.NET SERVERS

The .NET platform includes the following .NET Enterprise Servers. Many of these are repackagings of existing products under a common marketing term:

SQL Server 2000 is Microsoft's relational database.

Exchange 2000 Server is a messaging and collaboration platform useful in developing and running core business services and is now tightly integrated with Windows 2000.

Commerce Server 2000 offers you quicker and less complicated development and deployment of customizable online e-commerce solutions.

Application Center Server 2000 Application Center Server 2000 lets you manage clustered servers.

Host Integration Server 2000 Host Integration Server 2000 gives you access to selected legacy systems running on other platforms (primarily IBM-based).

Internet Security and Acceleration (ISA) Server 2000 offers firewall and Web caching capabilities.

BizTalk Server 2000 is Microsoft's XML-based collaborative e-business solution for integrating applications, trading partners and business processes via the Internet.