Difference between Windows Web/Standard edition

[Martin]

Windows Standard edition:

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003...w/standard.mspx

Windows Web Edition

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003...erview/web.mspx

Windows Enterprise Edition

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003...enterprise.mspx

Comparison between all the Windows 2003 edition

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003...reeditions.mspx

[Shane009]

Windows Server 2003, Web Edition is used mainly for building and hosting Web applications, Web pages, and XML Web Services. It is designed to be used primarily as an IIS 6.0 Web server and provides a platform for developing and deploying XML Web services and applications that use ASP.NET technology. This edition does not require Client Access Licenses and Terminal Server mode is not included on Web Edition. However, Remote Desktop for Administration is available on Windows Server 2003, Web Edition. Only 10 concurrent file-sharing connections are allowed at any moment. It is not possible to install Microsoft SQL Server and Microsoft Exchange software on this version of Windows, although MSDE and SQL Server 2005 Express are fully supported after service pack 1 is installed. The most important limitation of Web edition is a maximum memory of 2 GB RAM. Web Edition cannot act as a domain controller.

Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition is aimed for small to medium sized businesses. Standard Edition supports file and printer sharing, offers secure Internet connectivity, and allows centralized desktop application deployment. This edition of Windows will run on up to 4 processors with up to 4 GB RAM. 64-bit versions are also available for the AMD x86-64 architecture and the Intel clone of that same architecture, EM64T. The 64-bit version of Windows Server 2003, Standard Edition is capable of addressing up to 32 GB of RAM and it also supports Non-Uniform Memory Access (NUMA), something the 32-bit version does not.

[Catherine20]

Web Edition is used mainly for building and hosting Web applications