Specifications

Bankway Network Standards Guide - Distributed Terminal Server in Every Branch
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The versatile design of Bankway provides report-printing capabilities (using shared network
printers) and receipt-printing capabilities (using receipt printers/peripheral computer devices).
These devices allow your bank to take full advantage of the next-generation customer service
capabilities of Bankway.
Microsoft Windows Server 2003 provides the capability to render 32-bit Microsoft
Windows-based applications to thin client terminals and terminal emulators running on PC and
non-PC desktops. The terminal server environment is a thin client architecture, where all
application processing occurs centrally on the server. Because terminal emulator clients are
available for many different desktop platforms (Macintosh, UNIX, and others), Terminal Services
provides access to 32-bit Windows -based applications from virtually any desktop.
This section is an excerpt from Microsoft's Terminal Server Architecture
by Gavin Carius and Craig Cumberland
Microsoft Terminal Server adds Microsoft Windows-based terminal support to the Microsoft
Windows Server operating system and a "super thin client" to the Windows operating system
family product line. This new technology provides enterprise customers with a compelling
extension to the Windows computing environment that combines low total cost of ownership, the
familiar 32-bit Windows user interface, and the power and choice of the Windows operating
system family.
In the multi-user Windows Server environment, a "super thin client" allows users to run the
Windows desktop operating system and Windows-based applications completely off the server.
Windows Server 2003 will provide users access to 32-bit Windows-based applications from any
of the following types of desktops:
● A class of low-cost hardware commonly referred to as Windows-Based Terminals
that will be marketed by third-party hardware vendors
● Any existing 32-bit Windows desktop operating system, such as Windows 2000
Professional, or Windows XP
● X-based Terminals, Apple Macintosh, networked computers, and UNIX-based
desktops (through a third-party add-on product)
This section is an excerpt from Microsoft's Terminal Server Architecture
by Gavin Carius and Craig Cumberland
Microsoft Windows Server 2003, Terminal Services consists of three components – the
Windows Server multi-user core, the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), and the "super thin"