Product Comparison
NetMan Desktop Manager vs. Windows Server 2003 vs. Windows Server 2008
The table on these page compares the features of Microsoft Windows Server 2003 (32bit) and 2008 with and without NetMan Desktop Manager.
The features are grouped in the following functional areas:
Windows Server 2003 |
Windows Server 2008 |
NDM 3.7 + W2k3 / W2k8 |
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Published applications |
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Published content |
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Session based load balancing |
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Load balancing with server weighting |
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Load balancing with failover functionality |
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Protected user profiles with multiple servers |
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Server draining |
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Microsoft cluster capability |
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Universal printer driver |
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XP, Vista |
2000, XP, Vista |
Static printing bandwith management |
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Flexible printing bandwith management |
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Dynamic internet filter |
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Support for Windows Clients |
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XP, Vista |
98/NT4: webfrontend |
Support for non-Windows Clients |
Mac, LINUX |
Mac, LINUX |
Mac, LINUX |
Support for Thin Clients |
by MS RDP |
by MS RDP |
by MS RDP, XPe by NDM-Client |
Support for anonymous users |
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Access control for anonymous users |
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Environment-/user-specific application operation |
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Application configuration at run time |
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Client required |
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Auto client update |
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Integrated CD/DVD-supportg (Virtual CD) |
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Licensing model |
per device, per user |
per device, per user |
per device |
Supported protocols |
RDPv5.2 |
RDPv6 |
RDPv5.2, RDPv6, |
1 only based on user profiles and group policies
Windows Server 2003 |
Windows Server 2008 |
NDM 3.7 + W2k3 / W2k8 |
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Usability |
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Seamless windows |
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XP, Vista |
2000, XP, Vista |
User-specific application integration in Startmenu and Desktop |
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XP, Vista |
2000, XP, Vista |
Station-specific application integration in Startmenu and Desktop |
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2000, XP, Vista |
Pass-through authentication (single sign-on) |
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Vista |
2000, XP, Vista |
Static content redirect |
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Dynamic content redirect |
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Local and remote clipboards |
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Client printer / drive mapping |
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Audio mapping |
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16 bit audio support / audio mapping |
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Webfrontend |
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User-specific application integration |
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2-factor authentication in webfrontend |
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Support for Windows Vista |
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Support for Windows 98, NT4, 2000, XP |
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Compatible with IE7 |
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Compatible with IE6, FireFox, Netscape, Opera etc. |
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Proxy support |
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Windows Server 2003 |
Windows Server 2008 |
NDM 3.7 + W2k3 / W2k8 |
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Monitoring & Reporting |
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Application license management |
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Application license queue |
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Application timeout |
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Application license monitor incl. reporting |
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Real-time diagnostics monitor |
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Help desk functions (remote start of applications, mirroring, diagnosis, trace monitor) |
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Real-time station monitor |
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Detailed use statistics (permitted activities) |
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Detailed use statistics (blocked activities) |
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Security |
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SSL encryption |
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2-factor authentication |
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RDP-ticketing |
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Session-specific access control on local client drives |
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Server authentication |
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Enhanced access rights control for Terminal Server |
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