6.1 | Terminal Server / Citrix overview

A Terminal Server provides access to its installed applications for terminal clients. Those applications run on Terminal Server. The input/output is exchanged between Terminal Server and terminal clients. For example Word can be installed on Terminal Server, will run there and can be used from terminal clients.

See the following links for more details.

• | http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/windowsserver/terminal-services/default.aspx

• | http://www.citrix.com/English/ps2/products/product.asp?contentID=1297817 (Citrix has developed this technology for Microsoft and distribute a feature added version under the product name Citrix XenApp, formerly Citrix Presentation Server, formerly "MetaFrame").