MS Windows Server 2003 Web Edition-OEM
Specifically designed as a single-purpose Web server, Windows Server
2003 Web Edition, delivers the next generation of Web infrastructure
capabilities to Windows server operating systems. Service providers and
self-hosting organizations in need of advanced Web functionality
benefit from this economical and efficient Web server operating system.
Integrated with the newly re-architected IIS 6.0, ASP.NET, and the .NET
Framework, Windows Server 2003 Web Edition, enables any organization to
deploy Web pages, Web sites, Web applications, and Web services rapidly.
As with every member of the Windows Server 2003 family, Windows
Server 2003 Web Edition, is built on industry standards that allow
organizations to extend existing Web applications and quickly develop
new ones. Web developers not only can build Web pages, but also Web
services that can communicate with other platforms using
standards-based interfaces like XML and SOAP. This level of
cost-effective application development encourages business productivity
and flexibility and also increases business solution opportunities.
Installations of non-Web serving applications are prohibited.
ASP.NET-based applications that include code written in third-party
programming languages can include that programming language's runtime
components. For non-Web serving applications, you should consider
Windows Server 2003 R2 Standard Edition. Client access licenses (CALs)
do not apply to Windows Server 2003 Web Edition. However, Windows
Server 2003 Web Edition, can be used as the scale-out front end for
applications such as Windows SharePoint Services and Windows Rights
Management Services. In these scale-out configurations, Windows Server
CALs and/or Exchange CALs may still be required. In these types of
configurations, Windows Server 2003 Web Edition, offers customers an
economical way to deploy scale-out applications, thanks to the
competitively priced licensing model.