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Windows Server 2003 is the most productive infrastructure platform for powering connected applications, networks, and Web services from the workgroup to the data center. Easy to deploy, manage, and use, Windows Server 2003 helps you build a secure IT infrastructure that provides a powerful application platform for quickly building connected solutions and an information worker infrastructure for enhanced communication and collaboration anytime and anywhere. Your organization can reap the cost-saving and productivity-enhancing benefits of the highest quality Windows Server ever. And a worldwide network of partners can help you build the solutions you need.

Server Roles

Windows Server 2003 is a multipurpose operating system capable of handling a diverse set of server roles, depending on your needs, in either a centralized or distributed fashion. Some of these server roles include:

• File and print server.

• Web server and Web application services.

• Mail server.

• Terminal server.

• Remote access and virtual private network (VPN) server.

• Directory services, Domain Name System (DNS), Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP)