Windows Vista and Windows Server (codename "Longhorn") enable you to enjoy remote access to your corporate network whenever you need it—with heightened security and without a virtual private network (VPN) connection.
If you travel as part of your job or divide your work time between home and the office, you need more secure and dependable remote access to your corporate network, at any time and from any place. The Windows Vista client, teamed with the upcoming new version of Windows Server ("Longhorn"), offers a better solution that simplifies remote access and helps ensure a higher level of security—without requiring a VPN connection.
Whether you are a mobile user working from the road or a remote user working on a home computer, Windows Vista makes it quick and easy for you to access your corporate network whenever you need it.
The Remote Desktop Connection feature in Windows Vista Business, Ultimate, and Enterprise editions enables easier remote access to any resource or application that your organization has made available to you. For example, if you are a salesperson who requires remote access to a financial application or a CRM application, Windows Vista enables the corporate IT manager to place an icon for that application on your desktop. You just click the icon, and an automatic Terminal Services Remote Program connection is made back to the company over the Internet and to the Terminal Server in Windows Server ("Longhorn") with no need for a VPN.
Your organization's personal computers can be preconfigured to provide direct access to applications and data that you and other employees need while working remotely, but what if you need to access the corporate network through your home PC?
Terminal Services Gateway in Windows Server ("Longhorn") provides additional features for home computers that are used to access corporate networks. If you log on to your home PC, you can access the corporate website over the Internet and click the links that take you straight to the corporate resource you want to use.
Whether you are using the Remote Desktop feature on your office mobile PC to access the corporate resources you need, or you're accessing the corporate network from your home computer through the Terminal Services Gateway, Windows Vista simplifies the user experience for you while giving your company additional security and management controls.
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