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Windows 2000 Professional is the best desktop and mobile operating system for businesses of all sizes. It's the easiest, most reliable Windows yet because it combines the reliability, security, and manageability of Windows NT Workstation with the best business features of Windows 98.

Easiest Windows Yet:
We have continued to evolve the Windows user interface, making it simpler to use. We have made the UI more intuitive and intelligent, added in a number of wizards to make configuring your system easy and faster, and have made features easier to access and more discoverable.
  Power of Windows NT:
We have continued to build on the traditional strengths of Windows NT to provide business users with standards-based security, industrial strength reliability, and faster overall performance.
Best of Windows 98:
We have taken the best business features of Windows 98 such as Plug and Play and Power Management, to provide customers best of breed mobile support as well as support for a new generation of hardware such as USB and 1394 devices.
  Lowest TCO Desktop:
In addition to the above, we have focused on making Windows easier to deploy, and easier to manage and support with a number of tools, and support for industry standards to significantly reduce cost of ownership on the desktop.




The Windows 2000 Server family of products is the next generation of the Windows NT Server series of operating systems. Windows 2000 Server integrates reliable, Web-ready directory, network and application services with powerful end-to-end management to provide the best foundation for digital business.

The Windows 2000 Server Family
Microsoft is delivering several versions of Windows 2000 Server. These include Windows 2000 Server for workgroup and department servers, Windows 2000 Advanced Server for your application and more robust department servers, and Windows 2000 Datacenter Server for your most mission-critical datacenter systems. The entire family is designed to provide both the lowest possible total cost of ownership and a server infrastructure that will enable increased competitiveness for your organization.





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