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Windows 2000 Server is an edition of Windows 2000 released on February 17, 2000. It features many system-wide improvements over its predecessor Windows NT 4.0 Server. It provides application development services as well as connectivity, file and storage management enhancements, in addition to reliability, scalability, security, systems management and Web integration improvements.

Windows 2000 Server was succeeded by Windows Server 2003 in April 2003. While Windows 2003 Server was more of an incremental upgrade itself, it ended the marketing of Windows server releases as merely "editions" of the main Windows family, making Windows 2000 Server the last version to apply this philosophy.

Editions[]

Windows 2000 Server is a multipurpose network operating system. It is available in three versions, each geared toward variously sized organizations and applications:

  • Windows 2000 Server — an entry-level server designed for use in small and midsize businesses as a file, print, intranet and infrastructure server.
  • Windows 2000 Advanced Server — designed for line-of-business applications and e-commerce, Advanced Server contains all the functionality and reliability of the entry-level version of Windows 2000 Server, plus additional features, such as clustering and network load balancing for applications that require higher levels of scalability and availability. It is suitable for departmental applications, such as networking, messaging, inventory and customer service systems, databases and e-commerce Web sites.
  • Windows 2000 Datacenter Server — designed to support more than 10,000 simultaneous users in a variety of technical and data-intensive environments, including data warehousing, econometric analysis, large-scale engineering and science simulations, online transaction processing (OLTP), server consolidation, and Internet service provider (ISP) and site hosting. This version is available through OEM channels only.

Description[]

Windows 2000 Server is used for workgroup file, print and communication servers. Among Windows 2000 Server's application services are Component Object Model+ (COM+), message and transaction queuing and support for Extensible Markup Language (XML). It incorporates Kerberos v.5, Internet Protocol security (IPSec) and public key infrastructure (PKI) security. With the Microsoft Management Console (MMC), administrators can manage operating system and Web components through a single consistent interface. Microsoft's directory service, Active Directory, which serves as a centralized repository for user log-in, group, network resource, security and user management information, can be made available to other applications, directories and devices through LDAP, ADSI and MAPI.

References[]

  • Windows 2000 Server and Windows 2000 Advanced Server. GartnerGroup. Retrieved 2019-05-22.

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