Windows 2000 Professional. This product is a high-performance, secure-network client computer and corporate desktop operating system that includes the best features of Microsoft Windows 98, while significantly extending the manageability, reliability, security, and performance of Windows NT Workstation 4. This product is the main Microsoft desktop operating system for businesses of all sizes.
Windows 2000 Server. This product is a file, print, and applications server, as well as a Web-server platform, that contains all of the features of Windows 2000 Professional plus many new server-specific functions. This product is ideal for small- to medium-sized enterprise application deployments, Web servers, workgroups, and branch offices.
Windows 2000 Advanced Server (formerly Windows NT Server 5 Enterprise Edition). This product is a more powerful departmental and application server, and it also provides a rich network operating system (NOS) and Internet services.
Windows 2000 Datacenter Server. This new product is the most powerful and functional server operating system ever offered by Microsoft. It is optimized for large data warehouses, econometric analysis, large-scale simulations in science and engineering, and server consolidation projects.
-- MCSE Training Kit—Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional |