<P> With the Windows<SUP>?</SUP> 2000 Server operating system, Microsoft has accomplished a goal rarely achieved in the software industry: delivered a product that is evolutionary and revolutionary at the same time. Evolutionary in that Windows 2000 builds on the great things about the Windows NT<SUP>?</SUP> Server 4.0 operating system. Revolutionary in that Windows 2000 Server sets a new standard for how well an operating system can be integrated with Web, application, networking, communication, and infrastructure services. </P> <P> Terminal Services is a new feature of the Windows<SUP>?</SUP> 2000 Server family of operating systems that delivers the Windows 2000 Professional desktop and the latest Windows-based applications through terminal emulation. For organizations wanting to more flexibly deploy applications and control desktop management costs, a Terminal Services architecture offers an important enhancement to the traditional two- or three-tier client-server architecture. When a client runs an application on a Terminal Services-enabled Windows 2000 server, all client application execution, data processing, and data storage occurs on the server. The Terminal Services component in Windows 2000 Server provides a bridging technology for customers moving to a Windows 2000 Professional desktop. It allows a homogeneous set of applications to run on a heterogeneous set of desktop hardware through terminal emulation. Terminal Services also has a separate remote administration mode that can be used to remotely administer any Windows 2000-based server, including domain controllers, member servers, and BackOffice<SUP>?</SUP> servers running services such as SQL Server<SUP></SUP> and Exchange Server. With Windows 2000 Terminal Services, you have, for the first time, an easy choice to make about the next server operating system you deploy — whatever your needs. </P>