What's New in Terminal Services for Windows Server 2008

Applies To: Windows Server 2008

The Terminal Services component of the Windows Server® 2008 operating system provides technologies that enable users to access Windows-based programs that are installed on a terminal server, or to access the Windows desktop itself, from almost any computing device. Users can connect to a terminal server to run programs and to use network resources on that server.

The following topics describe changes in Terminal Services functionality that are available in this release:

• Terminal Services Core Functionality

  • Remote Desktop Connection Display

  • Plug and Play Device Redirection for Media Players and Digital Cameras

  • Microsoft Point of Service for .NET Device Redirection

  • Single Sign-On for Terminal Services

• Terminal Server Installation

• Terminal Services Printing

• Terminal Services RemoteApp (TS RemoteApp)

• Terminal Services Web Access (TS Web Access)

• Terminal Services Licensing (TS Licensing)

• Terminal Services Gateway (TS Gateway)

• Terminal Services Session Broker (TS Session Broker)

• Terminal Services and Windows System Resource Manager