Hi

I am managing a small network and have been tasked with
providing remote access for about 10 people.
The applications the users need access to are
Exchange/Outlook 2000, Goldmine 5.0 (most important
requirement), File services.

At present we are looking at Citrix, however if there are
any cheaper alternatives then thats all well and good.

Also what advantages (besides support for True Colour)
does Windows 2003 and its native Terminal Services have
over Windows 2000?
How cost effective is Native Windows 2000 Terminal
services in comparison to Citrix,
What functionality does it lack, would it permit users to
access there own environment/profiles?

Answers to any or all of these questions would be most
welcome.


Regards

The more appropriate question here is, what extra services
and benefits will Citrix provide to you over Windows 2003
Server?

Citrix is a nice addon, but unless you are going to use
advanced load balancing, published applications, or NFuse
(among other things) then you might want to save your
money and just stick to the stock terminal services that
comes with Windows Server 2003.

Windows 2003 terminal services provides true color, better
printer mapping, port mapping, client drive access, and a
newer RDP protocol, as compared to Windows 2000 terminal
services.

-M

>-----Original Message-----
>Hi
>
>I am managing a small network and have been tasked with
>providing remote access for about 10 people.
>The applications the users need access to are
>Exchange/Outlook 2000, Goldmine 5.0 (most important
>requirement), File services.
>
>At present we are looking at Citrix, however if there are
>any cheaper alternatives then thats all well and good.
>
>Also what advantages (besides support for True Colour)
>does Windows 2003 and its native Terminal Services have
>over Windows 2000?
>How cost effective is Native Windows 2000 Terminal
>services in comparison to Citrix,
>What functionality does it lack, would it permit users to
>access there own environment/profiles?
>
>Answers to any or all of these questions would be most
>welcome.
>
>
>Regards
>
>
>
>.
>

If you want TS to launch only the apps that you want and don't want to empty
your wallet on Citrix, look at my product AppLauncher www.applauncher.com
for a $250 alternative to $2500. You can have it setup in under 5 minutes
and demo it online. it won't do true color, that is for 2003. But for 10
users, that is why I designed it....much easier to sell to my clients than
Citrix!!!

--
Sincerely,
Mark Mancini, CCA, CCNA, Master CIW&CI, CNE 4&5, MCSE+I 4&2000
www.MCSE2000.com
www.AppLauncher.com



"Rashid" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:09b201c39fb7$23f8b800$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi
>
> I am managing a small network and have been tasked with
> providing remote access for about 10 people.
> The applications the users need access to are
> Exchange/Outlook 2000, Goldmine 5.0 (most important
> requirement), File services.
>
> At present we are looking at Citrix, however if there are
> any cheaper alternatives then thats all well and good.
>
> Also what advantages (besides support for True Colour)
> does Windows 2003 and its native Terminal Services have
> over Windows 2000?
> How cost effective is Native Windows 2000 Terminal
> services in comparison to Citrix,
> What functionality does it lack, would it permit users to
> access there own environment/profiles?
>
> Answers to any or all of these questions would be most
> welcome.
>
>
> Regards
>
>
>

Hi,

Thansk for your response.
Primarily I require access to provide a front end to
applications such as Goldmine (contact management system),
Outlook, and File sharing.

Does native Windows 2003 provide this?


>-----Original Message-----
>The more appropriate question here is, what extra
services
>and benefits will Citrix provide to you over Windows 2003
>Server?
>
>Citrix is a nice addon, but unless you are going to use
>advanced load balancing, published applications, or NFuse
>(among other things) then you might want to save your
>money and just stick to the stock terminal services that
>comes with Windows Server 2003.
>
>Windows 2003 terminal services provides true color,
better
>printer mapping, port mapping, client drive access, and a
>newer RDP protocol, as compared to Windows 2000 terminal
>services.
>
>-M
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Hi
>>
>>I am managing a small network and have been tasked with
>>providing remote access for about 10 people.
>>The applications the users need access to are
>>Exchange/Outlook 2000, Goldmine 5.0 (most important
>>requirement), File services.
>>
>>At present we are looking at Citrix, however if there
are
>>any cheaper alternatives then thats all well and good.
>>
>>Also what advantages (besides support for True Colour)
>>does Windows 2003 and its native Terminal Services have
>>over Windows 2000?
>>How cost effective is Native Windows 2000 Terminal
>>services in comparison to Citrix,
>>What functionality does it lack, would it permit users
to
>>access there own environment/profiles?
>>
>>Answers to any or all of these questions would be most
>>welcome.
>>
>>
>>Regards
>>
>>
>>
>>.
>>
>.
>

Hi Mark,

Thanks for the pointer, just to clarify does Applauncher
work with applications such as Goldmine?
Does it also provide file sharing services?

>-----Original Message-----
>If you want TS to launch only the apps that you want and
don't want to empty
>your wallet on Citrix, look at my product AppLauncher
www.applauncher.com
>for a $250 alternative to $2500. You can have it setup
in under 5 minutes
>and demo it online. it won't do true color, that is for
2003. But for 10
>users, that is why I designed it....much easier to sell
to my clients than
>Citrix!!!
>
>--
>Sincerely,
>Mark Mancini, CCA, CCNA, Master CIW&CI, CNE 4&5, MCSE+I
4&2000
>www.MCSE2000.com
>www.AppLauncher.com
>
>
>
>"Rashid" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in
message
>news:09b201c39fb7$23f8b800$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Hi
>>
>> I am managing a small network and have been tasked with
>> providing remote access for about 10 people.
>> The applications the users need access to are
>> Exchange/Outlook 2000, Goldmine 5.0 (most important
>> requirement), File services.
>>
>> At present we are looking at Citrix, however if there
are
>> any cheaper alternatives then thats all well and good.
>>
>> Also what advantages (besides support for True Colour)
>> does Windows 2003 and its native Terminal Services have
>> over Windows 2000?
>> How cost effective is Native Windows 2000 Terminal
>> services in comparison to Citrix,
>> What functionality does it lack, would it permit users
to
>> access there own environment/profiles?
>>
>> Answers to any or all of these questions would be most
>> welcome.
>>
>>
>> Regards
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>.
>

yes, it does. All you need to do is set your RDP client
to bring up the particular application upon startup.

-M

>-----Original Message-----
>Hi,
>
>Thansk for your response.
>Primarily I require access to provide a front end to
>applications such as Goldmine (contact management
system),
>Outlook, and File sharing.
>
>Does native Windows 2003 provide this?
>
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>The more appropriate question here is, what extra
>services
>>and benefits will Citrix provide to you over Windows
2003
>>Server?
>>
>>Citrix is a nice addon, but unless you are going to use
>>advanced load balancing, published applications, or
NFuse
>>(among other things) then you might want to save your
>>money and just stick to the stock terminal services that
>>comes with Windows Server 2003.
>>
>>Windows 2003 terminal services provides true color,
>better
>>printer mapping, port mapping, client drive access, and
a
>>newer RDP protocol, as compared to Windows 2000 terminal
>>services.
>>
>>-M
>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>Hi
>>>
>>>I am managing a small network and have been tasked with
>>>providing remote access for about 10 people.
>>>The applications the users need access to are
>>>Exchange/Outlook 2000, Goldmine 5.0 (most important
>>>requirement), File services.
>>>
>>>At present we are looking at Citrix, however if there
>are
>>>any cheaper alternatives then thats all well and good.
>>>
>>>Also what advantages (besides support for True Colour)
>>>does Windows 2003 and its native Terminal Services have
>>>over Windows 2000?
>>>How cost effective is Native Windows 2000 Terminal
>>>services in comparison to Citrix,
>>>What functionality does it lack, would it permit users
>to
>>>access there own environment/profiles?
>>>
>>>Answers to any or all of these questions would be most
>>>welcome.
>>>
>>>
>>>Regards
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>.
>>>
>>.
>>
>.
>

Hi Mark,

Thanks very much.

>-----Original Message-----
>yes, it does. All you need to do is set your RDP client
>to bring up the particular application upon startup.
>
>-M
>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>Hi,
>>
>>Thansk for your response.
>>Primarily I require access to provide a front end to
>>applications such as Goldmine (contact management
>system),
>>Outlook, and File sharing.
>>
>>Does native Windows 2003 provide this?
>>
>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>The more appropriate question here is, what extra
>>services
>>>and benefits will Citrix provide to you over Windows
>2003
>>>Server?
>>>
>>>Citrix is a nice addon, but unless you are going to use
>>>advanced load balancing, published applications, or
>NFuse
>>>(among other things) then you might want to save your
>>>money and just stick to the stock terminal services
that
>>>comes with Windows Server 2003.
>>>
>>>Windows 2003 terminal services provides true color,
>>better
>>>printer mapping, port mapping, client drive access, and
>a
>>>newer RDP protocol, as compared to Windows 2000
terminal
>>>services.
>>>
>>>-M
>>>
>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>Hi
>>>>
>>>>I am managing a small network and have been tasked
with
>>>>providing remote access for about 10 people.
>>>>The applications the users need access to are
>>>>Exchange/Outlook 2000, Goldmine 5.0 (most important
>>>>requirement), File services.
>>>>
>>>>At present we are looking at Citrix, however if there
>>are
>>>>any cheaper alternatives then thats all well and good.
>>>>
>>>>Also what advantages (besides support for True Colour)
>>>>does Windows 2003 and its native Terminal Services
have
>>>>over Windows 2000?
>>>>How cost effective is Native Windows 2000 Terminal
>>>>services in comparison to Citrix,
>>>>What functionality does it lack, would it permit users
>>to
>>>>access there own environment/profiles?
>>>>
>>>>Answers to any or all of these questions would be most
>>>>welcome.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Regards
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>.
>>>>
>>>.
>>>
>>.
>>
>.
>