system. In addition, with IIS 2.0 you can remotely administer your Web site from any PC with a Web browser.Create Web pages with a rich variety of templates, audit and check the page links, and manage the overall Web sites you create with FrontPage 1.1, a full-service web-page authoring tool built-in to Windows NT Server 4.0. Designed for both individual users and collaborative work environments, FrontPage 1.1 enables non-programmers and experienced developers alike to create and manage professional-quality Web sites.
Microsoft Index Server, which is a free downloadable component from the Web, automatically indexes the full text and properties of various files, including HTML, on your server, whether it’s an intranet, an Internet, or simply a file-and-print server. Document Search services, which allow for content indexing and search capabilities of HTML and Office documents, expand the functionality of your Web server as an information and data gathering tool.
With its integrated setup of Microsoft Internet Information Server and faster, enhanced programmability, you’ll find that Windows NT Server 4.0 provides a rich platform for Internet and intranet computing.
Built-In Communication Services
Salespeople, home-based employees, traveling workers, and other mobile users connect to Windows NT Server 4.0 using Remote Access Service (RAS), a feature that lets remote users dial-in to the network.Conducting business over telephone lines can be costly. To address this issue, Microsoft, in conjunction with other industry partners, introduced the Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol (PPTP). PPTP allows remote users to dial-into a local Internet Service Provider (ISP) and, via a secure channel, access their network just as if they were at their desks. PPTP provides this level of security because it offers protocol encapsulation and data encryption for RAS connections, allowing users to create virtual private networks across public data networks, such as the Internet. In addition, RAS enables clients dialing into Windows NT Server 4.0 to combine all available dial-up lines to achieve higher transfer speeds. For example, users can combine two or more 28.8K baud modems to achieve speeds of 57.6K baud or greater.
Developers can take advantage of the unique client/server infrastructure known as the Distributed Component Object Model (DCOM) for building high-performance, secure distributed applications over the Internet. DCOM extends the COM architecture to allow components to interact over networks while enhancing the total security and performance of the network operating system, providing a dynamic sharing of information over the Internet or corporate intranets.
