| Windows
95 User Interface |
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The Microsoft Windows 95 operating system user interface has been integrated into Microsoft Windows NT Server 4.0 operating system, making the server interface easier to use and consistent with Windows 95 and Windows NT Workstation 4.0. |
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| Administrative
Wizards |
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Administrative wizards group the common server management tools into a single place and walks you through the steps for each task. Windows NT Server 4.0 includes wizards for things like adding user accounts, licensing, file and folder access, and so on. |
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| Network
Monitor |
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Powerful network diagnostic tool allows examining network traffic to and from the server at the packet-level. Allows capturing network of traffic for later analysis--making troubleshooting network problems easier. |
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| System
Policy Editor and User Profiles |
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These two features allow system administrators to manage and maintain users' desktops in a consistent manor. System policies are used for the standardization of desktop configurations and control the user work environment and actions. |
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| Task
Manager |
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An integrated tool for monitoring applications and tasks, and reports key performance metrics of the Windows NT system. It provides information on each application and process that are running on the workstation, as well as memory and CPU usage. |
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| Internet
Information Server |
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Microsoft Internet Information Server (IIS) is the only World Wide Web server that is tightly integrated with the Microsoft Windows NT server operating system and is designed to deliver a wide range of Internet and intranet server capabilities. |
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| Microsoft
Index Server |
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Microsoft Index Server automatically indexes the full text and properties of files, including HTML, on your server--whether it's an intranet, an Internet, or simply a file-and-print server. |
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| Microsoft
FrontPage |
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Designed for non-programmers, yet robust enough for experienced Web site developers, the Microsoft FrontPage web site creation and management tool is the fast, easy way to create and manage professional-quality Web sites. |
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| RAS
Multilink Channel Aggregation |
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With PPP-compliant channel aggregation, 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 ISDN B channels to achieve speeds of 128K. |
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| Point-to-Point
Tunneling Protocol (PPTP) |
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PPTP provides a way to use public data networks, such as the Internet, to create a virtual private network connecting client PCs with servers. PPTP offers protocol encapsulation to support multiple protocols via TCP/IP connections and data encryption. |
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| Improved
Features |
| Printing
Enhancements |
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Printing performance is improved through server-based rendering of non-Postscript print jobs. This results in a quicker return-to-application time and quicker return of control to the user after a print job is initiated. |
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| Improved
Windows NT Diagnostics Tool |
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An improved Windows NT diagnostics program allows for easy examination of the system. Includes information on device driver information, network usage and system resource's such as IRQ, DMA, and IO address', all presented in a easy-to-view graphical tool. |
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| File
and Printer Sharing |
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Higher network throughput--with up to 66% better performance on Fast Ethernet (100MB/sec) LANs. (Test results from NSTL.) |
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| Improved
Scalability |
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Better performance scalability on multiprocessor systems, especially those with more than four processors. |
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| Improved
Scalability |
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New application programming interfaces for server application developers and better server performance deliver improved throughput and scalability for server applications such as Microsoft SQL Server. |
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| Faster
Internet Server |
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The combination of Windows NT Server 4.0 and Microsoft Internet Information Server 2.0 delivers up to 40% better Web server performance (Microsoft test results.) |
