Looking into Windows NT

Cases: a nationwide services company studies whether to replace network with Windows NT - NT features: Windows NT Directory Services and domains; large bank uses Internet Web Server built into NT to deliver software code to programming teams - features: Internet Server (IIS) that is part of Windows NT; major corporation is concerned about security issues related to Windows NT -NT features: Windows NT security; brokerage firm integrates NT with existing Unix network - the challenge is to create or purchase systems management tools to raise NT's manageability to that of Unix, despite NT's lack of development tools - NT features: Windows NT workstation as a migration path away from Windows 3.1 on the desktop; how does one add Windows NT to a Novell NetWare environment? this is a popular question as Novell owns 70per cent of the desktop networking market. This chapter explains how by referring to a software vendor's first adaptation of their NetWare product to the NT environment that requires the use of Microsoft's Gateway Services for NetWare and Windows NT NetWare Client software - NT features: Microsoft's Gateway Services for NeTWare and Windows NT NetWare Client software; we routinely store our data in files on hard drives - the Windows NT File System has many capabilities that go beyond the DOS and Windows 3.X products, how does Windows NT control access to drives and files? this chapter explain the architecture of the NT file system relative to a software vendor's product - NT features: File System; how to use Windows NT as an Internet Server - features: TCP/IP protocols and the Microsoft Internet Information Server; a small business that is effectively using Microsoft's suite of applications software (BackOffice) and the human resources needed to make it work - NT features: BackOffice; using Remote Access Services to support telecommunications and a field sales force - NT features: Remote Access Services; how does Microsoft use windows NT in its own enterprise network? - NT features: this chapter ties together many of the features discussed in the previous chapters.