Windows NT has not supplanted Unix and Netware, according to IDC. The report claims Novell's Netware is mainly used for similar functions, but its users claim Netware's strength and reliability mean they have not adopted Windows NT.
The $4m contract using Unisys ES2043 enterprise servers, plus Microsoft Terminal Server and Citrix Metaframe software, will link 1,500 of the University's existing 4,000 PCs as thin-clients over the next 18 months.
But industry observers claimed built-in Citrix support, without the need for a separate Windows NT server, was a more attractive feature for French companies. He said: "Windows 2000 will be very popular because of its terminal services.
From 1 July 2002 the software's Standard, Enterprise and Terminal Server editions will no longer be available through its reselling channel or through the direct OEM channel. Microsoft has set the dates for the gradual termination of its Windows NT...
The company said: "On March 14, 2002, Microsoft discovered that the English and German patches for Windows NT 4.0 Terminal Server Edition contained incorrect files. Microsoft has admitted the patch it sent round just last week to plug the critical...
Patches are available for 98 and 98 SE, XP, NT 4, NT 4 Terminal Edition and 2000. The three vulnerabilities, which affect Windows NT 4, 2000 and XP, could result in denial-of-service attacks or allow hackers to run malicious code.