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Application Publishing: Comparing Longhorn Terminal Services To Presentation Server

Wednesday, 15 November 2006 by Michel Roth

Katie Koepke has written an article on BrianMadden.com which compares the application publishing capabilities of Longhorn Terminal Server to those of Presentation Server: "It�s now common knowledge that one of the biggest new features of Terminal Services in Windows Longhorn Server is the ability to �publish applications�. But how does publishing applications in Longhorn compare to publishing applications in Citrix Presentation Server? This article answers this question by comparing the application publishing functionality between Windows Longhorn Server (August 2006 CTP version) and Citrix Presentation Server 4.0."

"Citrix�s Published Applications and Longhorn�s Remote Programs have some similarities, and naturally, some differences. Presentation Server�s Published Applications have more options when using the Published Application Wizard and they offer more granularity, particularly when targeting an individual application. Longhorn�s Remote Programs offer a very simplified wizard while having the option to configure additional settings using Local or Group Policy. Published Applications in general allow more flexibility and more exhaustive �out-of-the-box� options. That said, Longhorn�s Remote Programs are a huge enhancement to the Terminal Services of the past and provide a great option for those who don�t need the enhancements and expense of Citrix."

Read the entire article here.