

Terminal Services began life as a concept created by Ed Iacobucci while working on the OS/2 project at IBM. Standard Windows-based applications don't need modification to run on the Terminal Server and all standard Windows Server 2003-based management infrastructure and technologies can be used to manage the client desktops.

Terminal Server is capable of directly hosting compatible multi-user client desktops also running on a variety of device hardware (e.g., Windows Mobile Professional smart phones include Remote Desktop to access Terminal Servers). Terminal Services, which is part of the Windows NOS suite, provides the ability to host multiple simultaneous client sessions on Microsoft Windows Server NOS. There are also a number of select shareware applications or the free edition of RealVNC ( which offers a remote desktop type of environment for viewing an office computer from home. As a standard Web server, this only limits the client device to whatever can support the scripting application (e.g., Java. This usually involves setting up a Web server to service Web pages by using a scripting language and an application server to gain access to the VMS software and archives. Many VMS applications provide a means to view the client application remotely, either by a select configuration of a firewall or through a Lite Viewer, using a Web browser to simulate the VMS interface. Caputo, in Digital Video Surveillance and Security, 2010 DVS Remote Viewing
